{"id":2740,"date":"2023-03-18T16:48:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T16:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bornrealist.com\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2018-07-14T14:57:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T14:57:32","slug":"from-an-average-indian-girl-to-a-famous-worldwide-sensation-vidya-vox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bornrealist.com\/from-an-average-indian-girl-to-a-famous-worldwide-sensation-vidya-vox\/","title":{"rendered":"From an Average Indian girl to a Famous Worldwide Sensation, Vidya Vox"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image Credits: Vidya Vox Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“…Vidya Iyer is poised to become a household name…” -Vogue India<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vidya Iyer is an Indian-born American singer who is currently\u00a0known as Vidya Vox<\/a> around the globe due to her famous collection of mash-ups and covers. She was born in Chennai and grew-up in Virginia. When she was young, She was dragged\u00a0to Carnatic lessons and she have had many great instructors\u00a0including\u00a0D.K. Nagarajan, brother of the late D.K. Pattamal. She moved\u00a0to Washington, USA and now has graduated\u00a0from Washington University with a degree in Psychology.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits: Vidya Vox Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In less than Two years, her eponymous YouTube(Vidya Vox) channel filled with mesmerizing mash-ups and covers have gathered 2.6 million subscribers(now) and she is currently taking some lessons on Western music. She started back in 2015 when she posted her first video of the amazing mash-up which is not similar to any old unplugged covers that populate YouTube.<\/p>\n

She’s currently hired by “Shankar Tucker Band<\/strong>” as a “Vocalist<\/strong>” and had performed at some awesome places like White House<\/strong>, NCPA<\/strong>, Dubai<\/strong>, University of Pennsylvania<\/strong> and Webster Hall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits: Vidya Vox Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Above\u00a0shot is from the performance at University of Pennsylvania.\u00a0She really had great time there which can be clearly seen from her expressions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some of Vidya Vox’s\u00a0best and popular mash-ups and covers :<\/p>\n

1.Sia – Big Girls Cry | Kabhi Jo Badal (Vidya Vox<\/a> Mashup Cover)<\/h2>\n
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\u201cWe stumbled upon Kabhi jo badal barse. The two songs blended organically,\u201d-\u00a0Iyer<\/strong> says<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QGug_eltOnE<\/p>\n

This is her\u00a0first video, a mashup cover of two of her\u00a0favorite songs, Sia’s “Big Girls Cry” and “Kabhi Jo Badal Barse.” Just a quick project for fun, we finished everything in one day! The video is produced by Shankar Tucker Band.<\/p>\n

2.Major Lazer – Lean On | Jind Mahi (Vidya Mashup Cover ft Ricky Jatt, Raashi Kulkarni, Raginder Momi)<\/h2>\n
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“The live bhangra version of Lean On is so epic I love my punjabis @majorlazer.”\u00a0– Diplo<\/strong>, (re: Vidya’s this\u00a0mashup)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n