Shweta Subram: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Canadian singer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

| origin          = [[Ottawa]], Canada

| associated_acts = [[Ayushmann Khurrana]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Ghibran]], [[Shankar Tucker]], [[Sunny Leone]], [[Josh (band)|Josh]], [[Vatsal Sheth]], [[Salim–Sulaiman]], [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[The Piano Guys]], [[Abhay Jodhpurkar]]

''' Kantimathi Subramanian Iyer''', known professionally as '''Shweta Subram''', is a Canadian playback singer, known for singing in the song "[[Jalebi Baby]]" (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Choudhury|first=Nila|date=2020-11-24|title=Tune In Tuesdays - Tesher Ft. Shweta Subram's Sweet 'Jalebi Baby' Got Us Hooked|url=https://www.dissdash.com/2020/11/24/tune-in-tuesdays-tesher-ft-shweta-subrams-sweet-jalebi-baby-got-us-hooked/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=DissDash|language=en-US}}</ref> She primarily sings in [[Hindi]], as well as [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]] and other languages. Shweta is the recipient of multiple awards including the North American Best Singer award<ref name="simplybhangra1">{{cite web |title=Simply Bhangra Introducing Shweta Subramanian |url=http://simplybhangra.com/news/fresh-artists/2824-introducing-shweta-subramanian |work=Simply Bhangra |publisher=Simply Bhangra}}</ref> from Sangam Kala Group, and Best Singer Award from Shankar Mahadevan Academy's talent hunt,<ref>{{cite web |title=Shankar Mahadevan declares Shweta Subram winner |url=http://news.avstv.com/2011/09/13/shankar-mahadevan-declares-shweta-subram-winner/ |publisher=AVS TV }}</ref> judged by [[Shankar Mahadevan]] himself. Shweta was an active participant in the [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] (2011), performing with Bollywood music composer/director duo [[Salim–Sulaiman]] for IIFA Rocks in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shweta Subram Rocks With Salim and Sulaiman at IIFAs |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/shweta-subram-rocks-with-salim-and-sulaiman-at-iffas-20110624 |access-date=26 July 2011 |newspaper=DesiHits}}</ref>

Shweta was born in [[Mangalore]], India but her family relocated to [[Dubai, UAE]] when she was two months old and moved to [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada during her teenage years. She graduated from [[Merivale High School]] and obtained a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] (Honours) degree from [[Carleton University]]. Though singing started off as a hobby for Shweta, her talent was constantly appreciated through multiple awards and accolades in Dubai and Canada, and made way to a full time pursuit of music.<ref name="paisa">{{cite web |url=https://www.paisawapas.com/student-stories/versatile-singer-shweta-subram/ |title=This versatile singer with 73k followers will teach you the real importance of discipline to seek perfection |access-date=5 May 2017 |date=3 May 2017 |website=paisawapas.com}}</ref>

Shweta is known to be a rockstar performer. Her set typically includes of popular and upbeat Bollywood songs along with evergreen classics. She has headlined various festivals and concerts in North America, Middle-East, the Caribbean, and Asia. In April 2015, she was invited to sing national anthems of Canada and India to open floor for speeches by Indian PM Modi and Canadian PM harper.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shweta Subram Sings Indian & Canadian National Anthems at Ricoh Center |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OJIVm6Lo0g |via=YouTube}}</ref> She also headlined the IIFA Buzz (2011) festival in [[Markham, Ontario]] and The IIFA Rocks segment was aired globally by [[STAR (India)]] to a total audience of 700 million. Shweta sang the song Khuda Ke Liye with Salim–Sulaiman from the film [[Aazaan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Khuda Ke Liye (Aazaan) by Salim Merchant and Shweta Subram – IIFA Rocks |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqCD9GIEVuQ |work=Wizcraft |publisher=Star TV}}</ref> In March 2015, Shweta became the youngest vocalist of Indian origin to perform at the esteemed [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York. Shweta has headlined various concerts and private events across 75 cities in 12 countries.{{fact|date=June 2022}}

[[Category:Carleton University alumni]]

[[Category:21st-century Canadian singers]]

[[Category:21st-century Canadian women singers]]