Season 6 finalist Sanjaya Malakar will celebrate his 20th birthday by performing at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York City. The event will take place at 8:00PM on September 9, 2009.

At the event, Sanjaya will be performing several of his favorite covers as well as some of his original songs. He will be joined by his sister Shyamali, who auditioned with Sanjaya for Season 6 of American Idol. A New York City rock band called the Peaceniks will open for Sanjaya and will also back him up on stage. In January 2009, Sanjaya released a five song EP called "Dancing to the Music in my Head." He is currently working on a full album.

Sanjaya opened up about his Idol experience in his post-elimination interview. Check it out!