Arya Dhayal

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Arya Dhayal
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Arya Dhayal performing live at Dublin with K. S. Harisankar Live.
Background information
Birth nameArya Dhayal
Origin Kannur, Kerala
Genres Indian pop, folk, indie
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, playback singer
Instrument Ukulele
Years active2020–present

Arya Dhayal is an Indian singer, songwriter and a playback singer born in Kannur, Kerala. [1] She gained recognition after her Carnatic (Udayaravitchandrika) and Western cover of Ed Sheeran's song "Shape of You" was shared by Bollywood celebrity Amitabh Bachchan on his Twitter (Now, X) account. [2] She is also known for her musical contributions to major film like Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva and Baby.

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Personal life

Arya Dhayal was born in Kannur, Kerala. [3] She completed her Masters in Statistics at Bharathiar University and later moved to Bengaluru for Mathematics. [4] She studied Carnatic music from childhood. [5]

Career

Dhayal uploaded a video of her recitation of a poem titled ‘Sakhavu’ (Comrade) in 2016. [6] [7] Later, It created the political controversies. [8] Following this, she started creating pop and carnatic mashups of popular western songs and shared them online. [9]

In 2020 she released a cover of Ed Sheeran’s song "Shape of You", which featured udayaravitchandrika and ukulele instruments. [10] The cover went viral on social media, and actor Amitabh Bachchan posted her cover on his Twitter account during the COVID-19 lockdown. [11] She also received substantial support from Malayalam film and music industry. [12] [13] Same year, She released her first English single "King of My Mind" which she has written, composed and sung. [14]

Later, She was invited to perform at Dubai Expo 2020. [15]

In 2021, In collaboration with Woman and Child Development of Kerala, she released "Angane Venam" to raise awareness about the stereotypes that try to limit women. [16]

Same year, she worked with D. Imman in the song Yenge Yen Ponmaalai for the film Udanpirappe which was released on 13 October 2021.[ citation needed ]

In 2022, She sang "Yelamma Yela" for the Tamil film " Yaanai ", starring Arun Vijay [17] . The following year, she collaborated with composer Hesham Abdul Wahab on the song "Rum Pum Pum" for the film " Madhuram ". [18]

Dhayal contributed vocals to the song "Deva Deva" in the 2022 fantasy action film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva's Malayalam Version. The song also featured vocals by Arijit Singh, Hesham Abdul Wahab and Pritham. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, the film starred Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna Akkineni, and Amitabh Bachchan. [19] [20]

In 2023, She was invited to perform at Kappa Original's Music Mojo Season 7. [21]

Later in 2023, She sang "Deva Raaja" for the Vaishnavi Chaitanya starring Telegu Movie " Baby " which received millions of streams. [22] [23]

Discography

TitleFeaturingYearLabel
Aake Thaarumaarithu (From "Oru Sarkar Ulpannam")Ajmal Hasbulla2024 Think Music
Brochevarevarura2024AD Records
Paluke2023 Kappa Originals
Palavidham2023 Kappa Originals
Rum Pum Pum (From "Madhuram")Hesham Abdul Wahab, Nandhagopan V, Suroor Musthafa2023Appu Pathu Pappu Production House
Deva Raaja (From "Baby")Vijai Bulganin2023 Sony Music Entertainment
Hoop Sessions (Hoop) – EP2022AD Records
Thallu Vandi2022Orange Entertainment Media
Deva Deva (From " Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (Malayalam)")Pritham, Hesham Abdul Wahab, Arijit Singh, Shabareesh Varma2022 Sony Music Entertainment
Yelammaa Yela (From "Yaanai")G.V. Prakash Kumar2022Drumsticks Productions
Harichandana Malarile (Recreated Version)2021 Sathyam Audios
Angane Venam2021AD Records
Zidd HeinAri2020Blakkoffee Productions
NadhiAnil Raveendran2020GreenTunez
Nilaanadi2020Vusic Records
King of my kind2020AD & Friends

References

  1. ↑ "Catch Up With Arya Dhayal, The Indie Musician Who Is Making A Mark". PinkLungi. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ↑ M, Athira (25 July 2020). "Singer Arya Dhayal's videos featuring a mix of Carnatic and Western music go viral". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kannur girl's fusion music 'brightens' Amitabh Bachchan while undergoing COVID-19 treatment". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Cris (27 July 2020). "Meet Arya, the fusion singer whose music brightens Amitabh's hospital days". The News Minute. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "I was blown away by the response for my music including from Big B: Arya Dhayal". The Times of India. 27 July 2020. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "'നാളെയീ പീതപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ...' വീണ്ടും 'സഖാവ്' കവിത ആലപിച്ച് ആര്യാ ദയാൽ". Mathrubhumi. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Cris (27 July 2020). "Meet Arya, the fusion singer whose music brightens Amitabh's hospital days". The News Minute. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Correspondent, D. C. (14 June 2019). "Making her own luck". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 22 March 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ Monalisa, Monika (28 November 2020). "Rhythms and ragas". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ↑ M, Athira (25 July 2020). "Singer Arya Dhayal's videos featuring a mix of Carnatic and Western music go viral". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Amitabh Bachchan loves this singer's version of Shape of You. Watch". Hindustan Times. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "I was blown away by the response for my music including from Big B: Arya Dhayal". The Times of India. 27 July 2020. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Amitabh Bachchan loves this singer's version of Shape of You. Watch". Hindustan Times. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  14. ↑ M, Athira (30 November 2020). "Singer Arya Dhayal on her new English single, 'King of My Kind'". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Tusing, David (21 January 2022). "A South Indian music festival is coming to Expo 2020: here's the line-up". The National. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  16. ↑ UR, Arya (24 April 2021). "No more compromises". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Brahmastra singer croons Baby's second single | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 123telugu.com. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  18. ↑ Karthik. "Milliblog Weeklies, Week 169 – Jan.16, 2022 – Milliblog!" . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  19. ↑ Deva Deva (From "Brahmastra (Malayalam)") by Pritam, Hesham Abdul Wahab, Arijit Singh & Arya Dhayal on Apple Music, 8 August 2022, retrieved 22 March 2024
  20. ↑ "Brahmastra singer croons Baby's second single | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 123telugu.com. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Music Mojo – Season 7". specials.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  22. ↑ Bureau, NewsTAP (4 April 2023). "Deva Raja: Another super hit song from Baby". www.newstap.in. Retrieved 22 March 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  23. ↑ "Latest: Deva Raaja from Baby hits different | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 123telugu.com. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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