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'''Ananyashree Birla''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|n|æ|n|j|ə|_|ˈ|b|ɜːr|l|ə}} born 17 July 1994) is an Indian singer |
'''Ananyashree Birla''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|n|æ|n|j|ə|_|ˈ|b|ɜːr|l|ə}} born 17 July 1994) is an Indian singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=5 April 2019 |title=Ananya Birla Talks the Rise of Pop Music In India, Her New Song 'Unstoppable' & Female Empowerment |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8505554/ananya-birla-talks-pop-music-india-new-song-unstoppable |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715195252/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8505554/ananya-birla-talks-pop-music-india-new-song-unstoppable |archive-date=15 July 2019}}</ref> Since her debut single in 2016,<ref name="Ananyashree" /> Birla has reached more than 350 million combined streams<ref name="markets.ft.com">{{Cite web |title=ImagineAR Announces Agreement with Indian Superstar Singer Ananya Birla – Company Announcement – FT.com |url=https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202012100630CANADANWCANADAPR_C9608-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926025527/https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202012100630CANADANWCANADAPR_C9608-1 |archive-date=26 September 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Financial Times}}</ref> and collaborated with artists including [[Sean Kingston]], [[Afrojack]], and [[Mood Melodies]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Debra |date=20 December 2019 |title=India's Pop Star Ananya Birla Advises: 'Life Is About Learning From the Bad Times and Making Ourselves Stronger' |url=https://parade.com/969747/debrawallace/ananya-birla/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608220724/https://parade.com/969747/debrawallace/ananya-birla/ |archive-date=8 June 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Parade}}</ref> Birla is the first Indian artist with an English-language single to go platinum in India; five of her singles have achieved platinum or double platinum status.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Zangba |date=4 May 2019 |title=Ananya Birla releases a lyric video for her "Blackout" single |url=https://www.bongminesentertainment.com/ananya-birla-blackout-vector-wurld/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116023117/https://www.bongminesentertainment.com/ananya-birla-blackout-vector-wurld/ |archive-date=16 January 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Bong Mines Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2020, Birla became the first Indian to sign with Maverick Management in Los Angeles<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baddhan |first=Raj |date=20 February 2020 |title=Ananya Birla becomes first Indian artist to sign deal with Maverick |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/ananya-birla-becomes-first-indian-artist-to-sign-deal-with-maverick/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124001926/https://www.bizasialive.com/ananya-birla-becomes-first-indian-artist-to-sign-deal-with-maverick/ |archive-date=24 January 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=BizAsia ZeeTV}}</ref> and released “Let There Be Love”<ref name="flaunt.com">{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla / Overcoming Stereotypes, Stigma & New Single "Let There Be Love" |url=https://flaunt.com/content/ananya-overcoming-stereotypes-stigma-amp-new-single-let-there-be-love |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Flaunt |language=en-US |archive-date=16 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216063344/https://flaunt.com/content/ananya-overcoming-stereotypes-stigma-amp-new-single-let-there-be-love |url-status=live }}</ref> and “Everybody's Lost” becoming the first Indian |
In 2020, Birla became the first Indian to sign with Maverick Management in Los Angeles<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baddhan |first=Raj |date=20 February 2020 |title=Ananya Birla becomes first Indian artist to sign deal with Maverick |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/ananya-birla-becomes-first-indian-artist-to-sign-deal-with-maverick/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124001926/https://www.bizasialive.com/ananya-birla-becomes-first-indian-artist-to-sign-deal-with-maverick/ |archive-date=24 January 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=BizAsia ZeeTV}}</ref> and released “Let There Be Love”<ref name="flaunt.com">{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla / Overcoming Stereotypes, Stigma & New Single "Let There Be Love" |url=https://flaunt.com/content/ananya-overcoming-stereotypes-stigma-amp-new-single-let-there-be-love |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Flaunt |language=en-US |archive-date=16 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216063344/https://flaunt.com/content/ananya-overcoming-stereotypes-stigma-amp-new-single-let-there-be-love |url-status=live }}</ref> and “Everybody's Lost” becoming the first Indian artist to be featured on American national top 40 pop radio show, ''Sirius XM Hits.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla announces a new upcoming song, Let There Be Love |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2020/jul/25/ananya-birla-announces-a-new-upcoming-song-let-there-be-love-26791.html |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=indulgexpress.com |date=25 July 2020 |language=en |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125081302/https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2020/jul/25/ananya-birla-announces-a-new-upcoming-song-let-there-be-love-26791.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Birla is the founder of |
