Rhea Raj
Born
Rhea Rajagopalan

(2000-04-05) April 5, 2000
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2014–present
RelativesLara Raj (sister)
Musical career
Genres
  • Pop
  • dance
[1]
Instrument(s)Vocals
Websiterhearaj.com

Rhea Rajagopalan[2][3][4] (born April 5, 2000) is an American singer, actress, songwriter and pop artist based in New York.[5] She auditioned for American Idol in 2016[4][3][2] and was featured on MTV for her two covers of "New Rules" by Dua Lipa and "I Got You".[6] Her songs "2AM" and "Royalty" with UpsideDown were released in 2019.[7][5] Her music fuses pop with dance and hip hop.[8]

Early life

Rhea was born in Stamford, Connecticut to Indian parents,[5] and grew up in New Jersey before moving to New York. Her mother taught her Indian classical music and she learned Bollywood dance at home, where Rhea first developed an interest in music.[9] Since she was 10 years old, she started musical training.[9][10]

Her younger sister is fellow singer-songwriter and producer Lara Raj, who is a member of the upcoming 6-member girl group KATSEYE [11][12]

Discography

  • “2AM” (with UpsideDown)[9] (2019)
  • “Royalty” (with UpsideDown and Happy Singh)[9] (2019)
  • “You’re a Star”[9] (2019)
  • “Need Me” (with UpsideDown and Happy Singh)[9] (2019)
  • “Overdose”[9] (2020)
  • “Go Down”[9] (2020)
  • “We Outside”[9] (2022)

References

  1. ↑ "International sensation Rhea Raj making wonders with her enchanting voice across the globe". bollywoodchronicle.com/. Archived from the original on 2020-03-23.
  2. 1 2 "'American Idol' Recap: Fourth Night of Auditions Returns to Little Rock and Denver". Billboard. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  3. 1 2 "'American Idol': Fourth Night of Auditions Returns to Little Rock and Denver". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  4. 1 2 "'American Idol' recap: Big voices in Denver and Little Rock". Los Angeles Times. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  5. 1 2 3 Reeta (2019-06-01). "The "2 AM" singer Rhea Raj is Indian by birth". Tellyexpress. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Ex American Idol Contestant Rhea Raj Talks New Music, Feminism and More!". Urban Asian. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Royalty By UpsideDown, Happy Singh & Rhea Raj Will Make You Shake A Leg". Urban Asian. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  8. ↑ "Rhea Raj". IMDb.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Glamsham (23 March 2020). "Rhea Raj, surely is a one of a kind artist of today's time". Glamsham. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  10. ↑ "A blend of music and dance.. Rhea Raj, surely is a one of a kind artist of today's time". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  11. ↑ "Meet Lara Raj". Voyage LA Magazine. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  12. ↑ "Filipina Sophia Laforteza joins girl group KATSEYE under BTS agency". Philstar.com. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
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