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Rhea Raj
American singer and songwriter (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhea Rajagopalan[2] (born April 5, 2000), known professionally as Rhea Raj, is an Indian-American singer-songwriter.[3] She is a Songwriters Hall of Fame winner for 2020, and is the Spotify x Gold House Artist of the Year winner for 2023, an initiative to increase Asian talent in the music industry.[4] She released her debut album, Hunter, in 2024.
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Early life
Rhea Raj was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Indian parents, Kavita Raj and Sri Rajagopalan. Her parents are both ethnically Tamil.[3] She grew up in Plano, Texas[5] and New Jersey before moving to New York. Her mother taught Indian classical music and she attended Bharatnatyam classes, which led Rhea to begin her interest in music.[6] She has been musically trained since age 10.[6][7]
Her younger sister, Lara Raj, is also a singer, and is part of girl group Katseye.[8]
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Career
2016: American Idol
Raj appeared in the fifteenth season of American Idol in 2016. She progressed from the audition stage but failed to pass the Hollywood Week round due to a throat infection.[2][9]
2024–present: Hunter
In 2024, Raj released her debut studio album, Hunter,[10][3][11] and a stripped down version, Hunter (Tamed edition).[12]
In April 2025, Raj performed at Coachella.[13] The next month, she performed at Wango Tango in Santa Monica.[14]. In August 2025, she performed at Lolapallooza alongside Aliyah's Interlude.
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Discography
- Studio albums
- HUNTER (2024)
- HUNTER Tamed Edition (2024)
- Commotion EP (2025)
- Singles
- "2AM" (with UpsideDown)[6] (2019)
- "Royalty" (with UpsideDown and Happy Singh)[6] (2019)
- "You're a Star"[6] (2019)
- "Need Me" (with UpsideDown and Happy Singh)[6] (2019)
- "Overdose"[6] (2020)
- "Go Down"[6] (2020)
- "Outside"[6] (2022)
- "Haute Couture" (with Aliyah's Interlude)[6] (2025)
- Features (tracks rhea features on) [15]
- "Feel Again" Wayfloe (2017)
- "Tidal Waves" Tom Ferro & Gil Sanders (2017)
- "Ride With You" Harel Atias (2017)
- "Rewind" Alawn (2017)
- "Overdrive" Gil Sanders & Tom Ferro (2017)
- "All Your Love" Gudi (2018)
- "All Your Love" (Lyus Remix) Lyus (2018)
- "Intertwine" Zary (2018)
- "Intertwine" (Extended Mix) Zary (2018)
- "fw me(dirty)" Knock2 (2025)
Tours
Headlining
References
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