- Aaradhna
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Name = Aaradhna
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Aaradhana Patel
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Born = December, 1983
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Origin =New Zealand
Ethnicity = Indian/Samoan
Instruments =Singing
Genre = Pop
R&B
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Years_active = 2004-present
Label =Dawn Raid Entertainment
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Related_acts = SavageAdeaze
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Past_members = Aaradhana (Aaradhna) Patel (born: December 1983), is aNew Zealand , Award Winning,R&B /Pop,singer-songwriter , andrecord producer , previously under the NZ music label Dawn Raid Entertainment. She made her musical debut in2004 , under the recording company.Nationality
Aaradhna is a New Zealander of Samoan and Indian descent. Her parents are Indian and Samoan, she also has part Moari in her.
Biography
Early Years
Aaradhna first showed singer aspirations at the young age of 12 singing along with her mother to traditional Samoan and country songs. When her father was home she would try to imitate the songs she heard with her dad on
Bollywood movies, even though she couldn’t understand what they were saying. Aaradhna began writing her own songs at the age of 13; she entered her first talent quest the same year making it in to the finals. Soon after she joined the school choir at Porirua College and then deciding to take her dream further, she went on to form a five piece girl group called “Lovera”. Her mother is ofSamoan descent and her father isIndia n.Career
Her debut album
I Love You entered the top 20RIANZ chart and has various songs featured on feature films including the top 5 singleThey Don't Know FeaturingNew Zealand andAustralia hip-hop starSavage .Aaradhna released a song alongside Australian producer and artist
Paul Mac in late 2006 titledLove Declaration which is a club inspired song. The song features on Mac's albumPanic Room . In Australia the single reached #31 on the local charts. Aaradhna now resides inLos Angeles writing and recording with new producers. Her new albumSweet Soul Music a throw-back to the soul classics includingThe Jackson 5 cover ofI Want You Back was released oniTunes and various music stores inNew Zealand on February 14th 2008 coinciding with Valentines Day.Discography
Compilation appearances
Aaradhna has appeared on a few compilations and soundtracks since 2004 in
New Zealand andAustralia . The following is a list of these albums that have featured her music.* (2004) - Now That's What I Call Music 16 (
EMI ) - "Getting Stronger " (withAdeaze )
* (2005) - Now That's What I Call Music 19 (EMI ) - "They Don't Know " (with Savage)
* (2005) -The R&B Collection III (Sony BMG ) - "Getting Stronger " (withAdeaze
* (2006) - Sione's Wedding (Dawn Raid Entertainment ) - "Forever" (withKevin Soul ), "Knowing You", & "They Don't Know " (with Savage)
* (2006) - Now That's What I Call Music 21 (EMI ) - "Down Time "Featured appearances
Aaradhna also appears in albums recorded by other artists, including Savage,
Adeaze andChe Fu . The following is a list of albums by other artists that Aaradhna has appeared in.* (2004) -
Always & For Real byAdeaze (Dawn Raid Entertainment ) - "Getting Stronger "
* (2006) - byChe Fu (Sony BMG ) - "Spin 1"
* (2005) - Moonshine by Savage (Dawn Raid Entertainment ) - "They Don't Know "
* (2005) -Panic Room byPaul Mac () - "Love Declaration "Singles
External links
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dt0LYqk8MwU Video For 'I Love You Too']
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=VAPppDLNipo Video For 'Getting Stronger']
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=aPa_K09YUQk Video For 'They Don't Know' ]
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