Birla is the founder of Svatantra Microfin, a company that provides [[microfinance]] to women in rural India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chaudhary |first=Deepti |date=29 October 2015 |title=Ananya Birla: Her father's daughter |work=Forbes India |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/india-rich-list-2015/ananya-birla-her-fathers-daughter/41389/1 |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=16 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316151013/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/india-rich-list-2015/ananya-birla-her-fathers-daughter/41389/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is also the founder of Ikai Asai<ref name="designpataki.com">{{Cite web |last=Pereira |first=Beverly |date=27 February 2020 |title=Indian home décor brands of the moment that are here to stay |url=https://www.designpataki.com/indian-home-decor-brands-moment-stay/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228160248/https://www.designpataki.com/indian-home-decor-brands-moment-stay/ |archive-date=28 February 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Design Pataki |language=en-US}}</ref> and cofounder of Mpower.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2016 |title=MPower urges India to #StampOutStigma on mental health |publisher=Campaign India |url=http://www.campaignindia.in/video/mpower-urges-india-to-stampoutstigma-on-mental-health/424280 |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227002155/https://www.campaignindia.in/video/mpower-urges-india-to-stampoutstigma-on-mental-health/424280 |url-status=live }}</ref> Birla has received awards for her work and entrepreneurship, including the ET Panache Trendsetters of 2016 award for Young Business Person<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 2016 |title=ET Panache Trendsetter Awards 2016: Ananya Birla wins the Trendsetting Young Business Person Award |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-panache-trendsetter-awards-2016-ananya-birla-wins-the-trendsetting-young-business-person-award/videoshow/55048385.cms |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224204033/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-panache-trendsetter-awards-2016-ananya-birla-wins-the-trendsetting-young-business-person-award/videoshow/55048385.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> and was listed as one of GQs Most Influential Indians of 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 December 2018 |title=GQ's 50 Most Influential Young Indians of 2018 |publisher=GQ India |url=https://www.gqindia.com/magazine-story/gq-most-influential-young-indians-2018/ |access-date=15 July 2019 |archive-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715194318/https://www.gqindia.com/magazine-story/gq-most-influential-young-indians-2018/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In 2020, she launched the Ananya Birla Foundation to support |
In 2020, she launched the Ananya Birla Foundation to support mental health, equality, education, financial inclusion, climate change and humanitarian relief efforts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=EE News Desk |date=1 October 2020 |title=Ananya Birla announces the launch of her Philanthropic Foundation |work=Everything Experiential |url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Ananya-Birla-announces-the-launch-of-her-Philanthropic-Foundation-/30-09-2020-326620/ |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126050301/http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Ananya-Birla-announces-the-launch-of-her-Philanthropic-Foundation-/30-09-2020-326620/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Kumar Mangalam Birla]], an Indian industrialist and the chairman of the [[Aditya Birla Group]] and sister to Indian cricketer [[Aryaman Birla]] (see [[Birla family]])<ref name="The Hindu BusinessLine">{{Cite news |date=25 October 2016 |title=Birla heiress hits the high note with musical debut |work=Business Line |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/birla-heiress-hits-the-high-note-with-musical-debut/article9268001.ece |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803001821/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/birla-heiress-hits-the-high-note-with-musical-debut/article9268001.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Ananyashree Birla<ref name="Ananyashree">{{Cite web |last=Thacker |first=Shruti |date=19 December 2016 |title=Why Ananya Birla—business tycoon and musician—isn't your average 22-year-old |url=https://www.vogue.in/magazine-story/why-ananya-birla-business-tycoon-and-musician-isnt-your-average-22-year-old/ |access-date=5 December 2021 |website=[[Vogue India]] |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205115714/https://www.vogue.in/magazine-story/why-ananya-birla-business-tycoon-and-musician-isnt-your-average-22-year-old/ |url-status=live }}</ref> developed an interest in music at an early age, learning to play the [[santoor]] at the age of eleven.<ref name="The Hindu BusinessLine" /> She attended [[American School of Bombay]]. She studied economics and management at the [[University of Oxford]] for her bachelor's degree, which |
Ananyashree Birla<ref name="Ananyashree">{{Cite web |last=Thacker |first=Shruti |date=19 December 2016 |title=Why Ananya Birla—business tycoon and musician—isn't your average 22-year-old |url=https://www.vogue.in/magazine-story/why-ananya-birla-business-tycoon-and-musician-isnt-your-average-22-year-old/ |access-date=5 December 2021 |website=[[Vogue India]] |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205115714/https://www.vogue.in/magazine-story/why-ananya-birla-business-tycoon-and-musician-isnt-your-average-22-year-old/ |url-status=live }}</ref> developed an interest in music at an early age, learning to play the [[santoor]] at the age of eleven.<ref name="The Hindu BusinessLine" /> She attended [[American School of Bombay]]. She studied economics and management at the [[University of Oxford]] for her bachelor's degree, which she was awarded in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meet India's Young & Successful Heiresses |publisher=Pursuitist |url=http://www.pursuitist.in/meet-indias-young-successful-heiresses/ |url-status=dead |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202013421/http://www.pursuitist.in/meet-indias-young-successful-heiresses/ |archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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=== Music career === |
=== Music career === |
