Biography
Priya Panda is a Maharashtrian-Canadian vocalist who rose to fame as the lead singer of the Canadian hard rock/heavy metal band Diemonds. The band's 2015 album “Never Wanna Die” was nominated for a JUNO Award (Canada's version of the Grammys) in the Heavy Metal Album of the Year category.
Priya Panda has also shared the stage with legends like Sebastian Bach, George Lynch, Akira Takasaki and Vinnie Appice during the Monsters of Rock cruise. She also famously appeared on the “Glam Metal” episode of Banger Films’ Metal debate show “Lock Horns”. On the show, she, along with Banger Films founder Sam Dunn, discussed the bands that belonged to the “Glam” subgenre of heavy metal. She went on to appear in the “Sexism in Metal” debate on Lock Horns as well. Aside from the hard and heavy stuff, Priya Panda also performs for ABBARAMA, an ABBA tribute band.
After releasing Diemonds’ self titled album in 2018, Priya Panda has also worked on some solo material inspired by 80s pop bands like Depeche Mode. She released her first two singles “Take Me Back” and “Shook U Off” earlier this year. She has recently released her third single “Freaky Girl”.
On 27 July, 2023, Diemonds lead vocalist Priya Panda continued her foray into the world of pop / dance music with her new single titled “Alone”.
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