Raghav Mathur (born April 02, 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is an Indo-Canadian singer and puppet maker.br Early years Raghav was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Uttar Pradeshi Hindu parents from India. At the age of 15, music became a heavy feature in his life and alongside the Indian influences at home, became heavily influenced by R&B. By the time he was 16, he wrote a song that was awarded the National Songwriters Association of America. At 17 he moved to Los Angeles, California, United States to develop his vocal skills by Seth Riggs who has trained, amongst others, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. A year later he moved to Liverpool, England where he studied at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. During his time in college he joined R&B band 117 which was nominated for a Mobo Award for best unsigned artist.