Sriya Lenka Birthday:  7 Lesser-Known Fact About India's first K-pop star 

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Sriya learnt the Indian classical dance form Odissi for a year and a half but had to quit because her family couldn’t afford it.

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 She had to drop a year of school after her class 10 examinations in 2020 as the pandemic caused financial instability at home.

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Coming from a family of yoga enthusiasts, she said in an interview with Talk Talk Korea that doing yoga every morning has improved her “body language and flexibility”.

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One of her friends had suggested to Sriya that she apply for K-Pop auditions being held online back in 2020 when the  COVID-19 was in full effect.

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 She fell in love with K-Pop when a friend introduced her to Exo’s ‘Growl’ to her. 

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 While auditioning for Blackswan, her grandmother helped her find a vocal coach to improve her singing. 

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 To shoot her first K-Pop audition, she had to take special permission from a studio where her aunt taught Yoga.

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