Why Aditi wants to pursue indie music, not playback
Currently prepping for her 12th board exams, singer Aditi Iyer already has her career plan charted out. She says she has got into Berklee College of Music, USA and is planning to pursue vocal performance.
What brought this 17-year-old into limelight is her latest single, Deleted Your Number, which has featured in Top 100 of Digital Radio Tracker (DRT) charts. She has become the youngest solo Indian artist to achieve the feat. “I am overjoyed at the wonderful appreciation it has got. I have been busy with promoting the song, and feel humble that it appeared on so many charts,” she exclaims.
The Mumbai-based singer has ranked 98 on her debut in the top 150 independent DRT charts (DRT mainstream charts feature some of the top global pop icons, such as Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber). She continues, “I shared this news with many people closest to me. I didn’t expect I would reach this position, and I’m honoured because of the appreciation.”
Iyer is opera-trained too. Talking about how her interest in music began, she reveals, “I just wanted to find a good voice teacher, and felt it was important to know the technique. I was about eight years old, when we came across someone who is very knowledgeable. I enjoyed western classical and wanted to learn it.”
While most singers aspire to get into playback singing, upcoming musicians like her have chosen the indie route and want to stick to it. When we ask her the reason, she quips, “I am really interested in indie music, and always been inclined towards English music. I was born in London and have lived internationally, so I was exposed to that music at an early age. I really felt passionate about it, and decided that is what I want to do in life. Thus, I couldn’t help but take the route of English indie music. I plan to professionally pursue music, and hopefully crack a record deal. I have this big ambition of being able to accomplish that.”
I am hoping I can crack a record deal. ADITI IYER, Singer