Meet Shreya Lenka, India'S first K-Pop Star

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Shreya has been chosen to be part of the Korean pop band Blackswan along with Brazil's Gabriela Dalcin.

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Born in Rourkela in 2003, Shreya is trained in Odissi and other forms of contemporary dance.

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Shreya, who goes by the stage name Sriya, was introduced to K-pop by a friend a few years ago.

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She found the choreography in the music videos very attractive.

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She got hooked to the "unique style" of singing and dancing in K-pop.

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Her favourite K-pop groups are BTS, Stray Kids, and The Boyz.

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Blackswan made its debut in 2020. In May last year, DR Music announced a global audition to replace its fifth member Hyeme.

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Shreya Lanka and Gabriela Dalcin were the two chosen finalists from among 4,000 applicants.

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The two were put through an intense training process

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Their training included standard vocal, rap, dance lessons, language, and musical instruments.

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Blackswan was earlier supposed to pick only one member but has decided to induct both Lenka and Dalcin.

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Lenka and Dalcin will be in Seoul for the next few months for practice.

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