Although he was hotly tipped to win, Rahul faced his defeat in the penultimate round, on 18 February 2005.
He finished third on the first season of Indian Idol. A very talented singer who has been a part of many shows since his childhood. He also participated in “aao jhoomein gaayein” in his boyhood. While he was a Second Year Junior College student in Mithibai College, he participated in Indian Idol. The son of an engineer with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Vaidya grew up in Mumbai, where he studied music under Himanshu Manocha and entered various child talent competitions.
