Shirley Setia is an Indo-New Zealand singer, radio jockey, Youtuber and performer. She is a social media star with over 6.5 million subscribers on Youtube, 689,000 followers on Instagram, and 2.2 million followers on Facebook. Setia has been featured in Forbes magazine as “Bollywood’s next sensational singer”.
Wiki/Biography
Shirley Setia was born on July 2, 1993 in Daman, India (25 years old in 2018). Her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Shirley Setia childhood photos
When Setia was seven, her family moved to Auckland. She was a bright student who wanted to be an astronaut as a student. She entered the University of Auckland to study for a B.com degree. Shirley also undertook a marketing and communications internship with Auckland Council. Thereafter, she went on to take courses at the New York Film Academy.
Shirley Setia graduation photos
Shirley has had a keen interest in music since she was a child. She grew up listening to songs by Kishor Da, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle played at home, which instilled in her a keen interest in Indian music. Although she never planned to pursue music as a career option, she started making videos of cover songs for fun, which quickly went viral.
appearance
Height: 5′3″
Weight: 48kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body size: 33-25-33
Family, caste and boyfriends
Shirley Setia belongs to the Khatri family. Her father, Raj Setia, was a businessman under Hisar. Her mother belongs to Goa. She has a younger brother, Shane Setia. Shirley was very close to her grandfather. She is unmarried.
Shirley Setia and her father Raj Setia
Shirley Setia and her mother
Shirley Setia and her parents
Shirley Setia and her brother Shane Setia
Shirley Setia and her grandfather
Profession
Setia started her career as a radio jockey for Radio Trana in Auckland; a radio station in Auckland that broadcast Hindi content. While working as a radio jockey, she met many Bollywood singers like Shreya Ghoshal who encouraged her to pursue singing as a career. In 2013, Indian music label T-Series organized a YouTube contest, and Sulli recorded a cover of the song “Tum Hi Ho” on YouTube. Not only did she win the contest, she also managed to get a lot of views on her YouTube upload. This further encouraged her to cover many popular Bollywood songs which were loved by the audience. Her channel ranks among the top 30 most subscribed YouTube channels in New Zealand. Later, she worked with many YouTube celebrities from around the world, including Sanam Puri, Arjun, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Darrel Mascarenhas, Antareep Hazarika and The Gunsmith.
In addition to social media, she performs live at many concerts and events.
In 2018, she released her debut single “Naiyo Jaana” in collaboration with music director Ravi Singal. Later, she released a Punjabi song “Koi Vi Nahi” with singer Gurnazar Chattha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtFjx3-gRky
favorite thing
- Starring: Hilary Duff, Alia Bhatt
Shirley Setia and Alia Bhatt
- Rapper: Badshah
Shirley Setia and Badshah
fact
- Her hobbies are doing manicures and playing guitar.
- The first song Shirley sang on stage was “Iktara” from the movie “Wake Up Sid.”
- Surprisingly, Setia is not a trained singer.
- Shirley has sung many Bollywood songs, but according to her, “Manmarziyan” from the movie “Lootera” is her favorite.
- Shirley has shared the stage with Padma Shri Pankaj Udhas. He even complimented Shirley after her performance, saying, “You sang well and did a great job. All the best.”
Shirley Setia and Padma Shri Pankaj Udhas
- Shirley recorded her first video while sitting in her bedroom in her pajamas, earning her the nickname “PJ Pop Star.”
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education