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Priya Ragus story is just as fascinating as her music. She was born and raised in Switzerland following her parents’ escape from the Sri Lankan civil war in the early eighties. As she grew older, the Swiss and Sri Lankan cultures began to clash. Although they are now fully supportive of their daughter, Priyas parents were initially strict, she wasnt encouraged to listen to Western music or hang out at the mall after school. However, her musical ambitions soon began to take root. At the age of 16, she performed Alicia Keys Fallin to her brother, who insisted she perform at a show he was doing with his rap group. Her father discovered their plans and stopped her from performing, but Priya wasnt deterred. She instead made her ambitions more covert, sneaking out to jam sessions and open mic nights, before decided to fully pursue her ambitions by moving to America with the help of her friend, the rapper Oddisee. Working remotely with her brother Japhna, the pair created several tracks which would provide the launchpad for where she is today. damnshestamil Priya Ragus debut mixtape is a result of her highly productive creative partnership with her producer and brother Japhna Gold, featuring all Priyas singles to date, including the international sensation Chicken Lemon Rice, Good Love 2.0, Forgot About as well as her most recent single Kamali – which launched with a BBC Radio 1 first play with Annie Mac, and most recently A-Listed with the BBC Asian Network – showing no signs of slowing down. Priya has coined the term Raguwavy for her vibrant sound which defies standard genre definitions. It signposts the next era of forward-thinking R&B and electro-pop by tapping into the sonic accents of her Sri Lankan roots.
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