Raphaella mazaheri biography sample

Part 1

Name: Raphaella Mazaheri-Asadi aka Raphaella

Nationality: Persian-British
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, producer
Current Release: Raphaella's "Enough", a collaboration with Freedo, is out now.

Recommendations:The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and On The Nature’ of Daylight by Max Richter.

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When did you start writing/producing/playing music and what or who were your early passions and influences?

What was it about music and/or sound that drew you to it?

I first started learning classical violin when I was 6 and then the piano when I was 7. So I always remember learning to read music almost at the same time as learning to read so I feel it’s always been a part of me.

I remember when I was 9 I wrote my first song after I saw a homeless person and understood its meaning for the first