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Shirley Setia is an Indian singer and actress. Shirley Setia featured in the Forbes Magazine, where she was referred to as “Bollywood’s Next Big Singing Sensation”. Setia made her acting debut with 2020 Hindi film Maska which released on Netflix. She will be making her big screen debut with Nikamma and Telugu film debut with Krishna Vrinda Vihari.
Shirley Setia Wiki/Biography
Full Name | Shirley Setia |
Profession | Singer and Actress |
Height in Feet, Weight and Figure Size
Height | in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in Feet Inches- 5′ 3″ |
Weight | in Kilograms- 50 Kg in Pounds- 110 lbs |
Figure Measurements | 33-25-33 |
Bra/Breast Size | 33B inches |
Waist Size | 25 inches |
Hip Size | 33 inches |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Personal Information
Date of Birth | 2 July 1993 |
Age (as in 2022) | 29 Years |
Birthplace | Daman, India |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Hometown | Auckland, New Zealand |
School | Not Known |
College | • University of Auckland, Auckland • New York Film Academy |
Educational Qualification(s) | • A degree in Marketing and Information Systems from the University of Auckland • Did a course from New York Film Academy |
Debut | YouTube: Cover song “Tum Hi Ho” from Ashiqui 2 in 2012 Film: Song- “Disco Disco” from the film “A Gentleman” (2017) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Khatri |
Hobbies | Nail art, Listening to Music |
Husband/Boyfriend
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Armaan Malik |
Favourite Things
Food | Pizza |
Actor | Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan |
Actress | Shilpa Shetty |
Film | Wake Up Sid |
Musician | Sonu Nigham, Arjit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal |
Style Icon | Kareena Kapoor |
Rapper | Badshah |
Family
Parents | Father– Raj Setia (Businessman) Mother– Firoza Setia |
Siblings | Sister– None Brother– Shane (Younger) |
Amazing Facts About Shirley Setia
- Does Shirley Setia smoke?: No
- Does Shirley Setia drink alcohol?: No
- Shirley is a New Zealand-based singer and social media star with more than 2.2 million followers on Facebook, 689K followers on Instagram, and 6.5 million subscribers on YouTube.
- She was born in Daman but moved to New Zealand along with her family at the age of seven.
- Shirley father, Raj Setia is a businessman with roots in Hisar while her mother belongs to Goa.
- In an interview, she revealed that she was very close to her grandfather.
- Shirley is not only a popular singer on YouTube but also a Radio Tarana RJ of the show Showtime with Shirley.
- She is not a trained singer.
- As a kid, she wanted to be an astronaut.
- The first song that she sang on stage was Iktara from Wake Up Sid in 2001.
- In 2012, when she was still in high school, she got a chance to meet the famous Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal who had then suggested her to upload YouTube videos.
- Shirley’s first viral video, a cover of ‘Tum Hi Ho’ from ‘Aashiqui 2,’ which was recorded spontaneously at 1 am from her parent’s house in Dannemora, East Auckland while she was in her pyjamas, earned her the nickname ‘Pyjama Popstar.’ The video went on to win a contest conducted by T-Series. From there, her fame grew online.
- When her cover song, like Bol Do Na Zara and Sanam Re, which each has over 23 million views, took the internet by storm, Setia sharpened her skills by learning to edit and shoot videos.
- While working as a part-time radio jockey, Setia earned a degree in Marketing and Information Systems from the University of Auckland.
- The GVK mall event pushed Shirley Setia to pursue her passion professionally, and she decided to move to Mumbai.
- In March 2016, Forbes Magazine featured an article on Setia; referring to her as “Bollywood’s Next Big Singing Sensation.”
- In 2017, she made her debut in Bollywood with the song ‘Disco Disco’ in the film ‘A Gentleman.’ In the same year, she decided to stop doing cover music so that she could spend more time on her originals.
- Once, the famous Ghazal singer, Pankaj Udhas had complimented Shirley on her singing style.
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