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The Grammy girl next door

ByKarishma Kuenzang
Jan 30, 2021 07:52 PM IST

Meet Chennai-born and New York-based Priya Darshini, whose debut album has been nominated for the 63rd Grammy Awards

Born to Tamilian parents in Chennai, Priya Darshini grew up in Mumbai, where her family moved when she was around three years old. When we get on a Zoom call with her, the now Grammy nominee, whose debut album Periphery has been nominated in the Best New Age Album category, confesses she’s still a Mumbai girl even though she moved to New York seven years ago. “It’s amchi Mumbai! My family is there so Max (her husband and musician) and I go live there for months every year. Mumbai prepared me for New York. If you survive in Mumbai and do it well, you can survive anywhere,” she smiles.

Priya Darshini’s music is a mix of genetics, sheer talent, love for the artform and curiosity (Nitesh Square)
Priya Darshini’s music is a mix of genetics, sheer talent, love for the artform and curiosity (Nitesh Square)
Quick questions with Priya Darshini
Quick questions with Priya Darshini
Priya Darshini shot as part of The Home Series during the lockdown (Francoise Lebeau)
Priya Darshini shot as part of The Home Series during the lockdown (Francoise Lebeau)
Priya is married to Jewish-American musician Max ZT (Ben Rosser)
Priya is married to Jewish-American musician Max ZT (Ben Rosser)
At a live gig with The Epichorus that performs Indo-Arabic roots music; Famous composer Chuck Palmer, who has played in Priya’s latest album; during the recording of her Grammy-nominated album Periphery (Radhika Chalasani)
At a live gig with The Epichorus that performs Indo-Arabic roots music; Famous composer Chuck Palmer, who has played in Priya’s latest album; during the recording of her Grammy-nominated album Periphery (Radhika Chalasani)
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