Maithili Thakur, a young singer from India, has been mesmerising audience with her soothing voice, singing songs from different genres.
An expert in singing songs in Maithili and Bhojpuri languages, she also holds expertise in variety of other covers, and traditional folk music of other states.
From Celine Dione songs to bhajans of Ram and Krishna and other folk music, Thakur sings all kinds of songs with equal ease and enjoys a huge fan following on social media.
Born in Benipatti, Madhubani district, Bihar to a musician and music teacher, Pt. Ramesh Thakur and Bharti Thakur working in Delhi, she is named after goddess Sita.
Maithali is also her mother tongue.
Thakur, along with her two brothers has been trained by their father in Hindustani classical music, harmonium and table.
Maithili and her brothers studied in Delhi at Lal Bhavan International School.
Thakur has contested in many esteemed singing competition in television series and have carved a niche for herself.
In 2019, Maithili and her two brothers, Rishav and Ayachi, were announced the brand ambassadors of Madhubani by the Election Commission. While Rishav plays tabla, Ayachi is a singer.