[5][6] Known for integrating R&B and her Indian heritage in her music, she gained a following after her debut EP, Shanti, was released independently in 2017.

[8] After signing to Warner Records, she released her second album, Asha's Awakening, on February 11, 2022, and was met with positive reviews from critics.

[10] Raveena Aurora was born on September 30, 1993[3][4] in Massachusetts to Indian Punjabi immigrants,[7] a businessman father and a fashion designer mother.

[12] One of the first songs she learned how to sing was "Misty" which was covered by Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

She mentioned that people told her many times that she could not be expected to sign a record deal if she was an Indian woman and said "It's not gonna work".

I hope that the people who have control over that infrastructure start to support marginalized artists really early on.

[31] Her debut EP drew praise from Sidney Madden of NPR for her "cool delivery and chill-inducing falsetto runs" and "astute songwriting chops".

[32] She directed several of her own music videos where she displayed her Indian heritage and "rich interiority of women of color like herself".

[35] Aurora performed her 2018 single "If Only" on the global music platform, COLORS, in January 2018 in which her popularity rapidly increased.

[36][37] In the summer of 2018, she was included in ModCloth's Say It Louder campaign to celebrate individuality and strong female icons in music.

She was featured alongside other outspoken female musicians like Lizzo, Awkwafina and Hayley Kiyoko.

[40][13] In March 2019, Aurora co-headlined the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, with H.E.R and Toto.

[42] Lyrically, she explored sensuality, healing from trauma, and spirituality; through tracks like "Stronger" and "Salt Water", she opened up about her experience as a sexual assault and abuse survivor between the age of 17 and 22.

Sidney Madden of NPR described Lucid as "comforting but nuanced, balancing cultures old and new by mashing up contemporary R&B with traditions from the South Asian diaspora".

[1] The release was preceded by the singles "Rush" and "Secret," with the latter featuring American rapper Vince Staples.

[53] Eric Torres from Pitchfork said that it is "a throat-clearing moment for the singer, drawing on both Western and South Asian inspirations and collaborations for a blend of dance-friendly R&B songs and soothing ballads, each of which stands on her distinctive, quiet strength.

She became the first woman of Indian descent to perform as a solo artist at Coachella Music Festival.

[64] On November 5, 2022, she announced that she embarked on a Latin America Tour where she performed at Primavera in Brazil, Buenos Aires and Chile.

[11] The other influences that she drew heavy inspirations are Nina Simone, Minnie Riperton,[6] Corinne Bailey Rae, Sade,[7] rock band Fleetwood Mac,[20] Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo[12] and Björk.

She also grew up listening to Indian musicians Asha Bhosle,[81] Lata Mangeshkar, R D Burman[80] and Ravi Shankar.

When writing for Lucid, Feist, Sade, Kadhja Bonet, Asha Puthli and Björk were her influences for her album.

When she started listening to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, they inspired her to be a singer, saying, "Once I heard their voices, I was hooked, there was no turning back.

[86][80][13] Her lyrics refer to variety of themes, such as identity politics, sexuality,[13] heartbreaks, hardships, and mental struggles.

[15] She stated that she had always found songwriting to be a form of catharsis and having music as a way to process and reflect on her experiences "saved" her.

[15][13] According to her, songwriting "happens by feeling" and the song process begins from the music then she writes the lyrics.