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

(1993-08-09) August 9, 1993 (age 30)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Capron Funk
​
(m. 2020)​
Children3
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
LabelsHollywood[2]
Websiteshoprydel.com

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

Early 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]

Career

Acting

She made her acting debut in Sunday School Musical as a Crossroads Choir Member.[9] 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.[10][11] 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".[12][better source needed] In early 2013, R5 released a four-song EP entitled Loud.[10]

Their first studio album, Louder was released on September 24, 2013.[13] Rydel spoke about the album, saying "We wanted to put out a fun album."[10] 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.[14][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".[15][failed verification] The song received generally positive reviews.[16][17][18][19] 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.[20][21] Rydel and along with R5 won the special award Radio Disney Showstopper at the Radio Disney Music Awards.[22] On July 22, 2014, R5 released their new EP called Heart Made Up on You.

Lynch 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, R5 appeared as Ross Lynch's band for the music video of the song "Heard It on the Radio".[23] Also in 2012, Lynch made an appearance in Taylor Mathews's "Head Over Feeling" music video.[24] She was featured in the R5 movie All Day, All Night which was released to limited theaters on April 16, 2015.[25] The film was shot documentary style and showed the band living and working together while writing and recording Sometime Last Night.

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

Personal life

On February 9, 2020, Lynch became engaged to YouTuber Capron Funk. They were married on September 12, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona.[26] They have two sons born in 2021[27] and 2023, respectively, [28] and a daughter born in 2022.[29]

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. ^ a b c d Kristen Kraemer (July 4, 2012). "10 Things to Know About Ross Lynch and His Band, R5!". Teen. Defy Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ 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. ^ "'Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough wants to be truthful without tearing the dancers apart – Zap2It". Zap2it. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sunday School Musical". Netflix.
  10. ^ a b c "Artists – R5". Hollywood Records. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  11. ^ Ryland Lynch [@rylandlynch] (April 26, 2014). "Every one wish the Best Manager in the world a happy birthday for me :) @boomansworld 🎉🎉🎉" (Tweet). Retrieved April 27, 2014 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Radio Disney Presents The 2012 R5 West Coast Tour". Disney Dreaming. May 2, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  13. ^ "Louder (Deluxe): R5: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  14. ^ Mohammed Sherif (September 19, 2013). "R5 reveal credits for debut album 'Louder'". Hamada Mania. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  15. ^ "About". R5. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  16. ^ Tim Sendra. "Louder - R5". AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  17. ^ "All Music Louder Review". R5. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  18. ^ Rachel Ho (September 26, 2016). "Review: Louder by R5". Musichel. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  19. ^ Amanda Joyce. "R5: Louder Review". Portrait Magazine. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  20. ^ "November 16, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA: Club Nokia". R5. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  21. ^ "Love Me Like That". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  22. ^ Zach Johnson (April 27, 2014). "Radio Disney Music Awards: Selena Gomez, One Direction, Fifth Harmony and Taylor Swift Win Big!". E! Online. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  23. ^ "Austin Moon (Ross Lynch) Heard it On the Radio". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  24. ^ "Taylor Mathews - Head over Feeling (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  25. ^ "R5: All Day All Night (2015)". IMDB. April 16, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ The Funks (April 17, 2021). Name Reveal For Baby Funk!
  28. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  29. ^ "Our Daughters Name Reveal!". YouTube.

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