Shirley Setia
Shirley Setia is a New Zealand singer and actress. Setia featured in the Forbes Magazine, where she was referred to as "Bollywood's Next Big Singing Sensation". Setia made her acting debut with "Maska" which released on Netflix will be making her Bollywood film debut with "Nikamma" and Telugu film debut with "Krishna Vrinda Vihari". Early life. Setia was born in Daman, India and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. 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. Her YouTube entry  was recorded in her bedroom while she was wearing pyjamas, which earned her the nickname "Pyjama popstar" by the "New Zealand Herald". Setia was eventually declared the winner. Career. Singing career. 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. "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". she was also acknowledged as India's YouTube sensation  by the "Hindustan Times" and as one of New Zealand's biggest international artists by TVNZ. , she has 3.71 million subscribers on YouTube with 308 million views. She was invited by YouTube as a 'YouTube Creator' to perform live in YouTube FanFest held in Mumbai in 2016 and 2017. Acting career. Setia made her acting debut with "Maska" which released on Netflix. She will be making her Bollywood film debut with "Nikamma" alongside Abhimanyu Dassani and Telugu film debut with "Krishna Vrinda Vihari" opposite Naga Shaurya.