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While at university, Birla started singing and playing the guitar at pubs and clubs. She also began writing her own music.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 2016 |title=Ananya Birla is India's newest musician on the block |work=Vogue India |url=http://www.vogue.in/content/ananya-birla-indias-newest-musician-block/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226222831/https://www.vogue.in/content/ananya-birla-indias-newest-musician-block/ |archive-date=26 February 2019 |quote=Sponsored}}</ref> Her debut single, "Livin’ the Life", was co-written, and produced, by [[Jim Beanz|JimBeanz]] (who previously collaborated with [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Cheryl (singer)|Cheryl Tweedy]] and [[Demi Lovato]]) and was recorded and produced at a studio in Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2016 |title=Ananya Birla launched a single in collaboration with Afrojack and Jim Beanz |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/ananya-birla-launched-a-single-in-collaboration-with-afrojack-and-jim-beanz/story-D2Ow6kVAzWgQCqLl1wevZI.html |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328203346/https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/ananya-birla-launched-a-single-in-collaboration-with-afrojack-and-jim-beanz/story-D2Ow6kVAzWgQCqLl1wevZI.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A remix by Dutch DJ [[Afrojack]] of "Livin’ the Life" makes Birla the first Indian |
While at university, Birla started singing and playing the guitar at pubs and clubs. She also began writing her own music.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 2016 |title=Ananya Birla is India's newest musician on the block |work=Vogue India |url=http://www.vogue.in/content/ananya-birla-indias-newest-musician-block/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226222831/https://www.vogue.in/content/ananya-birla-indias-newest-musician-block/ |archive-date=26 February 2019 |quote=Sponsored}}</ref> Her debut single, "Livin’ the Life", was co-written, and produced, by [[Jim Beanz|JimBeanz]] (who previously collaborated with [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Cheryl (singer)|Cheryl Tweedy]] and [[Demi Lovato]]) and was recorded and produced at a studio in Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2016 |title=Ananya Birla launched a single in collaboration with Afrojack and Jim Beanz |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/ananya-birla-launched-a-single-in-collaboration-with-afrojack-and-jim-beanz/story-D2Ow6kVAzWgQCqLl1wevZI.html |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328203346/https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/ananya-birla-launched-a-single-in-collaboration-with-afrojack-and-jim-beanz/story-D2Ow6kVAzWgQCqLl1wevZI.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A remix by Dutch DJ [[Afrojack]] of "Livin’ the Life" makes Birla the first Indian artist to get a worldwide release through PM:AM Recordings and hit over 14 million views on YouTube as of June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last=George |first=Nina C |date=13 March 2017 |title=I love making history |work=Deccan Herald |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/601020/i-love-making-history.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328215057/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/601020/i-love-making-history.html |archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Livin' the Life by Ananya Birla (Afrojack remix) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQDXkdH9sbE |via=YouTube |access-date=30 June 2017 |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517151159/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQDXkdH9sbE |url-status=live }}</ref> Her songs have been topping the music charts in 2019. |
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She released her next single "Meant to be" in July 2017 which was subsequently certified Platinum as per the Indian Music Industry (IMI) recognised criteria for certifications. This makes Birla the first Indian |
She released her next single "Meant to be" in July 2017 which was subsequently certified Platinum as per the Indian Music Industry (IMI) recognised criteria for certifications. This makes Birla the first Indian artist with an English single to go platinum.<ref name="BusStandard">{{Cite news |agency=IANS |date=28 November 2017 |title=Ananya Birla's 'Meant to be' certified platinum |work=Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/ananya-birla-s-meant-to-be-certified-platinum-117112800524_1.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503153713/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/ananya-birla-s-meant-to-be-certified-platinum-117112800524_1.html |archive-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> In January 2017, she supported [[Coldplay]] at the Global Citizen Festival.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 January 2017 |title=Coldplay Concert Live Updates: Global Citizen Festival has an all star lineup |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Coldplay-Concert-Live-Updates-Global-Citizen-Festival-has-an-all-star-lineup/articleshow/55511650.cms |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731220521/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Coldplay-Concert-Live-Updates-Global-Citizen-Festival-has-an-all-star-lineup/articleshow/55511650.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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She released her single "Hold On" on 1 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2018 |title=English music is my calling: Ananya Birla |work=The Statesman |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/exclusive-interviews/english-music-is-my-calling-ananya-birla-1502626761.html |access-date=24 April 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145008/https://www.thestatesman.com/exclusive-interviews/english-music-is-my-calling-ananya-birla-1502626761.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 June 2018, she released her fourth single "Circles".<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 June 2018 |title=Singer-entrepreneur Ananya Birla releases her fourth single 'Circles' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/singer-entrepreneur-ananya-birla-releases-her-fourth-single-circles/articleshow/64542508.cms |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620101341/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/singer-entrepreneur-ananya-birla-releases-her-fourth-single-circles/articleshow/64542508.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 17 January 2019, she released her 5th single and 1st song of 2019 "Better", which was viewed 4 million times on YouTube within 2 days of its release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla Biography, Education, Music, Videos – The Official Website |url=https://www.ananyabirla.com/ |access-date=19 January 2019 |archive-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123173940/https://www.ananyabirla.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
