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| Born | Rydel Mary Lynch [1] August 9, 1993 Littleton, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse | Capron Funk (m. 2020) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Labels | Hollywood [2] |
| Website | shoprydel |
Rydel Mary Lynch (born August 9, 1993) is an American singer and actress. She is one of the founding members of the pop rock band R5.
Lynch was born August 9, 1993, in Littleton, Colorado, the daughter of Stormie and Mark Lynch. She is the second oldest child and only girl of five siblings. Her brothers are Riker, Rocky, Ross, and Ryland Lynch. She learned to play the keyboard, double shaker and the tambourine, as well as learning how to dance. [3] [ better source needed ] She has appeared in several commercials. Her second cousins are entertainers Derek and Julianne Hough, their maternal grandmothers being sisters. [4] [5] [6] [7] [ better source needed ] [8]
She made her acting debut in Sunday School Musical as a Crossroads Choir Member. [9] She appeared in School Gyrls as a cheerleader along with her brother Riker Lynch. She appeared in A Day as Holly's Kids as Holly's Actual Kid 2. She appeared in the pilot episode of the television series Bunheads as a Vegas Showgirl. [2] Rydel told Teen Ink about Bunheads, "I'm one of the dancers and if it gets picked up, it'll air on ABC Family." [2] She also appeared in an episode of Violetta in 2015 and performed "Heart Made Up on You" with R5.
In 2009, R5 was formed with Rydel, her brothers Riker, Rocky and Ross Lynch, and family friend Ellington Ratliff with her younger brother Ryland Lynch as their manager. [10] [11] In April 2012, R5 signed a deal with Hollywood Records. [2] They went on a 10-day tour entitled West Coast Tour in which she regularly performed a cover of "Call Me Maybe". [12] [ better source needed ] In early 2013, R5 released a four-song EP entitled Loud . [10]
Their first studio album, Louder was released on September 24, 2013. [13] Rydel spoke about the album, saying "We wanted to put out a fun album." [10] Rydel was featured as the lead vocalist in the songs "Never" from R5's debut EP Ready Set Rock and "Love Me Like That" which was featured on Louder . [14] [ better source needed ] The song, "Love Me Like That" is described as the "cheerleader hip-hop jammer" and "an irresistible party track that's a whole lotta rhythm and a little bit blues". [15] [ failed verification ] The song received generally positive reviews. [16] [17] [18] [19] R5 went on their fifth tour titled Louder Tour with Rydel regularly performing "Love Me Like That" and covers of songs such as a duet of "Sleeping with a Friend" by Neon Trees with Ellington Ratliff. [20] [21] Rydel and along with R5 won the special award Radio Disney Showstopper at the Radio Disney Music Awards. [22] On July 22, 2014, R5 released their new EP called Heart Made Up on You .
Lynch had two songs on R5's second studio album, Sometime Last Night. The first, "Lightning Strikes", was performed regularly on the "Sometime Last Night" tour. The second, "Never Be The Same", was on the deluxe version of the album, titled Sometime Last Night Special Edition. In 2012, R5 appeared as Ross Lynch's band for the music video of the song "Heard It on the Radio". [23] Also in 2012, Lynch made an appearance in Taylor Mathews's "Head Over Feeling" music video. [24] She was featured in the R5 movie All Day, All Night which was released to limited theaters on April 16, 2015. [25] The film was shot documentary style and showed the band living and working together while writing and recording Sometime Last Night.
Lynch cites All Time Low, Neon Trees and The Script as musical influences, and cites Neon Trees and Walk the Moon as her favorite bands. [3]
On February 9, 2020, Lynch became engaged to YouTuber Capron Funk. They were married on September 12, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. [26] They have two sons born in 2021 [27] and 2023, respectively, [28] and a daughter born in 2022. [29] In July 2024, Lynch announced in an Instagram post that she is expecting her fourth child. [30]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Sunday School Musical | Crossroads Choir Member | |
| 2009 | School Gyrls | Cheerleader | |
| 2009 | So You Think You Can Dance | Herself | "Top 18 Perform" (Season 6, Episode 12) |
| 2011 | A Day as Holly's Kids | Holly's Actual Kid 2 | |
| 2012 | Bunheads | Vegas Showgirl | Episode: "Pilot"; uncredited[ citation needed ] |
| 2015 | Violetta | Herself (with R5) | Season 3, episode 70 |
Julianne Alexandra Hough is an American dancer, actress and television personality. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leaving the show in 2009, she returned in 2014 to serve as a judge on Dancing with the Stars, a position she held until 2017. She received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work on the series, winning once in 2015 with her brother, Derek Hough.
Derek Bruce Hough is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition series Dancing with the Stars, winning the show a record-breaking six times with his celebrity partners. For his work, Hough received 14 nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography, winning the award 4 times. Hough later became a judge on the series beginning with its 29th season.
