Shweta Subram Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shweta Subram

• Shweta was born in Mangalore, India. When she was just two months old, her family relocated to Dubai, UAE.

• A few years later, she moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with her family and got settled there.

• In childhood, Shweta began learning music as a hobby. In an interview, while talking about it, Shweta said,
  

  Growing up I was learning Indian music, but at the same time I was exposed to Western music and, of course, Bollywood [which has] everything from folk to hip-hop, pop to jazz, to everything.”

• In 2006, Shweta participated in a prestigious talent hunt by Sangam Kala Group and emerged as the winner. She was awarded the Best Singer in North America Award by the Group.

• After winning the talent hunt, Shweta decided to stay back in India for some time. During her stay there, Shweta was chosen by Zoom (TV channel) to participate in the singing reality TV show, the Sunsilk Gang of Girls. On the show, she was mentored by Leslie Lewis and Baba Sehgal.

• She then appeared in a few Sunsilk advertisements.

• She began her career as a host and reporter for the television program “Sounds of India” on Rogers Channel 22 in Canada.

• From 2006 to 2007, Shweta worked as an Executive Assistant for Radio Mirchi in Mumbai.

• She then worked as a Radio Jockey for CKCU 97.9 FM (CHIN FM).

• In 2009, she joined HumDesi Radio, the largest radio station in North America, and began hosting the Drive Home show in Toronto, Canada. She was associated with the radio station till 2011.

• While working as a radio host, Shweta began writing her own songs.

• In 2011, she uploaded the videos of her two original tracks “Jee Le Live Life” (co-written with Vikas Kohli, Rajeev Tandon, and MC J.D) and “Ajooba” (co-written with, and featuring, Richilous) on her YouTube channel.

• In the same year, won a global music competition organised by Shankar Mahadevan Academy. She received a Best Singer Award for it and got a chance to get personally mentored by Shankar Mahadevan.

• Soon, she bagged an opportunity to perform at the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2011 in Toronto. She shared the stage with Bollywood music composer/director duo Salim–Sulaiman in Toronto.

• In 2013, Shweta Subram collaborated with YouTube sensations The Piano Guys for their first Indian-language video, a cover of Swedish House Mafia’s blissful club hit “Don’t You Worry Child.” The song was recorded in The Piano Guys’ Utah studio and received more than 15 million views on YouTube. Shweta translated the original lyrics of the song into Hindi.

• Besides Hindi, Shweta also sings songs in various languages, including Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, and English.

• Shwetaa has rendered covers of many popular Bollywood songs, including Heer, Saadi Galli Aaja, Mitti Di Khushboo, Kuch Na Kaho, and Jab Koi Baat.

• In 2016, Shweta released her series Shwetapella on YouTube, which contained covers of many popular songs. She started the series with the song Moh Moh Ke Dhaage.

• Shweta has been featured in Times of India, Deccan Chronicle, The Indian Express, and various popular news magazines.

• Shweta sang the National Anthem for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grand reception in Canada and became the youngest Indian to perform at the esteemed Carnegie Hall with The Piano Guys.

• She has written and sung songs for the Canadian film BAS! Beyond the Red Light.

• Shweta has sung in more than 200 concerts in various cities across India, UAE, USA, the Czech Republic, Japan, Indonesia, the Caribbean, and Canada.

• Shweta gave performances in different cities across Gujarat for BIG 92.7 Navaratri Dandiya nights for an audience of 50,000.

• She has performed to a crowd of 25,000+ in Pune along with Atif Aslam and Sukhbir.

• She once toured across Canada with musical legend Alka Yagnik.

• Shweta has also shared the stage with renowned singers like Abhijeet Sawant, JoSH, and Shafqat Amanat Ali.

• She has also sung songs for Star Plus’ show Tere Sheher Mein.

• Shweta made her Bollywood debut in 2015 with the film Hawaizaada, which starred Ayushmann Khurrana, Mithun Chakraborty, and Pallavi Sharda. She lent her voice to the title track, Dil-e-Nadaan, performing it alongside Ayushmann Khurrana, who co-composed the music with Rochak Kohli.

• Her entry into Tamil cinema came in 2017 with the song Mella Mella from the movie Maayavan, featuring Lavanya Tripathi and Sundeep Kishan, with music composed by Ghibran.

• Shweta also contributed three songs to Mostly Sunny, a biographical film on Sunny Leone directed by Dilip Mehta.

• In 2020, Shweta Subram’s song Jalebi Baby was released. The song was an instant hit.

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