A biography for Vidya Voxhasn’t been written yet.
“I loved science. I still love it; I'm a nerd in that sense.”
“My entire family is from Palakkad, and my grandmother grew up in Kerala, as did my mom.”
“I used to have blue hair, and a lot of people hated that I had blue or green hair, and I'd get so many comments like, 'you're so perfect, but why do you have blue hair?' And it's like, okay, but it's my hair and I can do whatever I want.”
“Always put out content that you are 100% happy with.”
“I want to bring Indian music to the mainstream.”
“My mom took my sister and I to music classes. We used to hate practising as kids but my grandma used to make it fun by playing musical games with us.”
“Kerala is one of my favourite places. It's so beautiful, so serene!”
“My mother and grandmother are very supportive of me, and they always have a say in things. They also really help with any pronunciation problems I have with Tamil and Malayalam, and can always identify if there is a mistake and correct it.”
“Growing up in the U.S. as an Indian wasn't easy.”
“I was raised in an Indian household - singing classical music and eating south Indian food. But the second I went to school, it was a different world. I'd be listening to Destiny's Child, Usher and the Backstreet Boys. It wasn't until college that I really found the balance between the two worlds.”
“You can put your music out on YouTube and get messages from all over the world.”
“I'll always be a student of music.”
“I was actually going for the pre-medicine track and studying for my MCATs and then I decided to follow my passion, which was music. So I moved to India after college to re-immerse myself in Indian music.”
“I can be a mix of both. I don't have to be an Indian or an American. They're not mutually exclusive. It's something growing up I didn't know.”
“I think it's important to wear what you love no matter the trends, that will make you feel comfortable and confident.”
“The great thing about both Indian and Western pop music is that they're fast and have a beat.”
“Most of my jewellery is what I picked up in India.”
“I was born in India, and - I was born in Chennai - South Indian. And my parents moved to the U.S. when I was about 8 or 9 years old.”
“I guess fusion would be the best way to describe my music. I think it also goes into the spectrum of electronic and dance with inspiration from Indian folk songs.”
“I grew up learning carnatic music but I also enjoyed english music so I always thought I could marry the two words and we tried the idea once and it was a hit.”