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{{Infobox musical artist
|image = Gayatri Nair profile.jpg
|caption = Gayatri in March 2015
|background = solo_singer
|name = Gayatri Nair
|birth_name = Surya Gayatri Nair
|birth_date = {{Birth year and age|2001}}
|origin = London, UK
|Voice type =
|occupation = Musician, pianist & singer
|label =
|instrument = Piano and vocals
|years_active = 2009–present
|genre = Classical, ]
|website = {{URL|gayatrinair.com}}
}}


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'''Gayatri Nair''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|ɑː|j|ə|t|r|i|_|ˈ|n|ɑː|j|ər}} {{respell|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 ] Season 7 and became a semifinalist in the competition placing 6th overall.<ref name="gayatri_ref_35">{{cite web|title=The Voice UK's Gayatri Nair stuns with 'This Is Me' Greatest Showman cover|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-voice/355626-voice-uks-gayatri-nair-stuns-greatest-showman-cover.html|publisher=Tellymix|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="gayatri_ref_31">{{cite web|title=Gayatri on the Voice|url=https://www.itv.com/thevoice/singers/gayatri-nair|publisher=ITV|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="gayatri_ref_33">{{cite web|title=The Voice UK coaches left in awe by 16-year-old pianist|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-01-27/who-is-gayatri-nair-the-voice-uk-pianist/|publisher=Radiotimes|accessdate=27 January 2018}}</ref>
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== Early life and education ==

Gayatri Nair was born in ], ] and raised in ], ]. She was involved in music, performance arts and sports from a young age.<ref name="gayatri_ref_14">{{cite web|url=http://dulwichonview.org.uk/2012/03/02/watch-out-mozart-here-comes-gayatri/|title=Watch out Mozart|publisher=Dulwich OnView|accessdate=24 April 2012}}</ref> Nair started her primary education at St. Anthony's Catholic School in ] and learned performance arts at a children's part of ]. Nair was taught by concert pianist ] and Classical voice coach Tamara Zivadinovic.{{cn|date=February 2020}}

In 2012 Nair won a place in the internationally famous ], the oldest music school in United Kingdom.<ref name=gayatri_ref_12>{{cite news|title=Pupil hits the right note |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aj40aaZXxlbfQJMjrVF3uumJgH87FuK/view?usp=sharing |newspaper=Southwark News, page 5 |date=1 March 2012 }}</ref><ref name=gayatri_ref_13>{{cite news|title=Choir Girl wins top Scholarship|newspaper=The Piligrim, front page|date=1 April 2012}}</ref> Nair is also a martial artist who holds a black belt in ].

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.<ref name=gayatri_ref_5>{{cite web|title=Nickelodeon TV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bp3QWhxGhg|publisher=Nickelodeon TV|accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref> In 2013, Nair published an acoustic cover of '']'' by ] on ], which attracted tens of thousands of viewers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/10267168.Youngster_s_music_video_attracts_over_125_000_hits/|title=Youngster's music video attracts over 125,000 hits|website=Watford Observer|language=en|access-date=2018-03-28}}</ref>

=== 2018: ''The Voice'' ===
Nair auditioned for ] Season 7 of ] singing competition, '']'', as revealed on ] Twitter page.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://twitter.com/thevoiceuk/status/957364966948003840 |title = The Voice UK on Twitter |accessdate = January 27, 2018 }}</ref> During the Blind Auditions, she performed ] & ]' hit song "Powerful" from ]. Three out of four coaches, ], ] and ], turned their chairs for her, and she opted for Jennifer Hudson.<ref>{{YouTube|h9VbV55IoB0|Gayatri Nair Blind Audition: "Powerful" (The Voice UK 2018 Blinds)}}</ref><ref name=gayatri_ref_34>{{cite web|title=Gayatri Nair stuns coaches with her blind audition|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-voice/349336-voice-uk-2018-gayatri-nair-stuns-coaches-blind-audition.html|publisher=Tellymix|accessdate=27 January 2018}}</ref>

In the knockouts, Nair covered ] from the movie ], which moved ] to tears.<ref name=gayatri_ref_36>{{cite web|title=The Voice UK's Gayatri Nair has Jennifer Hudson in tears with Greatest Showman cover|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-voice-uk/news/a852565/voice-uk-gayatri-nair-jennifer-hudson-tears-greatest-showman/|publisher=DigitalSpy|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref> Chosen by the mentor ], Nair progressed to Semifinals of ]. Later {{cite tweet |user=kealasettle |author-link=Keala Settle |number=975135342469828609 |date=March 17, 2018 |title=OMG BABY GURL! Shine that light inside of you for ALL this planet to SEE !!!}} shared her thoughts on the performance.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:16px;"<!-- See ref name "Voice" for data in this table. -->
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! scope="col" | Stage
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Original artist
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Result
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! scope="row" | Blind audition
| "Powerful"
| ] & ]
| January 27, 2018
| Three chairs turned<br />Joined TeamJHud
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! scope="row" | Battles
| "Skin" <small>(vs. Ant&OX - Duo)</small>
| ]
| March 10, 2018
| Winner of battle,<br />chosen by coach
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! scope="row" | Knockout
| ]
| ]
| March 17, 2018
| Progressed to<br />Semifinals
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! scope="row" | Semifinals
| Alive
| ]
| March 31, 2018
| Eliminated
|-
|}

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