Kamal Raja was born in Amsterdam, to a Pakistani father and a Mongolian mother. Since his childhood he knew what he wanted to be : Famous! At the age of 12, Kamal did his very first audition as a dancer in which he did all kinds of stage performances. His willpower and ambition continued to grow and he knew he could do more than just dance. He was discovered by an agency that gave him a start in musicals. By doing a lot of international musicals he acquired the confidence to sing. Without any musical background he decided to do demos and recorded a few tracks. With his first demo CD he met a with some record labels in Belgium and Germany, but did not get very far. After the disappointments he decided to move on and do other things.

At the age of 19 Kamal worked as an administrative worker in an office. He was one of the finest and was liked by his boss. Soon he was promoted and took on increasingly more work in time. However music was always present in Kamal’s life, he continued to practice every day after work. Inspired greatly by western music he progressively shaped his way of making music until he was in a position where he had to choose between a stable job or an uncertain future following his passion. He followed his dream: Dream as if you have forever, and live as if you have only today.