Bio/Wiki
Real Name | Roger David |
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Nickname(s) | Bohemia, Raja |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
Hometown | San Francisco, California, United States |
Physical Stats & More
Height | 175 cm |
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Weight | 70 kg |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
School | School Dropout |
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College | N/A |
Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
Personal Life
Religion | Christianity |
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Hobbies | Songwriting, Composing Poems |
Relationships & More
Marital Status | Married |
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Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Wife | Sunny David |
Marriage Date | November 2015 |
Children | None |
Family
Father | Not Known |
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Mother | Not Known |
Siblings | 1 |
Spouse | Sunny David |
Children | None |
Career
Debut | Singing Debut: Vich Pardesa de (2002) |
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Controversy | Bohemia is not happy with the rapping style which Yo Yo Honey Singh is disseminating to the global audience. |
Favourites
Favourite Poet | Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Mirza Ghalib, Allama Iqbal |
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Favourite Rapper | Nasir Jones (aka Nas) |
Favourite Singers | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mohd Rafi, Mukesh, Noor Jahan, Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, K.S. Chithra |
Some Lesser Known Facts
Bohemia smokes. | |
Bohemia drinks alcohol. | |
Roger David, also known as Bohemia or Raja, is a Pakistani-American rapper, songwriter, poet, and record producer from California. He is recognized as the first Punjabi rapper and released the initial Punjabi rap album in 2002. | |
Bohemia was born in Karachi, Sindh, into an ethnic Punjabi-Christian family. He began learning music and writing Punjabi poetry under his father's guidance. Unfortunately, his mother passed away due to cancer when he was 16. | |
During this period, he secured a job at a recording studio in Sacramento. To pursue music full-time, Bohemia left his family and dropped out of school. | |
In the following months, he penned the lyrics for his debut album "Vich Pardesan De" (In The Foreign Land). The album narrates his experiences as a South Asian youth adjusting to life in the United States. |