Indian tailor shines in Camp Ka Champ final in Dubai

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00:00An Indian tailor in Dubai was moved to tears after winning 35,000 dirhams and other prizes

00:18after he was crowned the singer of the season in the hugely popular Western Union Camp Kachem

00:23contest on Thursday night.

00:24Khan, who is a singing sensation among friends and colleagues, drew loud cheers from fans

00:29during his solo performance at Season 10 of the contest held at Jiwin Accommodations

00:33in Muhais Natu.

00:34In the 10th year that we have organized Camp Kachem, we are really excited about it because

00:41every year it's growing and the participation is really exciting because we see a lot of

00:46people coming more and more.

00:48The event sees single and team contests between staff, mostly low-income South Asian migrant

00:53workers from labor accommodations of companies.

00:56It is sometimes informally dubbed the Dubai Idol for its promotion of singing talent loosely

01:00along the lines of the American Idol TV show.

01:03Irish Eden Beleza for Gulf News.