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Born on 18 May 1997 in Antwerp, Belgium. Raveena Mehta is an Indian-British-Belgian singer and fine artist, known for her 2020 collaboration with Rishi Rich titled, Jab TuHaiWahi. Her professional singing debut began at age 12 in 2010 with her music album, From Deep Within.

Personal Life
Raveena Mehta was born in Antwerp, Belgium to parents, Rajiv Mehta and Dimple Mehta, and has two siblings, Kareena Mehta and Rajveer Mehta. She is the granddaughter of Vijay Shah and Dipti Shah and Pankaj Mehta and Nina Mehta. At the age of seven, her parents recognized her potential and encouraged her to begin vocal training with Suchita Parte. Living in Antwerp, she sang in various talent shows, community events, and weddings. In 2008, her family relocated to Mumbai, India when she was 10 years old, where she continued her vocal training. She attended the American School of Bombay. She first performed live in Mumbai at a tribute concert for those who lost their lives in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. In 2010, Raveena released her debut album titled From Deep Within, with the support of her family and mother who continues to be her manager.

Raveena attended Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design for her Foundation Diploma and completed her undergraduate degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London, where she graduated with First Class Honors. During her time at university, she worked with Ethan Cohen Fine Art Gallery in New York. Raveena has had formal training in western singing from Vocal coach Kim Chandler and Hindustani classical singing from Suchita Parte.

Career
Raveena Mehta’s professional music career started in early 2010 with her debut album at age 12 titled ‘From Deep Within’ and had a launch with industry elites at the Trident Hotel, Mumbai in early 2010. From Deep Within ¬is a collection of 13 songs, of which five were launched with music videos, which were aired on leading international music channels such as Vh1, SS Music, ZeeTrendz. Raveena had a BBC UK radio interview on being one of the first British/South Asian Child artists. Since Raveena has worked on two unreleased albums. In 2020, Raveena launched her song Yaadein in collaboration with Avitesh Shrivastava. Aaja Mere Naal in collaboration with Rishabh Kant and Jab TuHaiWahi in collaboration with Rishi Rich. Raveena has established a big following on Instagram where she continues to post covers inspired by Rnb/Soul genres.

Since 2017, Raveena has been invited to the Cannes Film Festival each year to walk and perform for designer Dimple. Amrin at their annual fashion show. The late Bollywood actor, SrideviKapoor, launched Raveena’s career when she was 12 years old; as a tribute, Raveena wore a custom gown at the Cannes Film Festival to honor her life and achievements.

Raveena continues to maintain an art practice post completing her university degree. She works with performance, moving image, sound, and painting to consider the sociological impact of colonial legacies. Her work deals with an array of issues from finding ways to escape the weighty burden of prescribed gender roles as remnants of a colonial legacy, to assessing the effect of neocolonial tactics in an increasingly “globalized” network in a bid to maintain and preserve power.

Discography
Album: From Deep Within – Raveena – 2010

Single: Yaadein – Raveena and Avitesh Shrivastava – 2020

Single: Aaja Mere Naal – Raveena and Rishabh Kant – 2020

Single: Jab TuHaiWahi – Raveena and Rishi Rich – 2020