Singer and Radio Tarana RJ Shirley Setia need no introduction, her voice is her identity, or so a popular Lata song goes. Shirley, a 20-year-old, Indian girl, living in Auckland has harboured a passion for singing and has been making waves on various social media platforms with people getting enamored by her voice.
Currently, a student at the University of Auckland, studying B.Com, she works part-time as a Radio Jockey in Radio Tarana. Her own show ‘Showtime with Shirley’ airs on Sundays between 1- 4:30 pm, on the channel.
Shirley, ranks amongst the Top 100, in the ‘Most Subscribed’ channels list in New Zealand, when last checked she was climbing the ladder at number 60. Her cover version of the song ‘Tum Hi Ho…’ was selected by T-Series, the music label, as one of the winners of their worldwide held competition on YouTube. The cover now has close to 1million views on YouTube.
She has also performed on various platforms like the ‘Rock On’ event organised and managed by UA International, a charity concert; with a band called ‘Indigenous’, here in Auckland. Among other notable recognition her cover for the song ‘Tera chehra…” was recognised and appreciated by Adnan Sami, the original singer of the song, on Twitter.
A young girl dreams being put on the back-burner is a story of the old, now woman all over are multi-tasking and leaving an indelible mark on their chosen fields of work. Rising singer Shirley Setia is one of those voices that will find her way to your heart.