Riker Anthony Lynch is an American singer and actor. He was previously cast as Jeff, one of the members of the Dalton Academy Warblers singing group, on Fox's television series Glee. He finished in second place on season 20 of Dancing with the Stars with Allison Holker as his dance partner.
Ross Shor Lynch is an American actor and singer. He was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band R5 and is one half of the band the Driver Era. As an actor, he rose to recognition for his debut role as Austin Moon on Disney Channel's comedy television series Austin & Ally (2011–2016) and for his role as Brady in the network's musical films Teen Beach Movie (2013) and its sequel Teen Beach 2 (2015).
R5 was an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2009. The band consisted of Ross Lynch, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, Rydel Lynch (keyboards/vocals), and Ellington Ratliff (drums/vocals). They released their first EP Ready Set Rock on March 9, 2010, but it was removed once Ross got his role on the Disney Channel show Austin and Ally. They then released the EP Loud on February 19, 2013. Since releasing their debut album, Louder, on September 24, 2013, which peaked at 24 on the Billboard 200, followed by their world tour. Their second album, Sometime Last Night, was released on July 10, 2015, and debuted at 6 on the US Billboard 200, and reached the top 20 in five other countries. They have also released five EPs, eleven singles, and a documentary. In 2018, the band ended and Ross and Rocky formed the duo The Driver Era.
Austin & Ally is a Disney Channel soundtrack from the hit TV series Austin & Ally. The album features songs from the show's first season performed by Ross Lynch with two bonus tracks performed with his family band R5. It was released digitally and physically by Walt Disney Records on September 11, 2012.
Louder is the debut studio album by American pop rock band R5, which was released on September 24, 2013 by Hollywood Records. Louder was also released as a deluxe edition, with four extra tracks only available for digital download. As of October 2014, Louder has sold 150,000 physical copies in the US.
American pop rock band R5 released two studio albums, five extended plays, thirteen singles, two promotional singles, twenty-two music videos and other album appearances. In March 2010, they self-released an EP, Ready Set Rock and in September they signed with Hollywood Records. The second EP, Loud, was released on February 19, 2013, which featured the lead single and title track "Loud", the debut single from upcoming album. The band's first full-length album, Louder, was released on September 24, 2013 and the album not only includes the four songs from Loud and also seven new songs. The second single from the album, "Pass Me By", premiered on Radio Disney on August 16. The music video premiered on 29 August on Disney Channel and is available for public viewing on the band's Vevo channel. The third single, "(I Can't) Forget About You", was released on December 25, 2013 and reached number 47 on Billboard Digital Pop Songs, and the fourth single "One Last Dance" on May 29, 2014.
"Pass Me By" is a song by American pop rock band, R5. It was released on August 20, 2013, as the second single from their debut studio album, Louder (2013).
"(I Can't) Forget About You" is a song by American pop rock band R5, taken from their debut studio album, Louder. The song was released as the third single on December 25, 2013.
"Love Me Like That" is a song by American band R5 from their 2013 debut studio album Louder. It is the first R5 song to feature Rydel Lynch as lead vocalist.
The 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards were held on April 26, 2014, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was edited and aired on April 27, 2014 on Radio Disney and Disney Channel. The big winner was Selena Gomez taking home 3 Ardys including song of the year.
Heart Made Up on You is the third EP by American pop rock band R5. It was released on July 22, 2014, through Hollywood Records. Musically, the EP was described as dance-pop with EDM elements.
"One Last Dance" is a song by American pop rock band R5, taken from their debut album Louder. It was released as the fourth and final single off the album on May 30, 2014.
Sometime Last Night is the second and final studio album by American pop rock band R5. It was released on July 10, 2015 by Hollywood Records. The album was announced alongside a tour, which began in June 2015 and ended in December 2016. Five singles were released from the album—"Smile", "Let's Not Be Alone Tonight", "All Night", "I Know You Got Away" and "Dark Side", while "F.E.E.L.G.O.O.D" was released as a promotional single. Sometime Last Night debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, with 31,000 copies sold during its first week, making it the band’s first top ten album.
"All Night" is a pop rock and power pop song by American pop rock band R5. It was released on June 2, 2015, as the third single from Sometime Last Night, along with the album's iTunes pre-order. The song was announced on May 28 as the album's opening track.
"I Know You Got Away" is a song by American pop rock band R5. It was released on October 17, 2015 as the fourth single from Sometime Last Night. "I Know You Got Away" shows off "some nice arrangement skills" and a "sweepin power pop chorus" and features a powerful bass arrangement.
"Dark Side" is a song by American pop rock band R5. It was released on February 1, 2016 as the fifth and final single from Sometime Last Night. It was written by Ross Lynch, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, Brigitte Guitart and Ellington Ratliff, and produced by Rocky Lynch and Matt Wallace.
The Driver Era is an American music duo consisting of brothers Rocky and Ross Lynch. Both are former members of the now defunct R5.
