10 Things You Didn’t Know About Raury

He is known for his eclectic sound mixing soul, hip hop and folk, Raury was born as Raury Deshawn Tullis on 10 June 1996 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was a member of the C5 Georgia Youth Foundation. In 2014, New Zealand recording artist, Lorde invited Raury to contribute his vocals on the song “Lost Souls”, which has been included on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. In January 2015, he was placed at number 4 on the list for the BBC’s Sound of 2015 and in the same year, he was featured on the cover of XXL Magazine for the 2015 Freshman Class. His single titled “Crystal Express” appeared on the video game FIFA 16 and his single “Devils Whisper” was used for the trailer of the popular Coronation Street story line. There is no doubt that the talented versatile 20-years-old recording artist is definitely a unique act to look out for in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the eclectic sound mixing recording artist, Raury:

1. Raury was born as Raury Deshawn Tullis on 10 June 1996 in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

2. He graduated from Tucker High School in Tucker, Georgia.

3. He was also a member of the C5 Georgia Youth Foundation.

4. At the age of 14, he became a vegan due to some of his health issues.

5. In 2014, New Zealand recording artist, Lorde invited Raury to contribute his vocals on the song “Lost Souls”, which has been included on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

6. In 2014, he was shortlisted for the BBC’s Sound of 2015 and in January 2015, he was placed at number 4 on the list for the BBC’s Sound of 2015.

7. His single titled “Crystal Express” appeared on the video game FIFA 16 and his single “Devils Whisper” was used for the trailer of the popular Coronation Street storyline.

8. In 2015, he was featured on the cover of XXL Magazine for the 2015 Freshman Class.

9. In August 2015, he signed a record deal with Columbia Records and later that year he released his first mixtape titled “Indigo Child”.

10. He mentioned artists like Andre 3000, Kanye West, Bon Iver and Marvin Gaye as his biggest music influences.