Gayatri Nair facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gayatri Nair
Gayatri in March 2015
Background information
Birth name	Surya Gayatri Nair
Born	2001 (age 22–23)
Origin	London, UK
Genres	Classical, Contemporary
Occupation(s)	Musician, pianist & singer
Instruments	Piano and vocals
Years active	2009–present

Gayatri Nair ( GAH-yə-TREE-_-NAH-yər; born 2001) is an Indian-British pianist and singer who was raised in London and performed regularly since she was a child. Nair rose to fame in 2018 when she auditioned for The Voice UK Season 7 and became a semifinalist in the competition placing 6th overall.

Early life and education

Gayatri Nair was born in Madras, India and raised in London, United Kingdom. She was involved in music, performance arts and sports from a young age. Nair started her primary education at St. Anthony's Catholic School in East Dulwich and learned performance arts at a children's part of BRIT School. Nair was taught by concert pianist Evelina Puzaite and Classical voice coach Tamara Zivadinovic.

In 2012 Nair won a place in the internationally famous The Purcell School for Young Musicians, the oldest music school in United Kingdom. Nair is also a martial artist who holds a black belt in Taekwondo.

Nair has performed in many local concert performances and recitals. Her performances include acoustic covers of popular Soul, R&B and Pop songs.

Career

In 2010, Nair appeared on a segment from Nickelodeon TV which featured talented children from the UK. In 2013, Nair published an acoustic cover of Titanium by David Guetta on YouTube, which attracted tens of thousands of viewers.

2018: The Voice

Nair auditioned for The Voice UK Season 7 of ITV's singing competition, The Voice, as revealed on The Voice UK Twitter page. During the Blind Auditions, she performed Jussie Smollett & Alicia Keys' hit song "Powerful" from Empire (2015 TV series). Three out of four coaches, Tom Jones (singer), Jennifer Hudson and will.i.am, turned their chairs for her, and she opted for Jennifer Hudson.

In the knockouts, Nair covered This Is Me (Keala Settle song) from the movie The Greatest Showman, which moved Jennifer Hudson to tears. Chosen by the mentor Jennifer Hudson, Nair progressed to Semifinals of The Voice UK (series 7). Later shared her thoughts on the performance.