1. Vidya Vox was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and immigrated with her family to the United States at the age of eight.
12 Facts About Vidya Vox
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Vidya Vox's family is from Palakkad, Kerala, and her mother and grandmother grew up in Kerala.
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Vidya Vox learned Carnatic music from the age of 5 and enjoyed listening to English music.
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Vidya Vox stated to having an identity crisis, being bullied for being Indian, and hiding her culture while growing up, but has stated she "now feels proud" of her culture.
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Vidya Vox was inspired by her grandmother to pursue Indian classical music.
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Vidya Vox became confident of her Indian roots in college, joined the Indian Student Association, and joined Indian folk dance teams.
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Vidya Vox studied psychology and biomedical sciences at George Washington University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences.
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Vidya Vox moved to India for two years to learn music.
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Vidya Vox collaborated on music with her sister, Vandana Iyer, and her boyfriend, Shankar Tucker, whom she met in college.
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Vidya Vox has performed in various locations around the world, including the White House, National Centre for the Performing Arts, and Webster Hall.
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Vidya Vox has performed at Festivals Des Artes on Reunion; for INK Women; in Suriname; in Dubai; and at the Meru Concert Series in the Netherlands.
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Vidya Vox released "Kuttanadan Punjayile", a Kerala boat song, as a fusion along with an English song written by Tucker and herself, which was shot in Kerala with Mohiniyattam performed by Sreenidhi and Sreedevi.