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PHOTOS: Sanjaya's Hair-Raising Commercial

PHOTOS: Sanjaya's Hair-Raising Commercial

Originally posted 08/19/2008 03:45PM

Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar goes to a guru in India to find the meaning of life.

"A haircut," the guru tells the singer in a funny new Life Comes at You Fast commercial, from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

The ad, which debuts Wednesday, follows one starring Kevin Federline and plays on Malarakar's much-discussed affinity for multiple hairdos when he was competing on Idol.

"I sing a song and I have a different hairstyle," Malakar, 18, tells PEOPLE of the ad. "It goes to the next day, and I have a different hairstyle, different clothes, and I sing a different song."

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Sanjaya and Family Uprooting to Hollywood

Sanjaya Malakar

Sanjaya and Family Uprooting to Hollywood

Originally posted 09/04/2007 08:00AM

Sanjaya is going Hollywood – which means a "For Sale" sign on his family's suburban Seattle home.

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Sanjaya Goes to Washington! | Petra Nemcova, Sanjaya Malakar

Sanjaya's a Hit at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Originally posted 04/22/2007 01:00PM

Sanjaya fever hit Washington, D.C., Saturday night, as the ousted American Idol star attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner – with celebs (Teri Hatcher) and politicians (New York Governor Eliot Spitzer) all vying for a chance to meet the wild-haired singing sensation.

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Sanjaya Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner

Sanjaya Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner

Originally posted 04/19/2007 08:00PM

Sanjaya Malakar's hair-raising adventure isn't over yet. The recently dispatched American Idol contestant is now headed for the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

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