Rydel Lynch

Rydel Lynch

Lynch in 2013
Background information
Birth name Rydel Mary Lynch
Born August 9, 1993
Littleton, Colorado, United States
Genres Pop rock
Occupation(s) Actress, singer, instrumentalist
Instruments Vocals, keyboard, piano
Years active 2009–present
Labels Hollywood Records[1]
Associated acts R5
Website www.r5rocks.com

Rydel Mary Lynch (born August 9, 1993) is an American television actress, singer, dancer, and musician. She is one of the founding members of the pop rock band R5, formed with her brothers Riker, Rocky and Ross and family friend/drummer Ellington Ratliff.

Early life

Rydel Mary Lynch, born August 9, 1993 in Littleton, Colorado, to parents Stormie and Mark Lynch.[2] She is the second oldest and only girl of the five siblings. She learned to play the keyboard, double shaker and the tambourine, as well as learning how to dance.[2] She has appeared in several commercials. Her cousins are Derek and Julianne Hough. [3][4]

Career

Acting

She made her acting debut in Sunday School Musical as a Crossroads Choir Member.[5] She appeared in School Gyrls as a Cheerleader along with her brother Riker Lynch. She appeared in A Day as Holly's Kids as Holly's Actual Kid 2. She appeared in the "Pilot" episode of the television series Bunheads as a Vegas Showgirl.[1] Rydel told Teen Ink about Bunheads, “I’m one of the dancers and if it gets picked up, it’ll air on ABC family.”[1]

Music

In 2009, R5 was formed with Rydel, her brothers Riker, Rocky, Ross and family friend Ellington Ratliff with her younger brother Ryland as their manager.[6][7] In April 2012, R5 signed a deal with Hollywood Records.[1] They went on a 10 day-tour entitled West Coast Tour in which she regularly performed a cover of "Call Me Maybe".[8] In early 2013, R5 released a 4-song EP entitled Loud.[6]

Their first studio album Louder was released on 23 September 2014.[9] Rydel spoke about the album, saying “We wanted to put out a fun album”.[6] Rydel was featured as the lead vocalist in the songs "Never" from R5's debut EP Ready Set Rock and "Love Me Like That" which was featured in Louder.[10] The song is described as the "cheerleader hip-hop jammer" and an irresistible party track that’ a whole lotta rhythm and a little bit blues.[11] The song received generally positive reviews.[12][13][14][15] R5 went on their fifth tour titled Louder Tour with Rydel regularly performing "Love Me Like That" and covers of songs such as a duet of "Sleeping with a Friend" by Neon Trees with her bandmate and close friend Ellington Ratliff.[16][17] Rydel and along with R5 won the special award Radio Disney Showstopper at the Radio Disney Music Awards.[18] As of July 22, 2014, R5 has released their new EP called Heart Made Up On You. Rydel also has a song that is going to be on R5's upcoming album. This will be their second studio album and has been confirmed through twitter to release in the early summer of 2015, and her older brother Riker was confirmed a tour in 2015. She and the rest of the band also appeared as Ross Lynch's band for the music video of the song Heard It On The Radio. She also made an appearance in Taylor Mathews's "Head Over Feeling" video. Rydel is also going to be in the R5 movie "All Day, All Night".

Influences

Rydel cites All Time Low, Neon Trees and The Script as influences. Rydel cites Neon Trees and Walk the Moon as her favorite bands.[2]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Sunday School Musical Crossroads Choir Member
2009 School Gyrls Cheerleader
2011 A Day as Holly's Kids Holly's Actual Kid 2
2012 Bunheads Vegas Showgirl (uncredited) , "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1)

Discography

Main article: R5 discography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "10 Things to Know About Ross Lynch and His Band, R5!". Teen Magazine. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Exclusive: Interview with the band R5 including Disney Channel's Austin & Ally star Ross Lynch". Mirror. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "R5 Dishes On Being Cousins To Derek Hough & Julianne Hough". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ross Lynch And His Family At The Fall Out Boy Concert June 13, 2013". Disney 411. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sunday School Musical - Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved April 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Hollywood Records - Artists - R5". Hollywood Records. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Lynch, Ryland. "Every one wish the Best Manager in the world a happy birthday for me :) @boomansworld 🎉🎉🎉". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Radio Disney Presents The 2012 R5 West Coast Tour disneydreaming.com (May 2, 2012). Retrieved on May 7, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Louder (Deluxe): R5: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  10. ↑ "R5 reveal credits for debut album ‘Louder’". Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "R5 Band - Love Me Like That". Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Tim Sendra. "Louder - R5". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  13. ↑ "All Music Louder Review". R5. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  14. ↑ Rachel Ho (2013-09-26). "Review: Louder by R5". Musichel. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  15. ↑ Joyce, Amanda. "R5: Louder Review". Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "November 16, 2013 Los Angeles, CA: Club Nokia". Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "Love Me Like That". Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  18. ↑ Johnson, Zach. "Radio Disney Music Awards: Selena Gomez, One Direction, Fifth Harmony and Taylor Swift Win Big!". E! Online. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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