She released her single "Hold On" on 1 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2018 |title=English music is my calling: Ananya Birla |work=The Statesman |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/exclusive-interviews/english-music-is-my-calling-ananya-birla-1502626761.html |access-date=24 April 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145008/https://www.thestatesman.com/exclusive-interviews/english-music-is-my-calling-ananya-birla-1502626761.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 June 2018, she released her fourth single "Circles".<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 June 2018 |title=Singer-entrepreneur Ananya Birla releases her fourth single 'Circles' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/singer-entrepreneur-ananya-birla-releases-her-fourth-single-circles/articleshow/64542508.cms |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620101341/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/singer-entrepreneur-ananya-birla-releases-her-fourth-single-circles/articleshow/64542508.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 17 January 2019, she released her 5th single and 1st song of 2019 "Better", which was viewed 4 million times on YouTube within 2 days of its release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla Biography, Education, Music, Videos – The Official Website |url=https://www.ananyabirla.com/ |access-date=19 January 2019 |archive-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123173940/https://www.ananyabirla.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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She released her debut EP ''Fingerprint'' in May 2019, via UMG and Island Records UK. It included "Blackout" featuring [[Vector (rapper)|Vector]] and [[Wurld (musician)|Wurld]], which was one of the first collaborations between major artists from [[India]] and [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla |url=https://www.music-news.com/review/UK/13754/Interview/Ananya-Birla |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Music-News.com |language=en-US |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125181952/https://www.music-news.com/review/UK/13754/Interview/Ananya-Birla |url-status=live }}</ref> |
She released her debut EP ''Fingerprint'' in May 2019, via UMG and Island Records UK. It included "Blackout" featuring [[Vector (rapper)|Vector]] and [[Wurld (musician)|Wurld]], which was one of the first collaborations between major artists from [[India]] and [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla |url=https://www.music-news.com/review/UK/13754/Interview/Ananya-Birla |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Music-News.com |language=en-US |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125181952/https://www.music-news.com/review/UK/13754/Interview/Ananya-Birla |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In September 2019, Birla released ‘Day Goes By’ with [[Sean Kingston]], who she met when they toured in India together.<ref name="billboard.com">{{Cite magazine |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=18 September 2019 |title=Ananya Birla Shares 'Day Goes By' Video ft. Sean Kingston: Premiere |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8530418/ananya-birla-day-goes-by-sean-kingston-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926040202/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8530418/ananya-birla-day-goes-by-sean-kingston-video |archive-date=26 September 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |magazine=Billboard |language=en}}</ref> |
In September 2019, Birla released ‘Day Goes By’ with [[Sean Kingston]], who she met when they toured in India together.<ref name="billboard.com">{{Cite magazine |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=18 September 2019 |title=Ananya Birla Shares 'Day Goes By' Video ft. Sean Kingston: Premiere |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8530418/ananya-birla-day-goes-by-sean-kingston-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926040202/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8530418/ananya-birla-day-goes-by-sean-kingston-video |archive-date=26 September 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |magazine=Billboard |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2020 she signed with Maverick Management in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla: It feels amazing to now officially be a part of the Maverick Family |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/200519-ananya-birla-it-feels-amazing-now-officially |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=radioandmusic.com |language=en |archive-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119121135/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/200519-ananya-birla-it-feels-amazing-now-officially |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year, she released “Let There Be Love”<ref name=":0"/> and “Everybody's Lost”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brow |first=Jason |date=6 November 2020 |title=Ananya Finds The 'Strength' To Pursue Her Dreams In Empowering New Song 'Everybody's Lost' |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/11/06/ananya-interview-everybody-lost-song-video/ |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127140208/https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/11/06/ananya-interview-everybody-lost-song-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming the first Indian |
