Oman's Md Rafi follows Indian Md Rafi

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Dubai, Dec 14 (UNI) An Omani national Qasim Al Balushi is making musical waves in the Sultanate by his imitable renderings of immortal songs of .

Qasim Al Balushi, who is named after the legendary playback Indian singer, is preparing to cut a record as homage to .

Al Balushi speaks Hindi, and his voice and diction stunningly resemble that of .

''My father was a great fan of the late , so much so that when I was born, he named me after him,'' he told the local press.

Oman's Rafi was the runner-up in the recently held Muscat Idol singing competition beating 14 other Indian singers. A self-taught musician and singer, his ambition is to become a playback singer for Indian films.

During the Muscat Idol competition, Indipop star Bali Brahmbhatt, who was one of the judges, spotted his talent.

With the help of Bali and a friend Mahesh Mankodi, Al Balushi plans to record an album by singing 's songs.