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Train station singers find fame on the Internet

Opportunities open up for 2 women in their 50s after videos of their singing spread online

Ms Emily Zamourka (left) was filmed singing in the subway by a Los Angeles police officer, who posted a video of her performance on Twitter. Ms Ranu Mondal (below left), who earns her living singing on trains in West Bengal, was filmed by a passenger
Ms Emily Zamourka (above) was filmed singing in the subway by a Los Angeles police officer, who posted a video of her performance on Twitter. PHOTOS: THE WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Ms Emily Zamourka (left) was filmed singing in the subway by a Los Angeles police officer, who posted a video of her performance on Twitter. Ms Ranu Mondal (below left), who earns her living singing on trains in West Bengal, was filmed by a passenger
Ms Ranu Mondal (above), who earns her living singing on trains in West Bengal, was filmed by a passenger in July, and shot to fame after the video was posted on Facebook. PHOTOS: THE WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Nilanjana Sengupta
Deputy Digital Editor / Newsletter Editor
Updated
Oct 06, 2019, 10:15 AM
Published
Oct 06, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Ms Emily Zamourka, 52, was singing in a Los Angeles subway station next to a pushcart with her belongings when a police officer recorded her rendition of Giacomo Puccini's O Mio Babbino Caro and uploaded the video on Twitter.

"Four million people call LA home. Four million stories. Four million voices... Sometimes you just have to stop and listen to one, to hear something beautiful," said the tweet.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on October 06, 2019, with the headline Train station singers find fame on the Internet. Subscribe

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