# Vidya Vox

Vidya Iyer (born September 26, 1990), better known by her stage name Vidya Vox, is an American YouTuber and singer. She was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and immigrated with her family to the United States at the age of eight. According to NBC News, her music is a mix of "Western pop, electronic dance music, Bollywood hits, and Indian classical music." Since beginning her channel in April 2015, her videos have received over 906 million views, and her channel has accumulated over 7 million subscribers.

## Personal life

Iyer was born in a Tamil family in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India and was raised in Virginia in the United States. Her family is from Palakkad, Kerala, and her mother and grandmother grew up in Kerala. She speaks Tamil at home. She learned Carnatic music from the age of 5 and enjoyed listening to English music. She stated to having an identity crisis, being bullied for being Indian, and hiding her culture while growing up, but has stated she "now feels proud" of her culture.
She was inspired by her grandmother to pursue Indian classical music. She became confident of her Indian roots in college, joined the Indian Student Association, and joined Indian folk dance teams. She studied psychology and biomedical sciences at George Washington University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences. She moved to India for two years to learn music.
She collaborated on music with her sister, Vandana Iyer, and her boyfriend, Shankar Tucker, whom she met in college. She participates in bhangra and hip hop dance.

## Career

Vidya Vox regularly sings in a band organized by Tucker, along with percussionist Jomy George. She has performed in various locations around the world, including the White House, National Centre for the Performing Arts (India), and Webster Hall. She has performed at Festivals Des Artes on Réunion; for INK Women; in Suriname; in Dubai; and at the Meru Concert Series in the Netherlands.
Her most popular mashup was "Closer / Kabira", a mash up of "Closer" by the Chainsmokers and "Kabira" from the Bollywood film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani which clocked in over 55 million views in 7 months. One of her mashups is "Lean On" and "Jind Mahi", for which she had a collaboration with several other musicians, including Ricky Jatt, Raashi Kulkarni, and Roginder "Violinder" Momi. She released "Kuttanadan Punjayile", a Kerala boat song, as a fusion along with an English song written by Tucker and herself, which was shot in Kerala with Mohiniyattam performed by Sreenidhi and Sreedevi. In 2016, she released her EP, Kuthu Fire, which was produced by Shankar Tucker, and co-written by Shankar Tucker and herself.

## Discography
### Original Score

| Year | Album | Song | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
| Year | Album | Song | Composer | Lyricist | Producer | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
| 2017 | Kuthu Fire | "Kuthu Fire" | N | Y | N | | Co-written, composed and produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2017 | Kuthu Fire | "Diamonds" | Y | Y | N | Arjun | Co-written, composed and produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2017 | Kuthu Fire | "Diamonds" | Y | Y | N | Arjun | Co-written by Arjun Coomarsamy |
| 2017 | Kuthu Fire | "Be Free" (Pallivaalu Bhadravattakam) | Y | Y | Y | Vandana Iyer | Videography and Editing by Shankar Tucker |
| 2017 | Kuthu Fire | "Home" | N | Y | N | | Co-written, composed, directed and produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2017 | Kuthu Fire | "Show Me Your Light" | Y | Y | N | | Co-written, composed, directed and produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2017 | Kuthu Fire | "Tamil Born Killa" | N | Y | N | | Co-written, composed, directed and produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2017 | Kuthu Fire | "Tamil Born Killa" | N | Y | N | | Additionally written by Akshaya Tucker |
| 2018 | Minnale | Minnale | Y | Y | Y | | Partnered with Global Desi |
| 2018 | Kaadhal Thozhi | Kaadhal Thozhi | N | N | N | | Tamil lyrics by Madhan Karky |
| 2018 | Kaadhal Thozhi | Kaadhal Thozhi | N | N | N | | Co-written, composed, directed and produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2018 | Fly Away | Fly Away | N | N | N | MaatiBaani | Co-written, composed, directed and produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2018 | Fly Away | Fly Away | N | N | N | MaatiBaani | Gujarati lyrics by MaatiBaani |
| 2019 | Mad Dreams | "Appadi Poodu Di" | Y | Y | Y | | Produced by Shrutibox Music |
| 2019 | Mad Dreams | "Mad Dreams" | Y | Y | Y | | Co-written by Shankar Tucker, Casey Breves and Sam Tsui |
| 2019 | Mad Dreams | "Butterfly" | Y | Y | Y | |
| 2019 | Mad Dreams | "Lose the Night" | Y | Y | Y | | Produced by Shrutibox Music |
| 2019 | Mad Dreams | "Look at the Lights" | Y | Y | Y | | Co-written by Shankar Tucker, Mindy Jones |
| 2019 | Make a Move | Make a Move | Y | Y | N | | Co-written and Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2019 | Make a Move | Make a Move | Y | Y | N | | Additionally written by Casey Breves and Sam Tsui |
| 2020 | Faded Love | Faded Love | Y | Y | Y | Co-written and performed by Devenderpal Singh | Co-written and performed by Devenderpal Singh |
| 2020 | Thalaivi | Thalaivi | Y | Y | N | | Co-written and Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2020 | Lost in the Summer | Lost in the Summer | Y | Y | N | | Co-written and Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2021 | Nachle | Nachle | Y | Y | N | Trichia Grace-Ann Rebello & Shrey Jadav | Produced by Adil S Aziz |
| 2021 | Melt In My Touch | Melt In My Touch | Y | Y | N | | Co-written and Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2022 | Vanakkam | Vanakkam | Y | Y | Y | | |
| 2022 | Moonlight (Pera Sollu) | Moonlight (Pera Sollu) | Y | Y | N | Shankar Tucker | Co-written and Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2022 | Dream Catcher | Tu Paas Aana | Dream Catcher | Tu Paas Aana | Y | Y | N | Shashwat Singh | Co-written and Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2022 | Dream Catcher | Tu Paas Aana | Dream Catcher | Tu Paas Aana | Y | Y | N | Shashwat Singh | Additionally written by Shashwat Singh |
| 2023 | Shubha Mangalyam | Made in the Stars | Shubha Mangalyam | Made in the Stars | Y | Y | N | | Additionally written by Seetha Jayakumar (Malayalam), Neeraj Pandey (Hindi) |
| 2023 | Shubha Mangalyam | Made in the Stars | Shubha Mangalyam | Made in the Stars | Y | Y | N | | Co-written and Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Stardust" | Y | Y | N | | Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Stardust" | Y | Y | N | | Tamil lyrics by Madhan Karky |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Sundari" | Y | Y | N | | Tamil lyrics by Madhan Karky |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Sundari" | Y | Y | N | | Co-written and produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Ini Ninte Lokam (Go Off)" | Y | Y | N | | Co-written by Ambrose Tucker and Seetha Jayaraman |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Ini Ninte Lokam (Go Off)" | Y | Y | N | | Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Dangerous" | Y | Y | N | Nikhita Gandhi | Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Champagne Roses" | Y | Y | N | | Produced by Shankar Tucker |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Champagne Roses" | Y | Y | N | | Co-written by Ambrose Tucker |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Yazhiha" | Y | Y | N | | Co-written by Rohith Jayaraman, Ambrose Tucker and Madhan Karky |
| 2024 | Sundari | "Yazhiha" | Y | Y | N | | Produced by Shankar Tucker |

### As singer

| Year | Song | Composer | Co-singer(s) | Language | Notes |
| 2024 | Kaakarattan | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Rajalakshmi Senthilganesan | Tamil | |
| 2024 | One More Time | G. V. Prakash Kumar | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Telugu | Debut in feature films |