Shraddha Sharma
 | This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. (December 2015) |
Shraddha Sharma | |
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| Born | 15 October 1995 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Shraddha Sharma is a singer from Dehradun who started out by uploading videos to YouTube.[1] The first video was a cover of the song "Main Tenu Samjhawan ki" from the movie Virsa, uploaded when Sharma was 15, on 30 April 2011.[2][3]
Personal life
Her favourite singers are Lana Del Rey, Lata Mangeshkar and the band Porcupine Tree.
Sharma's mother, Kusum, is a music teacher who has trained her daughter since she was 9 years old.
Career
Sharma's fourth video, an upload on 16 August 2011, went viral. "Haal-e-Dil", a song from Murder 2, has now[when?] had more than 700,000 views.[citation needed]
The Hair n Care campaign[clarification needed] consists of a TVC[clarification needed] with the song "Just Trust Me" song, sung by Sharma.
Her channel today[when?] has over 215,000 subscribers.[citation needed]
Sharma signed an album deal with Universal and a YouTube deal with Culture Machine.[4]
Her album was launched at the inaugural YouTube Fan Fest on 1 March 2014 in Mumbai.[5] Titled Raastey, the album is an eclectic mix of pop, R&B, rock and dance.[6] Titled after the lead song "Raastey", the album, according to Sharma, is all about life and the road that lies ahead. All of the songs on the album were written by acclaimed songwriter Ankur Tewari.[7]
After Sharma released her video "Dum Maro Dum", she planned to begin composing her next single.[8]
Songs
| Album | Song | Lyrics | Ref. |
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| Raastey (2014) | "Raastey" | Ankur Tiwari | [9] |
| "Jump" | [10] | ||
| "Main Aur Tu" | [11] | ||
| "Yeh Vaada Raha" | [12] | ||
| "Sapne" | [13] | ||
| "Jaane Do Naa" | [14] | ||
| "Saara Jahaan" | [15] | ||
| "Zalim" | [16] |
References
- ^ Express Features (26 November 2014). "Shraddha sharma of youtube". newindianexpress.
- ^ Ghose, Anindita (16 September 2011). "Shraddha popular from dehradun". The Hindu.
- ^ endearing picture at the Social Media Week at Hard Rock Cafe. "Shraddha Sharma makes an impact". Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Shraddha signs album deal. "Shraddha Sharma Signs Album Deal With Universal; YouTube Deal With Culture Machine". Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "YouTube sensation Shraddha Sharma on her album and her partner Alexander". The Telegraph. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Album launch. "YouTube girl Shraddha Sharma's album launched". Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ K Ashwin (3 March 2014). "shraddha launches her debut album Raastey". indianshowbiz.
- ^ "sensation Shraddha Sharma to soon venture into composing". Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Raastey song info". iTunes.
- ^ "Jump song info". iTunes.
- ^ "Main Aur Tu song info". iTunes.
- ^ "Yeh Vaada Raha song on iTunes". iTunes.
- ^ "Sapne song on iTunes". iTunes.
- ^ "Jaane Do Naa on iTunes". iTunes.
- ^ "Saara Jahaan on iTunes". iTunes.
- ^ "Zalim on iTunes". iTunes.
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