Aaradhna
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Aaradhna Jayantilal Patel (born December 1983), better known by her stage name
Aaradhna, is a New Zealand
-award winning, R&B/pop
recording artist, writer and record producer
, signed under the music label Dawn Raid Entertainment
. She made her musical debut in 2004 featuring on the single "Getting Stronger" with the group Adeaze
which peaked at number one on the official RIANZ singles charts.
and Indian
descent. Her father Jayanti Patel is Indian from Navsari
, Southern Gujarat નવસારી village
and her mother Sia'a Patel is Samoan from Papa Sataua village (Mother Lagi Taofinu'u), Auala
village (Father Mulimai Moe) & Falealupo Uta village (Step Father Pio Taofinu'u).
Aaradhna is the eldest of five.
She first showed singing aspirations at the young age of 12, singing along with her mother to traditional Samoan and country songs. She would try to imitate the songs she heard in Bollywood
movies that her and her father watched and also went to festivals that her father performed at. Aaradhna began writing her own music at the age of 11; she entered her first talent quest at the age of 13 making it in to the finals. She joined the school choir at Porirua College had got kicked out for rebelling, but went on to form a five piece girl group called “Lovera”.
, entered the top 20 RIANZ and has various songs featured on feature films including the top 5 single "They Don't Know" featuring New Zealand hip-hop star Savage
on Sione's Wedding and had also had another feature on the movie ITS A FREE WORLD with her original song "Faith". Aaradhna released a song alongside Australian producer,DJ & artist Paul Mac
in late 2006 titled Love Declaration, which is a club inspired song. The song features on Mac's album Panic Room. In Australia the single reached #31 on the local charts.
cover "I Want You Back
" was released on iTunes
and various music stores in New Zealand
on 14 February 2008 coinciding with Valentine's Day.
As of 2011 she is currently working on her third studio album under Dawn Raid Entertainment
. The Date of the album release is yet to be confirmed.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Aaradhna, is a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
-award winning, R&B/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
recording artist, writer and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, signed under the music label Dawn Raid Entertainment
Dawn Raid Entertainment
Dawn Raid Entertainment is a record label based in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, in New Zealand. It has signed many New Zealand Hip-hop and R&B artists such as Savage, Adeaze, Aaradhna, The Deceptikonz, Devolo and Ill Semantics....
. She made her musical debut in 2004 featuring on the single "Getting Stronger" with the group Adeaze
Adeaze
- Studio albums :-Singles:-References:*Jewell, Stephen. . New Zealand Musician Magazine. Retrieved October 20, 2006.-External links:**...
which peaked at number one on the official RIANZ singles charts.
Early years
Aaradhna is a New Zealander of SamoanSamoans
The Samoan people are a Polynesian ethnic group of the Samoan Islands, sharing genetics, language, history and culture. Due to colonialism, the home islands are politically and geographically divided between the country of Samoa, official name Independent State of Samoa ; and American Samoa, an...
and Indian
Indian people
Indian people or Indisians constitute the Asian nation and pan-ethnic group native to India, which forms the south of Asia, containing 17.31% of the world's population. The Indian nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the rich and complex history of India...
descent. Her father Jayanti Patel is Indian from Navsari
Navsari
Navsari is a city and municipality in the Surat Metropolitan Region and also the administrative headquarters Navsari District of Gujarat, India. Navsari is also the Twin City of Surat, and only 37 km south of Surat.-Geography:...
, Southern Gujarat નવસારી village
and her mother Sia'a Patel is Samoan from Papa Sataua village (Mother Lagi Taofinu'u), Auala
Auala
Auala is a small village on the northwest coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is in the electoral constituency of Vaisigano East which forms part of the larger political district of Vaisigano....
village (Father Mulimai Moe) & Falealupo Uta village (Step Father Pio Taofinu'u).
Aaradhna is the eldest of five.
She first showed singing aspirations at the young age of 12, singing along with her mother to traditional Samoan and country songs. She would try to imitate the songs she heard in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
movies that her and her father watched and also went to festivals that her father performed at. Aaradhna began writing her own music at the age of 11; she entered her first talent quest at the age of 13 making it in to the finals. She joined the school choir at Porirua College had got kicked out for rebelling, but went on to form a five piece girl group called “Lovera”.
Career
Her debut album I Love YouI Love You (Aaradhna album)
I Love You is the debut album of New Zealand R&B artist Aaradhna released in 2006. The first single "Down Time", entered the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart at #4 on 23 January 2006, and peaked at #3...
