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{{Short description|Indian-American singer, runner (born 1983)}}
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{{COI|date=May 2020}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| image =
| name = Priya Darshini
| alt = Indian Vocalist kanesh soni performs at the Leaf Festival in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|25}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = [[Chesky Records]]
| website = {{URL|priyadarshini.com/}}
| occupation = Singer, actress, composer, sprinter, entrepreneur
}}
'''Priya Darshini''' (born 25 December 1983) is an Indian-American singer, composer, actress, professional sprinter, and entrepreneur based in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=#DiasporaDiplomacy with Grammy-nominated Priya Darshini, Indian American Singer/Songwriter|url=https://in.usembassy.gov/diasporadiplomacy-with-grammy-nominated-priya-darshini-indian-american-singer-songwriter/|date=18 August 2021|access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> She is known for musical recordings in both [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] and Western productions, her role in the 2014 American film [[The Letters (2014 film)|''The Letters'']], and becoming the first Indian woman to complete the 100-mile Himalayan Ultra Marathon.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Push your limits fearlessly'|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-push-your-limits-fearlessly-1221887|last=Chendvankar|first=Munira|date=2009-01-15|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Priya Darshini|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2899974/|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Virani|first=Aarti|date=10 May 2020|title=The Wind Chaser|pages=100–101|work=Vogue India|publication-date=1 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Brooklyn package|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/100517/brooklyn-package.html|last=Sunder|first=Gautam|date=2017-05-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> She is married to [[hammered dulcimer]] artist Max ZT.<ref name="rollingstoneindia">{{Cite web|title=Exclusive Premiere: Songstress Priya Darshini's Ethereal Music Video 'Home' -|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/exclusive-premiere-songstress-priya-darshini-ethereal-music-video-home/|date=2020-03-25|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>

== Music career ==
Growing up in [[Mumbai]], India, Darshini began musical studies with [[Bombay Lakshmi Rajagopalan]] at age nine.

In 2008, Darshini joined [[Future Man|Roy “Futureman” Wooten's]] Black Mozart Ensemble, performing "a dream-like fusion of [[jazz]], [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[blues]], [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] and [[classical music]]" throughout India and the United States.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/Classical-music-learns-to-rock/articleshow/15985317.cms|website=mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com|title=Classical music learns to rock|date=2010-01-19|accessdate=2020-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Black Mozart Hits The 'Boro|url=https://boropulse.com/2008/07/black-mozart-hits-the-boro/|date=2008-07-10|website=The Murfreesboro Pulse|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>

In 2017 Darshini became Artistic Director of Brooklyn Raga Massive and co-led Women's Raga Massive, performing with both.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grantee Spotlight: Brooklyn Raga Massive|url=https://brooklynartscouncilblog.org/2018/10/03/grantee-spotlight-brooklyn-raga-massive/|last=Council|first=Brooklyn Arts|date=2018-10-03|language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> She also co-produced Out of the Woods, an annual monthly festival dedicated to amplifying the works of female-identified artists.

Darshini signed with [[Chesky Records]], releasing a single, ''Home'', in March 2020, in advance of release of her first album, ''Periphery''.<ref name="rollingstoneindia"/> This album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best New Age Album for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards.<ref name="gram_Priy">{{Cite web |title=Grammy.com listing for Priya Darshini |author= |work=GRAMMY.com |date= |access-date=31 December 2020 |url= https://www.grammy.com/artists/priya-darshini/287193}}</ref>

'''Recordings'''

* Dil Di Nazar from [[Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?|''Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya'']]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Himesh Reshammiya, Sameer - Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya|url=https://www.discogs.com/Himesh-Reshammiya-Sameer-Maine-Pyaar-Kyun-Kiya/master/1303601|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
* Ek Pal Ki Zindagi Hai from [[D Company (2013 film)|''D Company'']]
* Dhoonde Dil from [[Mukhbiir|''Mukhbir'']] directed by [[Mani Shankar]]
* Awaaz Koi from [[Darling (2007 Indian film)|''Darling'']]
* Grand Tapestry - ''Grand Tapestry'' (2016)
* [[Karsh Kale]] - ''Following Sunlight'' (2016)
* [[House of Waters]] - ''House of Waters'' - [[GroundUPmusic|GroundUP Music]] (2016) <ref>{{Cite web|title=House Of Waters: House Of Waters album review @ All About Jazz|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/house-of-waters-house-of-waters-groundup-review-by-roger-farbey.php|last=Jazz|first=All About|website=All About Jazz|date=14 November 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
* [[Pearl Jam]] - "Obey The Law of the Heart" (from ''[[Basmati Blues]]'') (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|title=PEARL JAM Records First New Song Since 2013|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/pearl-jam-records-first-new-song-since-2013/|last=Blabbermouth|date=2017-11-13|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>
* [[The Epichorus]] - ''Najara'' (2018)
* [[Eligh]] - ''Last House on the Block'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eligh - Last House On The Block|url=https://www.discogs.com/Eligh-Last-House-On-The-Block/release/12173234|website=Discogs|date=15 June 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>
* ''Periphery'' (2020; debut solo album)<ref name="rollingstoneindia"/>
* [[House of Waters]] - ''On Becoming'' - [[GroundUPmusic|GroundUP Music]] (2023),<ref>{{Cite web|title=House Of Waters: Album "On Becoming" |url=https://houseofwaters.bandcamp.com/album/on-becoming}}</ref> 8eme track, "The Wall".

== Sports ==
In 2007, at age twenty-three, Darshini became the first and youngest Indian woman to run the 100-mile [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] [[Ultramarathon|Ultra Marathon]] on the border of [[India]] and [[Nepal]], at elevations ranging from 6000 ft to 12000 ft. The experience led her to found an [[adventure racing]] company, The WindChasers, in 2011, organizing ultra marathons across India, including two named to [[Condé Nast|Conde Nast]]'s 2016 list of Most Scenic Marathons of India, and 2019 list of Beautiful Marathons in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=17 beautiful marathons to run in India this year|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/17-beautiful-marathons-run-india-year/|date=2019-03-03|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-IN|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India's most scenic marathons|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/indias-most-scenic-marathons/|date=2016-03-02|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-IN|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>

== Film and acting career ==
After studying film-making and acting at the [[New York Film Academy]] in 2005, Darshini started working on both sides of the camera for Independent films in India. She acted in the 2014 Hollywood film [[The Letters (2014 film)|''The Letters'']], a film where she acted in a supporting role opposite [[Juliet Stevenson]], [[Rutger Hauer]], and [[Max von Sydow|Max Von Sydow]].<ref>{{Citation|title=The Letters (2014) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1445208/fullcredits|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref> In 2017, Darshini got involved in [[Theatre|theater]] with a performance of ''It Can Happen Here'', a play directed by Judith Sloan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Creative Team for IT CAN HAPPEN HERE|url=https://earsay.org/performance/creative-team-can-happen/|date=2017-02-28|website=Earsay|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-10}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|1=https://priyadarshini.com}}

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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Chennai]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American stage actresses]]
[[Category:American women ultramarathon runners]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian stage actresses]]
[[Category:Indian ultramarathon runners]]
[[Category:Singers from Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Actresses from Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:American people of Indian Tamil descent]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
[[Category:Adventure racers]]

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