Vidya Vox

Biography

Vidya Iyer (born September 26, 1990), better known by her stage name Vidya Vox, is an American YouTuber and singer. She was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and immigrated with her family to the United States of America at the age of eight.

According to NBC News, her music is a mix of “Western pop, electronic dance music, Bollywood hits, and Indian classical music.” Since beginning her channel in April 2015, her videos have received over 906 million views, and her channel has accumulated over 7 million subscribers.

Vidya Iyer regularly sings in a band organized by Tucker, along with percussionist Jomy George. She has performed in various locations around the world, including the White House, National Centre for the Performing Arts (India), and Webster Hall. She has also performed at Festivals Des Artes on Réunion; for INK Women; in Suriname; in Dubai, UAE; and at the Meru Concert Series in the Netherlands.

Her most popular mashup was "Closer / Kabira", a mash-up of Closer by Chainsmokers and Kabira from the Bollywood film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani which clocked in over 55 million views in 7 months.

One of her mashups is "Lean On" and "Jind Mahi", for which she collaborated with several other musicians, including Ricky Jatt, Raashi Kulkarni, and Roginder "Violinder" Momi. She released "Kuttanadan Punjayile", a famous Kerala boat song, as a fusion with an English song written by Tucker and herself, which was shot in Kerala with Mohiniyattam performed by Sreenidhi and Sreedevi.

In 2016, she released her EP, Kuthu Fire, which was produced by Shankar Tucker, and co-written by Shankar Tucker and herself.