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{{Short description|Indian playback singer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Maithili Thakur
| honorific_suffix =
| image =
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|07|26}}
| birth_place = [[Madhubani, Bihar|Madhubani]], [[Bihar]], India
| mother = Bharti Thakur
| father = Ramesh Thakur
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer}}
| years_active = Jan 2014–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| instrument = {{Flatlist|
* [[Vocal music|Vocals]]
* Guitar
* [[Harmonium]]
* Piano
* [[Tabla]]}}
| label =
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Filmi]]
* [[Indian classical music|Indian classical]]
* [[Maithili music|Maithili]]
* [[Bhojpuri music|Bhojpuri]]
}}
}}
}}

'''Maithili Thakur''' (born 26 July 2000) is an Indian playback singer trained in [[Indian classical music]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitehead |first1=Kate |title=Meet Maithili Thakur, India's teenage folk-singing internet sensation |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3073857/meet-maithili-thakur-indias-teenage-folk-singing |accessdate=6 May 2020 |work=South China Morning Post |date=9 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Folk music|Folk Music]]. She has sung original songs, covers, and traditional folk music prominently in [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Maithili music|Maithili]], [[Urdu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]] and more [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indic languages]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/for-the-record-5699517/|title=Vocalist Maithili Thakur and her three brothers on being Election Commission's brand ambassadors in Madhubani|last=Khurana|first=Suanshu|date=29 April 2019|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Thakur was born in [[Benipatti, Madhubani district]], Bihar to a [[Maithil Brahmin]] musician and music teacher working in Delhi Pandit Ramesh Thakur and Bharti Thakur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/maithili-thakur-internet-sensation-video-goes-viral|title=बिहार की ये बेटी रातों रात बन गई सिंगिंग सेंसेशन, मात्र 18 वर्ष की उम्र में फेसबुक ने बनाया सुपरस्टार|last=|first=|date=10 October 2018|website=[[Amar Ujala]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> She is named after goddess [[Sita]] as well as her [[Maithili language|mothertongue]]. Maithili, along with her two brothers, Rishav and Ayachi were trained by their grandfather and father in Maithili Folk, [[Hindustani classical music]], [[Harmonium]] and [[Tabla]]. Realising his daughter's potential around the age of 6, her father relocated themselves to Dwarka in New Delhi for better opportunities.<ref name=":1"/> Maithili and her brothers studied at [[Bal Bhavan International School]] where they won for the school at various State and National Level Competitions.

She was interested in learning singing since her childhood age. She started learning music from her grandfather when she was only 4 years old. Maithili's first music master is her grandfather.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biographya.com/maithili-thakur/|title=Maithili Thakur - Rising Star|date=11 March 2022|website=Biographya}}</ref> At the age of 10, she started singing at jagrans and other musical functions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=The hard road to success for YouTube star Maithili Thakur|url=https://www.indianspice.co.za/2021/04/04/how-youtube-star-maithili-thakur-got-to-the-top/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=IndianSpice|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Music career==
In 2011, Thakur appeared in [[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs|Little Champs]], a singing competition television series telecast in [[Zee TV]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} Four years later, she contested in ''[[Indian Idol Junior]]'', telecast in [[Sony TV]].<ref name=":1" /> She won the "I Genius Young Singing Star" competition in 2016, following which she launched her album, Ya Rabba ([[Universal Music India|Universal Music]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-09-14/Max-Life-Insurance-launches-3-albums-for-the-Winners-and-Runners-Up-of-i-genius-Young-Singing-Stars-Season-2/253792|title=Max Life Insurance launches 3 albums for the Winners and Runner's Up of i-genius Young Singing Stars Season 2|last=|first=|date=14 September 2016|website=[[The Hans India]]|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref>

===Rising stars===
In 2017, Thakur was a contestant in the [[Rising Star (Indian season 1)|season 1]] of [[Rising Star (Indian TV series)|Rising Star]], a television singing competition. Maithili was the first finalist of the show, singing [[Om Namah Shivaya]] which gained her direct entry into the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/rising-star-winner-ticket-to-finale-maithili-thakur-vikram-jeet-lifetv-971873-2017-04-17|title=Rising Star: Maithili Thakur is the first finalist; who'll ultimately win the show?|last=|first=|date=17 April 2017|website=India Today|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> She was runner up, losing out by just two votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bannet-dosanjh-wins-rising-star-defeats-maithili-thakur-by-just-two-votes/story-1mrFsaHjT9y003wODwyccM.html|title=Bannet Dosanjh wins Rising Star, defeats Maithili Thakur by just two votes|last=PTI|date=24 April 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> Following the show, her internet popularity rose significantly.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/how-life-changes-for-people-turned-internet-celebrities-for-good-better-and-sometimes-worse/articleshow/66490971.cms|title=How life changes for internet celebrities – good, better, and sometimes worse|last=Bhatt|first=Shephali|date=4 November 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref>

===2019 onwards===
After a huge success from videos on Facebook and Youtube the trio has been performing at various National and International Events, Literature Fests. Maithili has been awarded Atal Mithila Samman by the Government of India.

In 2019 Maithili and her two brothers, Rishav and Ayachi, were made the brand ambassadors of [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]] by the Election Commission.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/mithila-singer-maithli-thakur-became-brand-ambassador-for-election-commission/474757|title=गायिका मैथिली ठाकुर बनीं मधुबनी की ब्रांड एंबेस्डर, निर्वाचन आयोग ने लिया फैसला|last=|first=|date=3 December 2018|website=[[Zee News]] Hindi|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> Rishav is on the [[tabla]] and Ayachi is a singer and performs often on percussion as well.<ref name=":0" />

'''Manaspath'''

Maithali Thakur on her YouTube channel along with his two [[Birth order|younger brother]] Rishav and Ayachi sings famous [[Ramcharitmanas]] by [[Tulsidas]]. This Manaspath gives a huge success to Maithali as well as to her brothers. Currently they are on 242nd episode and couplet (doha) no. 115 of [[Ramayana|Ayodhya kanda.]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.sudhhindi.in/maithili-thakur-biography-in-hindi/ Maithili Thakur Biography In Hindi]
*{{IMDb name|9859083}}

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