aditya  rao

ADITYA RAO

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Aditya Rao is an Indian-American singer-songwriter who originally rose to global recognition after winning India’s prestigious State Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts in 2013 and “Best Debut Artist” in 2015. Classically-trained in Carnatic vocals since childhood, Aditya’s music infuses Western styles with Eastern soul to produce a genre-bending, alternative sound.  
 

Adi can be heard on a variety of celebrated projects with reputable artists across the globe.


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 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.


Aditya’s debut album takes you on an unconventional, cathartic journey exploring the nooks and crannies of his perception of the world around him.