The Tiny One, With Not So Tiny Dreams
Shirley Setia. It was six years ago a flash mob was taken place in Westfield Mall Downtown, Auckland, New Zealand by the students of University of Auckland. Many noticed a cute tiny girl dancing along with the mob.
The pretty damsel who hails from Auckland, New Zealand runs a YouTube channel which garnered much attention and love from the audiences in a very short period. She rose to fame for her renditions of famous Bollywood songs. Her digital channel has over 2 million subscribers and 18 million views. After a year a youtube video was trending all around for a song Tum Hi Ho – Aashiqui 2 Cover song, sung by this girl and it got a whopping three million YouTube videos. It is none other than Shirley Setia.
She took part in a contest conducted by T-Series. Her YouTube entry (Tum Hi Ho – Aashiqui 2) was recorded in her bedroom while she was wearing pajamas. This earned her the sobriquet “Pyjama popstar” by the New Zealand Herald.
Shirley Setia is a YouTube sensation and currently Shirley has 2.7 YouTube subscribers. Now she is one of the top YouTuber around the world.
Family: Shirley Setia was born in Daman on 2nd July 1993 to Indian parents and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. Her Father was a businessman and her mother was a homemaker She has a younger brother named Shane.
Education: Shirley did her schooling in Auckland, New Zealand and went on to the University of Auckland to study Commerce and worked briefly as an intern and worked as a part-time radio jockey.
From being described as “Bollywood’s Next Big Singing Sensation” by Forbes Magazine to earning the title ‘Pyjama Popstar’ by New Zealand Herald, Shirley Setia is today ‘The Millennial Queen’. Right from her YouTube fame to her entry into Bollywood, Shirley has proved that she is not just another cover artist but a full-fledged recording and performing artist.
She bagged her Bollywood debut with Disco Disco for A Gentleman and went on to sing Na Chah Ke Bhi for the film – 5 Weddingz. She also released an award winning original single Tu Mil Gaya and Koi Shor. Her biggest highlight is the remake of the classic Jab Koi Baat in collaboration with Atif Aslam and DJ Chetas. She accompanied Armaan Malik as a special performer on his world tour in 2016. She debuted in the Punjabi music industry with Koi Vi Nahi a single in collaboration with with Gurnazar Chattha and has reached a whopping 70 million views.
In addition to her singing career, Shirley has been associated with some of the biggest consumer brands for activation and endorsements.
In August 2019, Shirley Setia who is all set to make her Bollywood debut as an actor with Sabbir Khan’s directorial ‘Nikamma’ opposite ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’ fame Abhimanyu Dassani is a singer and a social media sensation.
On stage Talents, is the official managing agency of Shirley Setia. For bookings and Business Inquiries contact aayushman@onstagetalents.com (Aayushman Sinha).
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