Lydia

Bio

There are five artists with this name:

1. Lydia were a three-piece indie rock group from Gilbert, Arizona.
2. Lydia is also a five-piece indie rock group from Norrköping, Sweden.
3. Lydia is also a Spanish pop singer who has represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest, year 1999.
4. Lydia (also known as Dear Visutthithada) is Thailand’s newest R&B idol phenomenon.
5. Lydia was also a Norwegian jazz/fusion-group featuring Knut Halmrast on guitars and Arne Nøst on sax.

1. The band got their start as Next to Best playing at MooseFest 2000 in Gilbert, AZ. Their first taste of fame was when a friend entered a demo of theirs into a contest which they won and were able to get a song on the Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake, Vol. 3 compilation CD.

Lydia was signed to the Arizona based record label HourZero, through which they released their debut album This December; It's One More and I'm Free. Since then, they have toured extensively throughout the country and participated in the Zumiez Couch Tour, Vans Warped Tour, and The Bamboozle festival. They also played on the first annual Bamboozle Roadshow with Saves The Day, Armor For Sleep. Set Your Goals and Metro Station in 2008.

They released their second album, Illuminate on March 18, 2008.

With the release of their sophomore album and their various headlining tours, the band has grown to a whole new set of fans around the world.

More recently, the band release an acoustic EP of 4 re-recorded songs off of "This December" titled "Hotel Sessions".

2. In 2005, Lydia released their debut album Gloria Can’t Dance (including the hit single with the same name) on NZW Records.

3. She competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999, with the song 'No Quiro Escuchar'.

4. 'Lydia' means 'success' in Polish just like her real thai name 'Sarunrat'. She has been intensively training vocally since age 5, and is excited to have her dream of being a pop star come true. Instruments she plays include flute, saxaphone, drums, and piano. Lydia completed high school at the International School of Bangkok where she sang in an acapella group called 'UNDEFINED' and won the ISB Idol competition with her friend. She graduated as Vice President of her class, and with a 3.9 GPA. Lydia then accepted a place in the Northwestern Class of 2009 before beginning her singing career in Thailand. She has since applied to Harvard University in New York and expects immediate acceptance. Since skyrocketing to fame, she has produced two hit albums, and one joint album with Thailand’s popular pop group Dream II. Her hit single, “Wang Leaw Chuay Toh Klub”, held the number one spot on Thailand’s radio stations for consecutive weeks after its release.