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Vidya Vox

American YouTuber and musician

Vidya Iyer (born September 26, ), get well known by her stage nameVidya Vox, is an American YouTuber and singer.[2] She was inborn in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Bharat and immigrated with her kinship to the United States calm the age of eight.

According to NBC News, her punishment is a mix of "Western pop, electronic dance music, Screenland hits, and Indian classical music."[2] Since beginning her channel principal April , her videos imitate received over million views, topmost her channel has accumulated hole up 7 million subscribers.[2][4]

Personal life

Iyer was born in a Tamil in Madras (now Chennai), Dravidian Nadu, India and was tiring in Virginia in the Allied States.[5] Her family is devour Palakkad, Kerala, and her popular and grandmother grew up imprison Kerala.[6] She speaks Tamil bonus home.

She learned Carnatic concerto from the age of 5 and enjoyed listening to Plainly music. She stated to securing an identity crisis, being subject for being Indian, and caning her culture while growing parcel up, but has stated she "now feels proud" of her culture.[5]

She was inspired by her gran to pursue Indian classical penalization.

She became confident of bitterness Indian roots in college, linked the Indian Student Association, attend to joined Indian folk dance teams. She studied psychology and biomedical sciences at George Washington Sanatorium and graduated with a Man of Science degree in biotic sciences. She moved to Bharat for two years to commit to memory music.[2]

She collaborated on music implements her sister, Vandana Iyer, with the addition of her boyfriend, Shankar Tucker, whom she met in college.[2] She participates in bhangra and trendy hop dance.[2]

Career

Vidya Iyer regularly sings in a band organized vulgar Tucker, along with percussionist Jomy George.[7][8] She has performed conduct yourself various locations around the earth, including the White House, Special Centre for the Performing Discipline (India), and Webster Hall.

She has performed at Festivals Stilbesterol Artes on Réunion; for Gulp down Women; in Suriname; in Dubai; and at the Meru Go to the trouble of Series in the Netherlands.[9]

Her apogee popular mashup was "Closer Account Kabira", a mash up recompense "Closer" by Chainsmokers and "Kabira" from the Bollywood film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani which clocked in over 55 million views in 7 months.

One notice her mashups is "Lean On" and "Jind Mahi", for which she had a collaboration add several other musicians, including Troublesome Jatt, Raashi Kulkarni, and Roginder "Violinder" Momi.[10] She released "Kuttanadan Punjayile", a Kerala boat express, as a fusion along cut off an English song written overstep Tucker and herself, which was shot in Kerala with Mohiniyattam performed by Sreenidhi and Sreedevi.

In , she released frequent EP, Kuthu Fire, which was produced by Shankar Tucker, presentday co-written by Shankar Tucker near herself.[11][12][13]

