Shirley Setia is a singer and entertainer from Auckland, New Zealand, who is Indo-Kiwi. She’s well-known for her YouTube videos in which she sings Hindi music. She is a University of Auckland graduate who formerly worked at Auckland Council as a publicity and marketing intern. Her celebrity stems from a pleasant occurrence. Shirley produced a video for a song in her bedroom, in her jammies, for a competition held by the Indian music label T-Series. She was one of the competition’s winners, which allowed her to showcase her ability to thousands of people, and she began creating and posting more films. She is currently a YouTube celebrity who has partnered with YouTube stars from Canada, India, and the United Kingdom. She recently relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in the Indian film industry. Several media outlets have recognized her. The New Zealand Herald featured her and dubbed her the “Pyjama Artist,” Forbes magazine called her “Bollywood’s next great singing sensation,” and Hindustan Times praised her as “the next big thing on the Internet.”
Childhood and Adolescence
Shirley Setia was born on July 2, 1993, in Auckland, New Zealand, to Indian parents. Her mother is a homemaker and her father is a businessman.
Shane, her younger brother, is her only sibling. She has stated that her roots are in Daman, India and that she hopes to one day establish herself as a successful musician in Mumbai.
Setia was never interested in pursuing a career in music, despite her parents’ encouragement to listen to and admire ancient Hindi songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh.
Shirley excelled in science at school and aspired to be an astronaut, but as she progressed in her career, she began to aspire to be an accountant.
Music, on the other hand, was something she held very dear to her heart and never completely let go of. She’d never had any formal training and had just performed in front of her parents and relatives.
The Career of Shirley
Shirley completed her education in Auckland before enrolling at the University of Auckland to pursue a career in Commerce and working as an intern.
Since she was a child, her parents have described her as a “little girl with huge goals.” Shirley had always wanted to be a public person and used to sing for herself, although having no formal training.
She used to sing her own versions of old Hindi songs to her parents, and after receiving support from family and friends, she entered an online singing competition hosted by T-Series, a massive Indian music label.
Shirley was one of the hundreds of thousands of people who submitted entries. She sang ‘Tum Hi Ho,’ which was written by Arijit Singh for the film ‘Aashiqui 2’.
Her pleasant appearance and lovely voice drew the attention of the judges, and she was named one of the competition’s winners.
Shirley gained a lot of confidence as a result of this experience, and she began performing theatrical shows in her hometown, where Hindi songs were reportedly warmly received. During that period, she began filming and uploading YouTube videos of herself singing at home or in the woods.
She was warmly received by Indian audiences, and she eventually decided to return to her homeland in the hopes of breaking into the music industry as a vocalist. Meanwhile, in order to support herself, she began working in radio while also making YouTube videos, which grew in popularity.
She worked with a variety of ‘online stars’ from the United Kingdom, the United States, India, and Canada while honing her vocal abilities. Apart from collaborations, she is in talks with a few major Indian record labels and keeps herself active with tours and shows.
In 2016, she received two awards: the BIG Golden Voice Award Show’s ‘BIG Digital Sensation Award’ and the Outlook Social Media Awards” Musician of the Year award.
Her Personal Experiences
Shirley, a self-confessed pizza fan, is a huge fan of Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor and has voiced her desire to work with them in the future.
She idolizes KK and Lata Mangeshkar, in addition to actors, and claims that singing for A.R. Rahman, the ace composer, is a lifetime goal of hers.
Shirley has more than 1.3 million YouTube subscribers and is one of the ‘Top 30 most subscribed channels on the platform.
Shirley has a big readership of 1.4 million on the photo and video sharing app Instagram, which is growing as her popularity grows.
Estimated Net worth
Shirley Setia has a net worth of over $7.4 million dollars. She makes money from a variety of outlets, including YouTube, RJ, acting, singing, and social media marketing.