Aria (Indian singer) explained

Aria
Other Names:Aami
Birth Name:Gauthami
Birth Date:12 March 2003
Birth Place:Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2011–2013
2023–present
Label:Escrow Entertainment
Current Member Of:
Triple iz

Gauthami, (Malayalam: ഗൗതമി;); (born on March 12, 2003), also known by her stage name Aria (Malayalam: ആര്യ;), is an Indian singer,[1] [2] rapper, and former actress based in South Korea. She is a member of the global K-pop girl group X:IN and part of the sub-unit Triple Iz, which has members from various countries.[3]

Early life

Aria was born in Thiruvananthapuram, and later when she was in fifth grade, she with her family shifted to Mumbai, and she also completed her schooling in Mumbai.[4] She can speak English, Korean, Malayalam and Hindi. She learned Korean from the daughter of her school’s president, and also watched Korean television dramas online to learn Korean. BTS‘s song "Blood Sweat & Tears" made her interested in K-pop. When she was in seventh or eighth grade, she started planning to become a K-pop artist.

Career

She made her debut with Melvilasom as a child actor in 2011.[5] She worked on serials and documentaries and her last acting role was in the film Thank You.[6]

She was selected as a member of the GBK Entertainment's MEP-C[7] in 2022[8] and later she along with her present bandmates debuted as part of X:IN under ESCROW Entertainment on April 2023, with the song "Keeping the Fire".[9] [10] [11] Later, She debuted as one of the members of 'Triple iz' which is a K-pop project group that consist Dita of Secret Number and E.JI of ICHILLIN' with the single "Halla".

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011MelvilasomAmmuChild artist; credited as Gauthami[12] [13]
2013Thank YouArun's daughter

Notes and References

  1. News: 2023-04-12 . Aria of X:in: India-born enters K-pop industry. All you may want to know . The Economic Times . 2023-10-18 . 0013-0389.
  2. Web site: 2023-04-13 . Aria From X:IN Becomes India's Second K-pop Idol. All You Need To Know . 2023-10-18 . TimesNow . en . 2023-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620110718/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/meet-aria-from-xin-kerala-born-singer-who-becomes-indias-second-k-pop-idol-k-pop-industry-article-99449066 . live .
  3. Web site: About X:IN. kprofiles.com. 2023-08-30. 2024-01-11. 2024-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111061946/https://kprofiles.com/x-in-members-profile/#:~:text=X%3AIN%20(%EC%97%91%EC%8B%A0)%20is,the%20album%20KEEPING%20THE%20FIRE. live.
  4. Web site: After Sriya Lenka, 20-year-old Aria from Kerala becomes second K-pop idol from India . indiatoday.in . 2023-04-12.
  5. Web site: Aria becomes India's second K-pop star, makes debut with album Keeping The Fire . 2023-07-12 . DNA India . en . 2023-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230712083601/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-aria-becomes-india-s-second-k-pop-star-makes-debut-with-album-keeping-the-fire-3035812 . live .
  6. Web site: ആരിയ കൊറിയയുടെ മലയാളം പാട്ട് ; സ്വപ്നതുല്യമായ കൗമാര നേട്ടത്തിന്റെ കഥ. ആരിയ കൊറിയയുടെ മലയാളം പാട്ട് ; സ്വപ്നതുല്യമായ കൗമാര നേട്ടത്തിന്റെ കഥ. 2024-08-10. 2024-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810024700/https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/sunday/2023/11/25/sunday-special-about-life-of-k-pop-star-a-malayalee-girl-named-aria.html. live.
  7. Web site: About MEP-C. kprofiles.com. 2023-08-30. 2024-01-15. 2024-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115032302/https://kprofiles.com/mep-c-members-profile/. live.
  8. Web site: Who Is Aria Kpop Idol? . pkbnews.in . 2023-04-12 . 2023-06-20 . 2023-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620110719/https://pkbnews.in/aria-kpop-idol/ . live .
  9. Web site: X:IN's debut song. . YouTube.com . 2023-04-11 . 2024-01-03 . 2024-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240103033337/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxunv8l446U&si=qRS42QZhznTmBDuA . live .
  10. Web site: X:IN's first mini album Synchronicity.. YouTube.com. 2023-08-30. 2024-01-10. 2024-01-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240110181720/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lU0SyBMSYkXZY_d6ZiB-FJ__gZsxnqH_A&si=V-U234hMV5KO3Mld. live.
  11. Web site: X:IN's first mini album's title track called Syncronize.. YouTube.com. 2023-08-30. 2024-01-10. 2024-01-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240110181147/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rxuJKwfcKQ&si=MHonr4x-4hz9wPfR. live.
  12. Web site: Dongre . Divyansha . 2023-04-28 . EXCLUSIVE: X:IN's Aria is Not Afraid to Hustle . 2023-10-19 . Rolling Stone India . en-US . 2023-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030195857/https://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-xins-aria-is-not-afraid-to-hustle-indian-kpop-idol-bts-seventeen-stray-kids-kpop/ . live .
  13. Web site: A movie with a definite 'Melvilasam. 12 June 2011. The Hindu. subscription. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106153125/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-movie-with-a-definite-melvilasam/article2096349.ece. 6 November 2020.