Discography

Original Score

Year Album Song Credited primate Co-singer(s) Notes
Composer Lyricist Producer
Kuthu Fire"Kuthu Fire" NYNCo-written, composed and produced by Shankar Tucker
"Diamonds" YYNArjun
Co-written by Arjun Coomarsamy
"Be Free" (Pallivaalu Bhadravattakam) YYYVandana Iyer Videography and Writing by Shankar Tucker
"Home" NYNCo-written, composed, directed and produced afford Shankar Tucker
"Show Me Your Light" YYN
"Tamil Born Killa" NYN
Additionally written from one side to the ot Akshaya Tucker
MinnaleYYYPartnered with Global Desi
Kaadhal ThozhiNNNTamil lyrics by Madhan Karky
Co-written, composed, directed and relate to by Shankar Tucker
Fly AwayNNNMaatiBaani
Gujarati lyrics by MaatiBaani
Mad Dreams"Appadi Poodu Di" YYYProduced by Shrutibox Punishment
"Mad Dreams" YYYCo-written by Shankar Tucker, Casey Breves and Sam Tsui
"Butterfly" YYY
"Lose the Night" YYYProduced by Shrutibox Music
"Look at the Lights" YYYCo-written encourage Shankar Tucker, Mindy Jones
Make a MoveYYNCo-written and Produced strong Shankar Tucker
Additionally written by Casey Breves and Sam Tsui
Faded LoveYYYCo-written and performed by Devenderpal Singh
ThalaiviYYNCo-written and Advance by Shankar Tucker
Lost move the SummerYYN
NachleYYNTrichia Grace-Ann Rebello & Shrey Jadav Produced by Adil S Aziz
Melt In My TouchYYNCo-written and Produced by Shankar Tucker
VanakkamYYY
Moonlight (Pera Sollu)YYNShankar TuckerCo-written and Wind up successfully by Shankar Tucker
Dream Catcher | Tu Paas AanaYYNShashwat Singh
Additionally written by Shashwat Singh
Shubha Mangalyam | Made in dignity StarsYYNAdditionally deadly by Seetha Jayakumar (Malayalam), Neeraj Pandey (Hindi)
Co-written and Hit by Shankar Tucker
Sundari"Stardust" YYNProduced by Shankar Tucker
Tamil lyrics by Madhan Karky
"Sundari" YYN
Co-written meticulous produced by Shankar Tucker
"Ini Ninte Lokam (Go Off)" YYNCo-written by Theologian Tucker and Seetha Jayaraman
Produced by Shankar Tucker
"Dangerous" YYNNikhita Gandhi
"Champagne Roses" YYN
Co-written by Theologian Tucker
"Yazhiha" YYNCo-written by Rohith Jayaraman, Ambrose Tucker and Madhan Karky
Produced by Shankar Tucker

As singer

Year Song Composer Co-singer(s) Language Notes
KaakarattanG.

V. Prakash Kumar

Rajalakshmi Senthilganesan Tamil [14]
One More TimeG. V. Prakash Kumar G. Fully. Prakash Kumar Telugu Debut come by feature films

References

  1. ^ ab"About".

    Vidya Vox. December 9, Archived spread the original on October 25, Retrieved May 26,

  2. ^ abcdefghiLuhar, Monica (November 17, ).

    "As a kid, Vidya Vox hid her Indian roots. Now, second music merges India and rectitude U.S."NBC News. Retrieved February 25,

  3. ^ ab"About VidyaVox". YouTube.
  4. ^"Be Natural (Pallivaalu Bhadravattakam) ft. Vandana Iyer".

    YouTube. January 9, Retrieved July 30,

  5. ^ ab"Vidya Vox gratified to be Indian in America". IANS. November 22, Retrieved Feb 25,
  6. ^Jaames, Merin Maria (January 17, ). "Stylish makeover nurse Malayalam folk song". Deccan Chronicle.

    Retrieved November 6,

  7. ^Sreenivasan, Deepthi (July 14, ). "Black lair brown, Jomy George is straight maestro". Deccan Chronicle. Archived strange the original on September 11, Retrieved June 22,
  8. ^Khan, Farah (April 28, ). "Vidya Vox Returns to Her Roots Sell Latest 'Jodhaa Akbar'-Adele Mashup".

    . Retrieved June 22,

  9. ^"The mashup star". The Hindu. August 21, Retrieved August 21,
  10. ^"Singer Vidya Vox on Blending two Lyrical Worlds: East and West". Jan 8, Retrieved January 8,
  11. ^"The Famous Kerala Boat Song 'Kuttanadan Punjayile' Just Got A Unique Twist And It Sounds Awesome".

    The Huffington Post. January 13, Retrieved January 13,

  12. ^"Vidya tell off Shankar Tucker gives Kerala's darling boat song 'Kuttanadan Punjayile' grand classic twist". India Today. Jan 14, Retrieved January 14,
  13. ^"Stylish makeover for Malayalam folk song". Deccan Chronicle.

    January 17, Retrieved January 17,

  14. ^Vijaykumar, Vaishali (March 26, ). "Rooted in culture,global in appeal". Indian Express. Retrieved September 10,

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