Raghav

Along with his unique fusion of hip-hop, R&B, and Bollywood, the multi-talented Raghav became one of the primary Asian crossover artists within the U.K., having a string of strike singles. Given birth to in Toronto in 1981 and elevated in Calgary by his Kayastha Uttar Pradesh Indian parents, Raghav began singing at age five after memorizing a Hindi tape which was on continuous rotation within the family members car. Using the support of his parents, he started singing Indian traditional music at the neighborhood temple and in his college choir. A track he wrote at age group 16 was considered worth a Country wide Songwriters Association of America honor, and he quickly received scholarships from music colleges over the U.S. After planing a trip to L.A. to utilize vocal trainer Seth Riggs, who experienced qualified Madonna and Michael Jackson, he relocated to Liverpool, where he analyzed in the Institute of Performing Arts. While there, he became a member of the R&B group 11/7, who continued to get a nomination for Greatest Unsigned Act in the MOBO Honours. After on offer a solo administration deal, he authorized to A&R Information, where he caused Sly & Robbie and English maker Mushtaq. In 2004, he collaborated with 2Pplace around the singles “Therefore Puzzled” and “It CAN NOT BE Best,” both which reached the very best Ten. Within the same 12 months, he scored single strike singles with “Can’t Obtain Plenty of” (quantity ten) and “Let’s Function It Out” (quantity 15), and released his debut recording, Storyteller. In 2005, following a 5th strike single, “Angel Eye” (quantity seven), he found two gongs in the U.K. Asian Music Honours, a MOBO Award for Greatest Collaboration, along with a Southern Asia Music Award, and performed before large viewers in areas as different as Bombay, Miami, and London. After parting business along with his label, he agreed upon to Palestar Entertainment and Homepage Information. In 2008, he embarked on the Memorable Tour, an 18-nation group of stage displays offering Bollywood’s biggest superstars, and returned along with his second record, Identification. Written and made by famous brands Cutfather & Joe, Niara Scarlett (Women Aloud), and Jazzwad (Damian Marley), it highlighted the lead one “My Kinda Female,” a cooperation with Redman.