Raffaella is indie pop singer and songwriter Raffaella Meloni. The Manhattan native grew up listening to her Juilliard-educated grandmother play classical piano, and started learning the instrument herself at the age of four. A fan of greats like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, at 13 she turned her attention to singing and writing songs. After graduating from high school, Meloni briefly studied acting at the University of Southern California, where she joined a sorority. Not taking to the social environment, she transferred to New York City's Barnard College, and began sha...