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Rydel Lynch

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Rydel Lynch
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Lynch in 2013
Born
Rydel Mary Lynch[1]

(1993-08-09) August 9, 1993 (age 28)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
  • musician
Years active2009–present
Spouse(s)
Capron Funk
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • piano
LabelsHollywood[2]
Associated actsR5
Websiteshoprydel.com

Rydel Mary Lynch (born August 9, 1993) is an American singer, musician and television actress. She is one of the founding members of the pop rock band R5.

Personal life[]

Lynch was born August 9, 1993, in Littleton, Colorado, the daughter of Stormie and Mark Lynch. She is the second oldest child and only girl of five siblings. Her brothers are Riker, Rocky, Ross, and Ryland Lynch. She learned to play the keyboard, double shaker and the tambourine, as well as learning how to dance.[3][better source needed] She has appeared in several commercials. Her second cousins are entertainers Derek and Julianne Hough, their maternal grandmothers being sisters.[4][5][6][7][better source needed][8] On February 9, 2020, Lynch became engaged to YouTuber Capron Funk. Lynch married Funk on September 12, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona.[9] They have a son who was born 2021.[10]

Career[]

Acting[]

She made her acting debut in Sunday School Musical as a Crossroads Choir Member.[11] 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.[2] Rydel told Teen Ink about Bunheads, "I'm one of the dancers and if it gets picked up, it'll air on ABC Family."[2] She also appeared in an episode of Violetta in 2015 and performed "Heart Made Up on You" with R5.

Music[]

In 2009, R5 was formed with Rydel, her brothers Riker, Rocky and Ross Lynch, and family friend Ellington Ratliff with her younger brother Ryland Lynch as their manager.[12][13] In April 2012, R5 signed a deal with Hollywood Records.[2] They went on a 10-day tour entitled West Coast Tour in which she regularly performed a cover of "Call Me Maybe".[14][better source needed] In early 2013, R5 released a four-song EP entitled Loud.[12]

Their first studio album, Louder was released on September 24, 2013.[15] Rydel spoke about the album, saying "We wanted to put out a fun album."[12] 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 on Louder.[16][better source needed] The song, "Love Me Like That" is described as the "cheerleader hip-hop jammer" and "an irresistible party track that's a whole lotta rhythm and a little bit blues".[17][failed verification] The song received generally positive reviews.[18][19][20][21] 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 Ellington Ratliff.[22][23] Rydel and along with R5 won the special award Radio Disney Showstopper at the Radio Disney Music Awards.[24] On July 22, 2014, R5 released their new EP called Heart Made Up on You.

Rydel had two songs on R5's second studio album, Sometime Last Night. The first, "Lightning Strikes", was performed regularly on the "Sometime Last Night" tour. The second, "Never Be The Same", was on the deluxe version of the album, titled Sometime Last Night Special Edition. In 2012, Rydel and the rest of R5 appeared as Ross Lynch's band for the music video of the song "Heard It on the Radio".[25] Also in 2012, she made an appearance in Taylor Mathews's "Head Over Feeling" music video.[26] She was featured in the R5 movie All Day, All Night which was released to limited theaters on April 16, 2015.[27] The film was shot documentary style and showed the band living and working together while writing and recording Sometime Last Night.

Influences[]

Lynch cites All Time Low, Neon Trees and The Script as influences. Rydel cites Neon Trees and Walk the Moon as her favorite bands.[3]

Filmography[]

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Sunday School Musical Crossroads Choir Member
2009 School Gyrls Cheerleader
2009 So You Think You Can Dance Herself "Top 18 Perform" (Season 6, Episode 12)
2011 A Day as Holly's Kids Holly's Actual Kid 2
2012 Bunheads Vegas Showgirl Episode: "Pilot"; uncredited[citation needed]
2015 Violetta Herself (with R5) Season 3, episode 70

Discography[]

Main article: R5 discography

References[]

  1. ^ Rydel Lynch (October 24, 2011). "@GleeksloveR5 Mary and aug 9th 1993 =D". Twitter. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Kristen Kraemer (July 4, 2012). "10 Things to Know About Ross Lynch and His Band, R5!". Teen. Defy Media. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Adele Jennings. "Exclusive: Interview with the band R5 including Disney Channel's Austin & Ally star Ross Lynch". Mirror. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Hough, Julianne (April 27, 2014). "On my way to the #rdmas to support my cousins @officialR5 good luck tonight!". Instagram. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  5. ^ http://zap2it.com/2015/03/dancing-with-the-stars-julianne-hough-wants-to-be-truthful-without-tearing-the-dancers-apart/
  6. ^ "R5 Dishes On Being Cousins To Derek Hough & Julianne Hough". Access Hollywood. NBCUniversal. November 21, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ross Lynch And His Family At The Fall Out Boy Concert". Dis411. June 13, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Jay Bobbin (March 16, 2015). "'Dancing With the Stars' Julianne Hough wants to be truthful without tearing the dancers apart". Zap2it. Tribune Media.
  9. ^ Grindell, Samantha. "Rydel Lynch wore a retro gown with a heart-shaped cutout in the back to marry YouTuber Capron Funk". Insider. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  10. ^ The Funks (April 17, 2021). Name Reveal For Baby Funk!
  11. ^ "Sunday School Musical". Netflix.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Artists – R5". Hollywood Records. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  13. ^ Ryland Lynch [@rylandlynch] (April 26, 2014). "Every one wish the Best Manager in the world a happy birthday for me :) @boomansworld