Siri Narayan is an Indian rapper and songwriter. She is known for rapping in multiple languages including Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and English. She rose to fame after the release of her 2020 song “My Jam” produced by Sez On The Beat. Over 1 million views on YouTube in two years.
Wiki/Biography
Siri was born in Bangalore in December 1992 (30 years old as of 2022). Siri is trained in Carnatic music. She studied at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad. She developed an interest in rap while studying at NIFT, Hyderabad. She started rapping in 2015 after listening to BoB’s “Out of My Mind” featuring Nicki Minaj. While studying at university, she began performing at university events and functions. She performed the song “Out of My Mind” at a college event, and after her first rap performance, the audience’s reaction inspired her to pursue a rap career and create her own music.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 32-28-34
family
Siri was born and raised in a Hindu family in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Profession
rapper
singles
In 2016, Siri released her first song “ANYBODY” on her YouTube channel, collaborating with Roe. In 2018, she released a song titled “Live It” in collaboration with Harman. In 2019, she collaborated with Sez On The Beat to release the song “Gold”. In 2020, Siri released a song “YAARU” produced by AAKASH. In 2021, she wrote and sang the song “SANTE”.
Poster for the song “Santè”
Movie
In 2019, she sang the song “Beauty Queen” in the Kannada film “Yaana”.
cooperate
In 2017, musician Anup KR collaborated with Siri to create the Kannada song “Male”. In 2019, she collaborated with DOSSMODE on a project to create an anthem titled “RCB Anthem 646” for the IPL (Indian Premier League) cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In 2019, SIRI collaborated with Sez On The Beat to create a track for multinational brand Nike’s “Project Nike”. In the same year, the Garliyapa YouTube channel collaborated with Whisper, which produces menstrual hygiene products, to create a song called “Tu Bas Naach” and released it on the Garliyapa YouTube channel. Garliyapa Power Anthem was created by Siri, VS42, Dee MC and Kayva & Kriti. The song was written with the intention of empowering women and breaking the stereotypes imposed on women.
Poster of the song “Tu Bas Naach”
In 2020, Siri was featured in the song “Move Like A Lady,” released to celebrate International Women’s Day. On June 21, 2021, Raja Kumari launched the song “Rani Cypher” on her YouTube channel; the song features SIRI alongside two other female rappers, including Meba Ofilia and Dee MC. In 2021, Siri was featured in the song “Namma Stories- The South Anthem”, which was released on Netflix India’s YouTube channel. She performed the rap song along with other South Indian hip-hop artists like NJ, Arivu and Hanumankind; the song has been viewed more than 7 million times on YouTube in one year.
Poster of the song “Namma Stories”
Awards
- ‘Tu Bas Naach’ wins the Jury Choice Award for Best Electronics at the 6th Radio City Freedom India Awards 2019
- “Tu Bas Naach” won the Best Independent Collaboration – Jury’s Choice Award at the 6th Radio City Freedom India Awards 2019
Favorites
- Rapper: Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliot, A Tribe Called Quest (hip-hop group)
Facts/Trivia
- Siri Narayan’s stage name is SIRI.
- She was interested in fine art and studied design in college.
- She plays the Veena instrument and has uploaded a Veena cover of The Weeknd’s song “Starboy” on her YouTube channel.
- Siri has performed on stages including Rider Mania, VH1 Supersonic and Echoes of Earth.
- Siri is associated with Budweiser’s Be A King campaign. In 2019, Budweiser released a song “Be A King”, a collaboration between Divine and SIRI.
- In 2016, Siri released the first episode of her series Straight Off The Desk, in which she sang her own lyrics to the music of Rihanna’s song “Work.” In 2017, she released the music video for the song “Soul” as the second episode of her series. In the third episode of the series, she raps to the tune of Lil Pump’s song “Gucci Gang.”
- In an interview, when asked how her parents reacted to her getting into hip-hop and rap, and whether they supported her, she responded:
My mom still doesn’t understand what I do, my dad understands now and is very supportive. Initially, neither of them believed me, which was a big blow to my spirit. I’m glad things ended up working out. So I urge people to rebel, even to rebel against your parents, because they will eventually understand, otherwise, both your parents and yourself will suffer from not pursuing the life you want. The best thing to do is to move out and live alone. I did it, I live in the same city as my parents. Things are never easy, but in due time things work out for everyone. ”
- Siri is a multilingual rapper. When she was asked about the writing process of a song and how it transitions from one language to another, she said,
When I mix languages, I make sure there are smooth transitions between them and that both languages are well balanced. Every project is handled differently. ”
- In an interview, she said while giving advice to those who want to get into the hip-hop industry and become rappers,
My advice is – don’t listen to advice because you know what’s best for you. The internet will tell you if you suck or if you’re good at rap, that’s it! But be sure to find some people and mentors you trust for advice. Making mistakes and failing badly is not a bad thing! ”
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education