The 18-year-old Shreya Lenka from Odisha has created history as she became the 5th member for BLACKSWAN, a South Korean Pop band. A yoga practitioner, trained singer and dancer, Shreya was among the top 2 finalists along with Brazil's Gabriela Dalcin.
The BLACKSWAN band currently has 4 members; Youngheun, Fatou, Judy, and Leia. After Hyeme left the group in 2020, DR Music held the auditions for the position of the fifth band member. That's when Shreya auditioned and competed against thousands of applicants around the globe. She trained in South Korea for a month before the final round.
Here's a look at the inspiring story of Shreya from Odisha's Rourkela to entering the K-Pop World!
(The article is from The Quint's archives and has been republished to mark Shreya Lenka's historic win)
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