1. Raja Kumari is notable for receiving as a songwriter, the BMI Pop Awards in 2016, and featuring on BBC Asian Network programme Bobby Friction on July 5,2016.
12 Facts About Raja Kumari
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Raja Kumari is born as Svetha Yallapragada Rao into a Telugu family in Claremont, California.
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Raja Kumari holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies, with an emphasis on South Asian religions.
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Raja Kumari's parents played an important role in developing her Indian character and trained her to become an Indian classical dancer who started performing at the age of 5.
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Raja Kumari is a trained dancer in Kuchipudi, Kathak, and Bharatanatyam and had given many live performances in Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad.
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Raja Kumari co-wrote, featured in or performed background vocals in a number of notable songs including Fall Out Boy's double-platinum single "Centuries", "Change Your Life" feat.
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Raja Kumari has contributed to songs in albums by Gwen Stefani, Fifth Harmony, Twin Shadow, and Dirty South.
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In May 2016, Raja Kumari was honored at the 2016 BMI Pop Awards for co-writing the song "Centuries" with Fall Out Boy.
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Raja Kumari has starred in Gully Boy as a judge, which was a cameo appearance.
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Raja Kumari has been nominated for an MTV European Music Awards three times for Best India Act.
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Raja Kumari hosted the American Music Awards Pre-Show telecast, alongside Lauren Jaregui.
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Raja Kumari was a judge on season one of MTV Hustle, a rap battle competition show.