Sourabhee, who hails from Agartala, capital of India’s north eastern state of Tripura, edged out two other finalists – Kapil Thapa of Nepali origin from Dehradun and Torsha Sarkar of West Bengal. [break]
"I still cannot believe that I have become the Indian Idol," smiling Sourabhee said.
The north-east "rock star" won the coveted prize of a music contract of Rs10 million with Sony TV and a SUV from Tata.
The result was based on public voting.
Sourabhee has no professional training in music. Both her parents are government employees.
Bollywood stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh were also on the stage as part of the grand finale that was marked with songs and anecdotes.
Immediate past winner Prashant Tamang as well as Indian Idol contestants were also present.
Others from the Indian film and music industry, including judges Javed Akhtar, Anu Malik, Kailash Kher and Sonali Bendre, too were present to cheer the finalist.
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