Raja Raja Chozhan

This is an evergreen song by Ilayaraja and sung by Yesudas.

My first performance on stage was this song. The school that I went to conducts singing competition every children's day. I was in my 7th standard and I was delighted to have been selected in the prelims. Every evening once I come home from school I used to listen to this song in preparation for the finals(Thanks to my aunt in US who gifted us a tape recorder and to my brother who recorded this song!).

It was Nov 14, 1989. I went up on stage, reached out to the mic and said "K C James 7th B"(Thats the routine for all participants). Then I started to sing the song. The entire school became silent once I started singing. Getting such a response felt awesome to me... Before the results were announced some of my friends who got a chance to take a peek in to the judges' scorecards came and told me that I've won a prize. Its nice to recall those treasured moments.

Please listen to it and drop in your comments.

Raja Raja Sozhan - James.wma