, entered the top 20 RIANZ and has various songs featured on feature films including the top 5 single "They Don't Know" featuring New Zealand hip-hop star Savage
Savage (rapper)
- Studio albums :-Singles:-Featured singles:- External links :*****...
on Sione's Wedding and had also had another feature on the movie ITS A FREE WORLD with her original song "Faith". Aaradhna released a song alongside Australian producer,DJ & artist Paul Mac
Paul Mac
Paul Mac is a musician, producer and music remixer from Sydney, Australia. He was classically trained at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music. Paul Mac formed the bands Smash Mac Mac, Itch-e And Scratch-e, The Lab, and The Dissociatives, as well as releasing two records under his own name...
in late 2006 titled Love Declaration, which is a club inspired song. The song features on Mac's album Panic Room. In Australia the single reached #31 on the local charts.
Present career
Her new album Sweet Soul Music, a throw-back to the soul classics including The Jackson 5The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
cover "I Want You Back
I Want You Back
"I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents...
" was released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and various music stores in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on 14 February 2008 coinciding with Valentine's Day.
As of 2011 she is currently working on her third studio album under Dawn Raid Entertainment
Dawn Raid Entertainment
Dawn Raid Entertainment is a record label based in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, in New Zealand. It has signed many New Zealand Hip-hop and R&B artists such as Savage, Adeaze, Aaradhna, The Deceptikonz, Devolo and Ill Semantics....
. The Date of the album release is yet to be confirmed.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | NZ peak chart position Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | I Love You I Love You (Aaradhna album) I Love You is the debut album of New Zealand R&B artist Aaradhna released in 2006. The first single "Down Time", entered the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart at #4 on 23 January 2006, and peaked at #3...
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13 |
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... : Gold |
| 2008 | Sweet Soul Music Sweet Soul Music Sweet Soul Music is the second album of New Zealand RnB artist, Aaradhna released in 2008 on Valentine's Day.-Track listing:#"Didn't I "#"I Want You Back"#"Betcha By Golly Wow"#"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"... Dawn Raid Entertainment Dawn Raid Entertainment is a record label based in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, in New Zealand. It has signed many New Zealand Hip-hop and R&B artists such as Savage, Adeaze, Aaradhna, The Deceptikonz, Devolo and Ill Semantics.... , Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
17 | — |
Singles
| Year | Title | NZ peak chart position Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Downtime Downtime The term downtime is used to refer to periods when a system is unavailable.Downtime or outage duration refers to a period of time that a system fails to provide or perform its primary function... " |
3 | I Love You I Love You (Aaradhna album) I Love You is the debut album of New Zealand R&B artist Aaradhna released in 2006. The first single "Down Time", entered the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart at #4 on 23 January 2006, and peaked at #3... |
| "I Love You Too I Love You Too I Love You Too may refer to:*I Love You Too , an album by Ted Hawkins*I Love You Too , a Dutch film directed by Ruud van Hemert*I Love You Too , an Australian film directed by Daina Reid... " |
5 |
Featured singles
| Year | Title | NZ peak chart position Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Getting Stronger" (Adeaze Adeaze - Studio albums :-Singles:-References:*Jewell, Stephen. . New Zealand Musician Magazine. Retrieved October 20, 2006.-External links:**... featuring Aaradhna) |
1 | Platinum | Always and for Real Always and For Real Always and for Real is the debut album of New Zealand R&B group, Adeaze released in 2004. The most successful single from the album is Getting Stronger featuring Aaradhna... |
| 2005 | "They Don't Know" (Savage Savage (rapper) - Studio albums :-Singles:-Featured singles:- External links :*****... featuring Aaradhna) |
2 | Gold | Moonshine |
| "Love Declaration" (Paul Mac Paul Mac Paul Mac is a musician, producer and music remixer from Sydney, Australia. He was classically trained at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music. Paul Mac formed the bands Smash Mac Mac, Itch-e And Scratch-e, The Lab, and The Dissociatives, as well as releasing two records under his own name... featuring Aaradhna) |
— | — | Panic Room | |
| 2006 | "Spin1" (Che Fu Che Fu Che Fu MNZM is a New Zealand Hip hop/R&B and Reggae recording artist and producer. Originally one part of the band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands of albums both in New Zealand and internationally, including in Australia and the UK.-History:Fu is one of New Zealand's... featuring Aaradhna) |
20 | — | Hi-Score - The Best Of Che Fu Hi-Score - The Best Of Che Fu Hi-Score - The Best Of Che Fu is the first hits collection released by New Zealand hip-hop/R&B male vocalist Che Fu. It features tracks taken from his 3 studio albums, plus 4 new recordings.-Tracklisting:# Chains [DLT feat... |
