Harrow’s young stars took centre stage last night at an open mic night to raise money for St Luke’s Hospice. The star on the night was the youngest singer, award_winning Shelina Devendrarajah. At just 11 years old, she has not only won Harrow’s Hidden Talent but has also sung at various events including the Watford Festival.
Esther Gillham, the Community Fundraising Team Leader at St Luke’s Hospice, told us: “We knew there was a lot of talent in Harrow, so we wanted to get everyone together and raise some money for the hospice.”
Shelina has been singing since she was only four years old and told us: “It’s something I love to do as I love to make people happy.”
Also on stage Nidhi Parmer just 13 sang Hallelujah, the version made popular by Alexandra Burke. she said: “Performing brings out something that no other experience ever has, singing is just magical” Amongst her biggest inspirations were Alicia Keys and her Mum. Her Mum told us: “Nidhi has been singing since the day she got her voice.”
A favourite with the crowd and definitely a star for the future was Dillan Mehta at just 16 years old he has already landed a place at a specialist arts school and won his school talent show after only being enrolled two days. He spent the summer with record producers Rollover Studios and performed at the N-Dubz after party.
He also teams up with his brother using the stage name D.Kash, they write and produce their own material and have done since Dillan was just 14. On the night he performed one of his own songs, New(I need to be) and is currently in the stages of recording and promoting his own material at different London venues, including Passion Lounge in Wealdstone. If you want to know more about D.Kash visit their youtube page www.youtube.com/user/OfficialDKash
The event was established to raise awareness and some money for St Luke’s Hospice in Harrow. If you would like to make a donation to St Luke’s Hospice or find out how to get involved with their fundraising visit their website www.stlukes-hospice.org or email Esther Gillham on egillham@stlukes-hospice.org
boohoo… & on a boohoo note, my beautiful and brave Nanny departed this crazy earth in search of pastures new. She left us on the 17th of October and that was a pretty darn tough day. Through all the sadness and the upset I did manage to find an inspiration, as I thought back on her life, I realised that she was a very powerful, determined, intelligent, bubbly and warm hearted women and then I realised that my nan has passed on all her amazing characteristics to us. The people we have become reflect her in every way. She is the biggest inspiration to my life and I hope that one day I make her very proud as she is solely everything that I wish to be. A strong cultured women, An amazing Mother & GrandMother and a fantastic wife to two husbands who sadly passed her by. Imagination and dreams ran through her vains, class and feminity filled every breath she ever took and the presence of love filled her life since the day she was born. She was a very special lady to me and as I looked around the chapel at her funeral I realised that she had touched and changed every body in that rooms life in one way or another, be it small or large. She had made a difference to them and the way that they live their lives. I think that is an amazing gift to have, I hope that one day I can look back and feel that I had made a difference to the people around me and I hope they make a difference to me. While all this was going on I heard a very special phrase that I would like to share with you all, I thought it was lovely…
