Photo: ultra 5280 from Denver, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire most about India.Arie is her restraint. Coming out of Denver with an art-school background, she debuted with Acoustic Soul and won both critics and the charts without ever resorting to vocal pyrotechnics. She lets a guitar and a calm, grounded voice do the persuading. Her gift is making self-acceptance feel like advice from a friend rather than a sermon, and across albums like Voyage to India and Worthy she has kept that quiet integrity intact. In an industry that rewards volume, I find her stillness genuinely radical and quietly enduring.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- India.Arie
- Name (Japanese)
- インディア・アリー
- Reading
- いんでぃあ・ありー
- Born
- October 3, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
- Origin
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / singer-songwriter / composer / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Rangeview High School
- University
- Savannah College of Art and Design
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was India.Arie born?
Born October 3, 1975 (age 50).
Where is India.Arie from?
India.Arie is from Denver, Colorado, United States.
What does India.Arie do?
India.Arie works as guitarist, singer, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.