Shirley Setia is a New Zealand singer and actress known for her work in the Indian film and music industries.[3][4][5] Born in Daman, India in the former union territory of Daman and Diu, she immigrated with her family to Auckland and came to attention as a YouTube musician uploading covers of Bollywood songs while still a student at the University of Auckland. Setia subsequently featured in the Forbes magazine, where she was referred to as "Bollywood's Next Big Singing Sensation".
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Shirley Setia | |
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Background information | |
Born | Daman, India |
Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Pop |
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Years active | 2012–present |
YouTube information | |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Subscribers | 3.98 million[1] |
Total views | 360.11 million[1] |
Last updated: 13 August 2022[2] | |
Setia made her acting debut with 2020 Hindi film Maska which released on Netflix. She made her big screen debut with Nikamma in 2022[6][7] and also starred in the Telugu film Krishna Vrinda Vihari, which released on 23 September 2022.
Setia was born in Daman, India and raised in Auckland, New Zealand.[8] A graduate student from the University of Auckland and marketing and publicity intern at Auckland Council, Setia took part in a contest conducted by T-Series.[9] Her YouTube entry was recorded in her bedroom while she was wearing pyjamas,[9] which earned her the nickname "Pyjama popstar" by the New Zealand Herald.[4] Setia was eventually declared the winner.[9][10]
After working in a weekly radio show and taking part in local competitions in Auckland, Setia performed in her first concerts in Mumbai and Hyderabad in India in 2016.[11] Forbes magazine's Rob Cain wrote a feature on her and her future goals, in which he stated that "Bollywood's Next Big Singing Sensation Just Might Be This Tiny Kiwi".[11] she was also acknowledged as India's YouTube sensation by the Hindustan Times[12] and as one of New Zealand's biggest international artists by TVNZ.[13]
As of January 2021[update], she has 3.71 million subscribers on YouTube with 308 million views.[14] She was invited by YouTube as a 'YouTube Creator' to perform live in YouTube FanFest held in Mumbai in 2016 and 2017.[15]
Setia made her acting debut with 2020 film Maska which released on Netflix. Her next film was Nikamma released in June 2022, a remake of 2017 Telugu film Middle Class Abbayi.[6][16] She made her Telugu film debut with Krishna Vrinda Vihari which released in September 2022.[17]
Year | Film/Album | Song | Music director | Co-singer |
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2014 | Non-album single | "Thode Se Hum" | Shirley Setia and Abhas Joshi | Abhas Joshi |
2015 | 4 Steps Forward | "Naye Love Ki Subah" | Parichay | Parichay and Gunsmith |
2016 | Non-album single | "Koi Shor" | Ravi Singhal | Ravi Singhal |
Passengers | "Aadat" | Sukumar Dutta | Raftaar and Jubin Nautiyal | |
2017 | A Gentleman | "Disco Disco" | Sachin–Jigar | Benny Dayal |
Best of Luck Laalu | "Luv u Luv u" | Kirtidan Gadhvi | ||
T-Series Mixtape | "Tu Jo Mila-Raabta" | Abhijit Vaghani | Jubin Nautiyal | |
Non-album single | "Tu Mil Gaya" | Haroon-Gavin | ||
2018 | "Jab Koi Baat" (Recreated) | DJ Chetas | Atif Aslam | |
"Koi Vi Nahi" | Rajat Nagpal | Gurnazar Chattha | ||
5 Weddings | "Na Chah Ke Bhi" | Vishal Mishra | ||
Non-album single | "Naiyo Jaana" | Ravi Singhal | ||
2019 | Aladdin | "A Whole New World" | Kurt Hugo Schneider | |
T-Series Electrofolk | "Bhumro" | Aditya Dev | Aditya Dev and Parry G | |
Non-album single | "Biba" | Marshmello and Pritam | Pardeep Singh Sran and Dev Negi | |
T-Series Mixtape Season-2 | "Ik Vaari Aa/Naadan Parindey/Tum Ho Toh" | Bhushan Kumar and Ahmed Khan | Abhijit V and Jubin Nautiyal | |
2020 | Maska | "I Wanna Hang With You" | Mikey McClealy | IP Singh |
Non-album single | "Dil Ko Tumse Pyaar Hua" (Recreated) | Abhijit Vaghani | ||
"Naa Tum Jaano Na Hum" (Recreated) | ||||
" Chura Liya Hain Tumne Jo Dil Ko" (Recreated) | ||||
2021 | "Tere Naal Rehniya" | Gaurav Dev and Kartik Dev | Gurnazar Chattha | |
2022 | Nikamma | "Tere Bin Kya (Reprise)" | Gourov Dasgupta | Mame Khan |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
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2020 | Maska | Persis Mistry | Hindi | [18] |
2022 | Nikamma | Natasha "Nikki" Singh | [19] | |
Krishna Vrinda Vihari | Vrinda Mishra | Telugu | [20] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Lockdown | Herself | Cameo appearance | [21][22][23] |
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