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ADI RAO

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Adi is an Austin-based singer-songwriter, composer, and genre-defying producer bridging Eastern sounds with Western soul, country, and cinematic scapes, with a voice as precise as it is powerful, carrying generations of emotions through a modern, global lens. 

Adi's latest music takes the heart of country and pushes it into new territory, blending Southern grit with soul, pop, and rock textures to create something unmistakably “Countryish”. Think Chris Stapleton, Teddy Swims, and Orville Peck, but with a modern, genre-bending twist. Honest storytelling and big emotions.

He has performed for the Indian Prime Minister, the President of the United States, and a stadium packed with 50,000 attendees. He is the lead vocalist and Vocal Arranger for 9 original songs in R. Madhavan’s biopic film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022). He has sung for Indian and Hollywood film soundtracks - Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016) and Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) with multi Grammy and Oscar-winning music director, A.R. Rahman. He is the leading voice on film and television soundtracks such as Beauty in the Broken (2015) and Mira: Royal Detective (2021).

His independent Single, "SND," was accepted for a Grammy consideration for the category of "Best Global Music Performance" in 2022. He has won India's prestigious State Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts in 2013 and "Best Debut Artist" in 2015
 

His original covers and collaborations on YouTube have garnered over 50M+ views. And he has sung as a chorus member for Billie Eilish, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Camila Cabello, and Carlos Santana.

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His music takes you on an unconventional, cathartic journey exploring the nooks and crannies of his perception of the world around him.