Earlier Bollywood and some reality shows were the only platforms where we used to see fresh new talent, and where talented people could hope of attaining fame. Since YouTube came into being, becoming famous is not a big deal. YouTube’s sensational singer, Shirley Setia is an example.
Shirley Setia is a 22-year old Indo-Kiwi singer, performer, and songwriter from Auckland, New Zealand.In 2013, she participated in a competition where she recorded a video dressed in her pajamas. Surprisingly she won over some ten thousand other participants! This earned her the title of “Pyjama Rockstar” by a leading paper.
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She was also a radio jockey for Indian music based Radio Tarana. After her first music video went viral, she started uploading more videos regularly. Her videos became very popular and there’s been no looking back for her.
She mainly uploads cover versions of famous songs, still her original tracks are no less. Let us listen to some of her famous songs and be ready to get awestruck after listening to her melodious voice.
Tum Hi Ho (Cover Version)
This was her first video on YouTube, which she uploaded as her official entry for the competition. It was uploaded in 2013. By far it garnered over 2.8 million views on YouTube.
#SilkSong (New Jingle)
Shirley paired up with Armaan Malik, for singing Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk’s new Jingle, which they call it as #SilkSong. It was actually a new version of the old jingle. This jingle was immensely loved by Cadbury lovers. This video of hers crossed 1.3 million views on YouTube.
Koi Shor (Original)
This song was Shirley’s debut single song on YouTube. It is a slow romantic song which gave away message of keeping our inner ‘shor’ alive. This video released in September 2016 and crossed 3.4 million views.
Tu Mil Gaya (Original)
This song is another single of Shirley. the song has some groovy beats. The song unfolds around a Tinder date and how they end up together. Shirley’s voice makes it more magical.
Bol Do Na Zara (Cover Version)
This song is a cover version of the song ‘Bol Do Na Zara’ from the movie Azhar. This time she teamed up with Antareep Hazarika and Darrel Mascarenhas. Her voice literally made listeners swoon around her. This video of hers crossed 23 million views on YouTube.
She is definitely giving Bollywood singers a tough competition! If we’ve missed listing any of her songs you’d like to hear do write to us and let us know.
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