Vidya Vox - StarsUnfolded
Vidya Vox - StarsUnfolded
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Quick Infoâ
Education: BSc With A Major In Psychology
Hometown: Virginia, US
Age: 34 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Vidya Iyer |
| Nickname(s) | Vox |
| Profession(s) | Singer, Songwriter & Youtuber |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 160 cm** in meters**- 1.60 m** in feet & inches**- 5â 3â** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | Album: Kuthu Fire (2017)  |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | ⢠YouTube Creator Awards â Silver Button in 2015  ⢠YouTube Creator Awards â Gold Button in 2015 |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 26 September 1990 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 34 Years |
| Birthplace | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Virginia, US |
| College/University | George Washington University, Washington, D. C., US |
| Educational Qualification | BSc with a Major in Psychology and Minor in Biomedical Sciences from George Washington University, Washington, D. C., US |
| Ethnicity | Tamil |
| Hobbies | Playing Tennis, Reading, and Dancing |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Shankar Tucker (Clarinettist and Music Composer)  |
| Family | |
| Parents | Names Not Known  |
| Siblings | Brother-none Sister- Vandana Iyer  |
| Favourite Things | |
| Food | Rice, Dal, Bhindi Sabzi, Dosa & Sambhar, Pizza, Tacos, Burritos |
| Actor(s) | Matt Bomer, Hrithik Roshan |
| Actress | Deepika Padukone |
| Music Composer(s) | A. R. Rahman , Hans Zimmer |
| Singer(s) | Beyonce , Shreya Ghoshal , Shankar Mahadevan , Sunidhi Chauhan , Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Taylor Swift , Ed Sheeran |
| Song | Jiya Jale from the film "Dil Se" (1998) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Vidya Vox
At the age of five, she started learning Carnatic music. When she was eight years old, her family immigrated to the USA.
Her father was very abusive towards her mother and also very controlling to the extent that he would order his family as to what they are supposed to wear and what they should do. When his abusive behaviour reached its limit, her mother left him with her daughter. This affected Vidya, as her music teacher refused to teach her music.
Childhood Picture of Vidya and Her Sister
Vidya has learned Carnatic Classical music from D.K. Nagarajan, brother of late musician D. K. Pattammal.
Growing up in the US wasnât easy for Vidya, as being an Indian, she was not accepted in her school.
Growing up in the US as an Indian wasnât easy. I was teased about Indian food and the colour of my skin and why my knees and elbows were darkâ
Being an Indian and living in the US, she experienced the mix of both the cultures while growing up. Talking about it, she said,
It was very interesting. It always felt like two different worlds. At home, I would be singing bhajans and kritis, eating dosa and sambar, but when I went to school, Iâd be listening to Backstreet Boys, Destinyâs Child, Usher and eating pizza. That tug between both cultures was something I was intimidated byâ
Initially, Vidya was pursuing MCAT and was planning to get into a medical school. At the same time, she was also working at a clinic.
Her musical journey began in 2011 when Shankar Tucker (a renowned American music composer) who she had met during her college days, asked her and her sister (Vandana) to collaborate with him for the song âNee Nenaindal â for his YouTube Channel, The Shruti Box_._
After collaborating with Shankar, she began performing regularly with Shankarâs band. She has performed in various places and events such as White House, National Centre for the Performing Arts (India), Webster Hall, Festivals Des Artes in Reunion Island, INK Women, Suriname, Dubai, and the Meru Concert Series in the Netherlands.
In 2012, she decided to pursue music as her career and moved to Mumbai for two years to learn Carnatic music and Western Vocals.
After coming back from India, she started her own YouTube channel by the name âVidya Voxâ in 2015. She posted her first mashup cover of the songs âBig Girls Cryâ of Sia and âKabhi Jo Badal Barse;â the song was removed from YouTube later, due to copyright issues with Yash Raj Films.
She has more than 6.50 M subscribers on her YouTube Channel, where she posts blends (mashup) of Indian and western music including original music by her. Her music has garnered much appreciation of Shah Rukh Khan & Hrithik Roshan .
Her stage name âVoxâ comes from the Latin word âVoice.â Shankar used to save her voice recording as âVidya Vox.â When she realized it, she decided to name her YouTube channel as âVidya Vox.â
Some of her most popular mashup covers are â Love Me Like You Do|Hosanna, Closer|Kabira, Lean On|Jind Mahi, We Donât Talk Anymore|Pani Da Rang, and Kuttanadan Punjayile (Kerelaâs Famous Boat Song).
After her first album âKuthu Fireâ garnered much appreciation and love from the public, she released her second album âMad Dreamsâ in 2019.
Vidya is fluent in many languages viz. Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English & French.
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