| 2009 | "Turn It Around" (David Dallas David Dallas David Dallas is a New Zealand hip-hop artist of Samoan/European descent. Formerly known as Con Psy as part of the rap duo Frontline.- Career :... featuring Aaradhna) |
— | — | Something Awesome Something Awesome Something Awesome is the first solo album by NZ hip hop star David Dallas after his work with Frontline and their album Borrowed Time.On October 7, 2010 Something Awesome won the award for Best Urban/Hip Hop album at the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards.... |
| "With You in My Bed" (Isaac Aesili featuring Aaradhna and Buff1 Buff1 Jamall Bufford, formerly known as Buff1, is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based rapper/songwriter. His roots lie with the Ann Arbor rap crew known as the Athletic Mic League , with whom he released two studio albums . He is currently managed by A-Side Worldwide... ) |
— | — | Eye See | |
| "Music (Makes The World Go Around)" (Frisko featuring Aaradhna) | 15 | — | Non-album single | |
| 2010 | "Say Yeah" (P-Money P-Money -Albums:-Singles:-External links:* - News, video clips, downloads* - Information, photos, and video clips... featuring David Dallas David Dallas David Dallas is a New Zealand hip-hop artist of Samoan/European descent. Formerly known as Con Psy as part of the rap duo Frontline.- Career :... and Aaradhna) |
— | — | Everything Everything (P-Money album) Everything is the third studio album by P-Money, released on 3 May 2010 in New Zealand and on 18 June 2010 in Australia on Central Station. Everything is the first studio album released by P-Money since 2004... |
| 2011 | "Like You" (Pieter T Pieter T 'Life, Love and Lessons' includes collaborations with artists and producers including,Chong Nee, Aaradhna, PNC, Dei Hamo, The Truth, Vince Harder and Rachel Fraser. Pieter writes his own songs, he has also musically produced each track on the album.... featuring Aaradhna) |
— | — | Life, Love and Lessons |
Compilation appearances
Aaradhna has appeared on various compilations and soundtracks since 2004 in New Zealand and Australia. The following is a list of these albums that have featured her music.- (2004) - Now That's What I Call Music 16Now That's What I Call Music 16 (N.Z. series)Now That's What I Call Music 16 or Now 16 was released in 2004. The album is the 16th edition of the Now! series.-Track listing:#Dei Hamo : "We Gon Ride"#Nina Sky featuring Jabba : "Move Ya Body"#JoJo : "Leave "...
(EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
) - "Getting Stronger" (with AdeazeAdeaze- Studio albums :-Singles:-References:*Jewell, Stephen. . New Zealand Musician Magazine. Retrieved October 20, 2006.-External links:**...
) - (2005) - Now That's What I Call Music 19Now That's What I Call Music 19 (N.Z. series)Now That's What I Call Music 19 or Now 19 was released in 2005. The album is the 19th edition of the Now! series. All but one of the tracks on the album reached peak positions within the top twenty in New Zealand...
(EMI) - "They Don't KnowThey Don't Know"They Don't Know" is a single by Savage and Aaradhna that was released in 2005 from his debut solo album Moonshine. The single peaked at number three in New Zealand and number twenty six in Australia.-Track listing:#"They Don't Know"...
" (with SavageSavage (rapper)- Studio albums :-Singles:-Featured singles:- External links :*****...
) - (2005) - The R&B Collection III (Sony BMG) - "Getting Stronger" (with AdeazeAdeaze- Studio albums :-Singles:-References:*Jewell, Stephen. . New Zealand Musician Magazine. Retrieved October 20, 2006.-External links:**...
) - (2006) - Sione's WeddingSione's Wedding (soundtrack)Sione's Wedding is the soundtrack to the New Zealand film, Sione's Wedding. It was released alongside the film in 2006 by Dawn Raid Entertainment.-Track listing:#Brothaz - Nesian Mystik#Move, Make Way - Savage featuring Tyree and PNC...
(Dawn Raid EntertainmentDawn Raid EntertainmentDawn Raid Entertainment is a record label based in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, in New Zealand. It has signed many New Zealand Hip-hop and R&B artists such as Savage, Adeaze, Aaradhna, The Deceptikonz, Devolo and Ill Semantics....
) - "Forever" (with Kevin Soul), "Knowing You", & "They Don't KnowThey Don't Know"They Don't Know" is a single by Savage and Aaradhna that was released in 2005 from his debut solo album Moonshine. The single peaked at number three in New Zealand and number twenty six in Australia.-Track listing:#"They Don't Know"...
" (with SavageSavage (rapper)- Studio albums :-Singles:-Featured singles:- External links :*****...
) - (2006) - Now That's What I Call Music 21Now That's What I Call Music 21 (N.Z. series)Now That's What I Call Music 21 or Now 21 was released in 2006. The album is the 21st edition of the Now! series. The compilation features only one single that reached number one on the New Zealand singles chart, Beep by Pussycat Dolls, which stayed at number one for seven weeks...
(EMI) - "Down Time" - (2008) - It's a Free World...It's a Free World...It's a Free World... is a 2007 drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. Laverty won the Golden Osella at the 2007 Venice Film Festival...
(soundtrack) (Universal Music) & (Dawn Raid Entertainment) - "Faith"