Mathai (singer)
| Mathai | |
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| Birth name | Sharon Mathai |
| Born |
November 27, 1992 Queens, New York, United States |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012-present |
Sharon Mathai, known professionally as Mathai, is an American singer. She was on the second season of NBC's The Voice and was one of the top 10 contestants. Born on November 27, 1992 in Queens, NY, Mathai is the first generation of her family (who hailed from Kerala, India) born in the United States, her stage name is the name Mathai in the language Malayalam.
Singing was always considered more of just a hobby for Mathai. Classically trained in jazz during her childhood, Mathai started developing her unique vocal style around the age of 16 with a sound reminiscent of such artists as Billie Holiday, Norah Jones, Nelly Furtado and Adele, although two of her biggest influences are Johnny Cash and Amy Winehouse.
She was only 3 years old when she started singing, primarily in church events and at the age of 10 her family moved to Dallas, Texas. During the next 9 years, Mathai would attend Coppell High School where she maintained her status in the top 10% of her class throughout all four years. Subsequently, she earned a scholarship to study Nursing at Texas Women's University, and graduated with a 3.98 GPA.
During the winter of 2010 she had the opportunity to perform during the popular AMTC convention in Orlando, Florida where she was discovered by two entertainment executives, and soon thereafter took a break from school to move to Atlanta to pursue her music career.
In late 2010 she auditioned for The Glee Project, a spin-off audition show for the hit television series GLEE on FOX. After advancing all the way to the final cuts Mathai did not ultimately make the cast, but was convinced that singing was definitely what she wanted to do.
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