Vidya Iyer

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Vidya Iyer is an Indian-born American singer, who was born in Chennai and raised in Virginia. She learnt carnatic Classical music from D.K. Nagarajan, brother of the late D. K. Pattammal. She first started performing on YouTube with her sister on Shankar Tucker's YouTube channel. She released her first mashup cover on her YouTube channel "VidyaVox" in April 2015 and has gained over 30 million views since then. Her mashups have garnered attention from the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Diplo, Major Lazer, and Hrithik Roshan[Niranjan Thakur]. She sings in a variety of languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, English and French

Early life and education

Iyer was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She holds a degree in psychology from George Washington University. She regularly sings in a band which is organized by Shankar Tucker. She staged her performance in various parts of the world like White House, National Centre for the Performing Arts (India), Webster Hall and her performance are staged at Festivals Des Artes in Reunion Island, INK Women and Meru Concert Series in Netherlands.^[1] One of her most popular mashups include, "Lean On" and "Jind Mahi" for which she had a collaboration with several other musicians, including Ricky Jatt, Raashi Kulkarni, and Roginder "Violinder" Momi.^[2] She released "Kuttanadan Punjayile," famous Kerala boat song, as a fusion along with an English song written by Shankar Tucker and herself which was shot in Kerala with Mohiniyattam performed by Sreenidhi and Sreedevi.^[3][4][5]

Discography

Songs

(Selective)

• Big Girls Cry | Kabhi Jo Badal (Mashup Cover) (23 April 2015)
• Love Me Like You Do | Hosanna (Mashup Cover) (5 May 2015)
• Am I Wrong | Yeh Duriya (ft. Rohan Kymal) (Mashup Cover) (20 May 2015)
• Dive Deep | Tujhme Rab Dikhta Hai (Mashup Cover) (29 may 2015)
• I See Fire (Cover) (4 June 2015)
• Blank Space | Mental Manadhil (Mashup Cover) (13 June 2015)
• Lay Me Down | Ennodu Nee Irundhaal (Mashup Cover) (24 June 2015)
• Lean On | Jind Mahi (ft. Ricky Jatt, Raashi Kulkarni, Raginder Momi) (Mashup Cover) (7 July 2015)
• Come Alive (Original) | Hasi (Mashup Cover) (5 August 2015)
• How Deep Is Your Love | Balam Pichkari (Mashup Cover) (25 August 2015)
• All Of Me | Main Hoon Hero Tera (Mashup Cover) (5 September 2015)
• Where Are Ü Now (Tamil Remix) (ft. Satya Valli, Shankar Tucker) (Mashup Cover) (28 September 2015)
• Prisoner | Ang Laga De (Mashup Cover) (12 October 2015)
• Same Old Love | Mere Sapno Ki Rani (Mashup Cover) (30 October 2015)
• Sorry | Kandukondain Kandukondain (Mashup Cover) (7 December 2015)
• Kuttanadan Punjayile - Kerala Boat Song (English Remix) (12 January 2016)
• Taal Se Taal Mila (ft. Shankar Tucker & Jomy George) (Remix Cover) (12 February 2016)
• Work | Sakhiya Cheliya (Mashup Cover) (15 March 2016)
• Like I Would | Sun Saathiya (Mashup Cover) (7 April 2016)
• When We Were Young | Jashn E Bahaara (Mashup Cover) (13 April 2016)
• Truffle Butter | Ambarsariya (Mashup Cover) (25 May 2016)
• This Is What You Came For (ft. Jomy George) (Tabla Remix Cover) (21 June 2016)
• One Dance | Gur Naalo Ishq Mitha Oye Hoye (Mashup Cover) (6 July 2016)
• Cheap Thrills (ft. Shankar Tucker & Akshaya Tucker) (Cover) (26 July 2016)
• Cold Water (Cover) (12 August 2016)
• Let Me Love You | Tum Hi Ho (Mashup Cover) (23 September 2016)
• Sandcastles (Original) | Teri Khair Mangdi (ft. Devender Pal Singh) (Mashup Cover) (4 October 2016)
• Endless Summer Stars (Original) - Live in San Francisco (27 October 2016)
• The Chainsmokers - Closer | Kabira (ft. Casey Breves) (Vidya Vox Mashup Cover) (8 November 2016)
• Charlie Puth - We Don't Talk Anymore | Pani Da Rang (ft. Saili Oak) (Vidya Vox Mashup Cover) (2 December 2016)

References

Further reading

• "6 Best Indian/English Song Mashups by Singer Vidya". India.com. 
• "Blend it like Vidya!". The Times of India. 3 February 2016. 

External links

• Vidya Iyer on Facebook