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MUSKAN GOSWAMI
Sensational YouTube singers
who are singing for Bollywood
India is a land where talents are born and raised. Paths of flourishing in a specific
talent might vary but the power in the talents remains priceless. Many such awe-
strucking talents have been found on YouTube in the form of melodious singers.
YouTube is a digital platform where Indian singers get to share their voices directly
with listeners from across the world. There are several India YouTube singers who
have gained immense popularity over the years and have begun their music journey
in Bollywood. Take a look at these 6 scintillating singers:
Sanah Moidutty
Sanah is
an award-
winning singer
songwriter. She
got her first break
in Bollywood in
2011 at a talent
hunt in college,
while she was
pursuing her graduation in computer
engineering. In 2012, the singer started
her YouTube channel. On YouTube, she
has a following of 61.27 M. Her popularity
on YouTube and her stint in Bollywood
gave her many more opportunities in
Bollywood. Sanah has rendered her
voice in Bollywood movies like Mohenjo
Daro (2016), Meri Pyaari Bindu (2017),
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013), and Always
Kabhi Kabhi (2011) among others. In
2017, Sanah was awarded “Best Singing
Sensation” for the song Afeemi from
the movie, Meri Pyaari Bindu.
Jonita Gandhi
Jonita started her
YouTube channel
when she was just
17. Her YouTube
channel is named
Jonitamusic and
has a following
of 48.53 M. Her
popularity on
YouTube led her to a singing world
tour with Sonu Nigam. Soon enough,
she was offered songs for Bollywood
movies. Jonita has sung for various
movies including Chennai Express
(2013), Highway (2014), Dangal (2016),
Dishoom (2016), and Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil (2016). The Break Up Song
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is her most successful song to-date.
Sanam Puri
Sanam Puri is
part one of India’s
most famous
YouTube bands,
Sanam. He is
the lead vocalist
and composer
in the band. The
band is amongst
India’s top 10 independent YouTube
channels, India’s biggest music artist
on the digital platform, and the fastest
growing YouTube channel in the country.
His YouTube channel has a massive
1.12 B following. Sanam has received
many Bollywood singing opportunities.
His filmography includes movies like
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013), Hasee
Toh Phasee (2014), Hamshakals (2014),
and Student of the Year (2019).
Shirley Setia
Shirley is surely
among the
most renowned
singers in the
Indian YouTube
community.
She has 3.14 M
following on
her YouTube
channel. Shirley stumbled upon her
love for music and singing over a
contest conducted by T-Series. Soon, she
discovered her passion for music over
YouTube. In 2017, Shirley sang her first
Bollywood track Disco Disco for the movie
A Gentleman (2017), starring Sidharth
Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez.
Tushar Joshi
A YouTube
singing star,
Tushar enjoys a
good following
of 4.07 M on
his YouTube
Channel. He
began his
YouTube journey
in 2013. His popularity on YouTube gave
home play-back singing opportunities
in Bollywood. After becoming the
voice for songs for Ranbir Kapoor’s
character in Jagga Jasoos (2017),
mainstream Bollywood movies started
to approach Tushar. Ever since then,
he has sung for movies like Jab Harry
Met Sejal (2017), Tubelight (2017), and
Kalank (2019), among various others.
Arjun Kanungo
An award-
winning singer,
composer and a
producer, Arjun
has a YouTube
channel with a
wide following
of 16.76 M. A
classically
trained singer, his first Bollywood song
was Khoon Choos Le from the movie
Go Goa Gone. Since then, Arjun has
lent his voice for various Bollywood
movies. On YouTube, his songs like
Baaki Baatein Peene Baad ft. Badshah,
La La La with Neha Kakar, and Aaya
Na Tu with Momina Musteshsan, have
gained much popularity and appreciation
by the masses. In 2015, Arjun won
the GIMA Award for best debut.