In 2020 she signed with Maverick Management in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ananya Birla: It feels amazing to now officially be a part of the Maverick Family |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/200519-ananya-birla-it-feels-amazing-now-officially |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=radioandmusic.com |language=en |archive-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119121135/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/200519-ananya-birla-it-feels-amazing-now-officially |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year, she released “Let There Be Love”<ref name=":0"/> and “Everybody's Lost”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brow |first=Jason |date=6 November 2020 |title=Ananya Finds The 'Strength' To Pursue Her Dreams In Empowering New Song 'Everybody's Lost' |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/11/06/ananya-interview-everybody-lost-song-video/ |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127140208/https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/11/06/ananya-interview-everybody-lost-song-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming the first Indian artist to be featured on an American national top 40 pop radio show, ''Sirius XM Hits.<ref name=":0" />'' |
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She has performed at some of the biggest music events in Asia including [[Global Citizen Festival|Global Citizen]], Oktoberfest, and [[Sunburn Festival|Sunburn]],<ref name="flaunt.com"/> Asia's biggest electronic music festival, and has toured with [[Wiz Khalifa]].<ref name="billboard.com"/> |
She has performed at some of the biggest music events in Asia including [[Global Citizen Festival|Global Citizen]], Oktoberfest, and [[Sunburn Festival|Sunburn]],<ref name="flaunt.com"/> Asia's biggest electronic music festival, and has toured with [[Wiz Khalifa]].<ref name="billboard.com"/> |
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Birla's "Hindustani Way" is the official CHEER SONG for the Indian Olympic at the 2021 Olympics, composed by [[A. R. Rahman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-14 |title=AR Rahman and Ananya Birla launch Tokyo Olympics cheer song 'Hindustani Way' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/ar-rahman-ananya-birla-tokyo-olympics-cheer-song-hindustani-way-7404581/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> |
Birla's "Hindustani Way" is the official CHEER SONG for the Indian Olympic at the 2021 Olympics, composed by [[A. R. Rahman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-14 |title=AR Rahman and Ananya Birla launch Tokyo Olympics cheer song 'Hindustani Way' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/ar-rahman-ananya-birla-tokyo-olympics-cheer-song-hindustani-way-7404581/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114060503/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/ar-rahman-ananya-birla-tokyo-olympics-cheer-song-hindustani-way-7404581/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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=== Business career === |
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In 2016, Birla became the founder and CEO of Ikai Asai,<ref name="designpataki.com"/> an inventory-based global luxury e-Commerce platform.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |date=8 September 2016 |title=Ananya Birla ventures into luxury ecommerce business with CuroCarte |work=Forbes India |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/ananya-birla-ventures-into-luxury-ecommerce-business-with-curocarte/44257/1 |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=16 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316122011/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/ananya-birla-ventures-into-luxury-ecommerce-business-with-curocarte/44257/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, ''[[Forbes]]'' named her one of Asia's Women to Watch.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Asia's Women to Watch 2016 |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/gigk45efh/ananya-birla-21-india/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611052715/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/gigk45efh/ananya-birla-21-india/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> |
In 2016, Birla became the founder and CEO of Ikai Asai,<ref name="designpataki.com"/> an inventory-based global luxury e-Commerce platform.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |date=8 September 2016 |title=Ananya Birla ventures into luxury ecommerce business with CuroCarte |work=Forbes India |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/ananya-birla-ventures-into-luxury-ecommerce-business-with-curocarte/44257/1 |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=16 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316122011/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/ananya-birla-ventures-into-luxury-ecommerce-business-with-curocarte/44257/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, ''[[Forbes]]'' named her one of Asia's Women to Watch.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Asia's Women to Watch 2016 |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/gigk45efh/ananya-birla-21-india/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611052715/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/gigk45efh/ananya-birla-21-india/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> |
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In March 2024, Ananya Birla's microfinance company Svatantra entered into a definitive agreement for an investment of ₹1,930 crore with private equity investors Advent International and Multiples.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2024 |title=Advent, Multiples to invest ₹1,930 crore in Ananya Birla's Svatantra Microfin |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/advent-multiples-to-invest-1-930-crore-in-ananya-birla-s-svatantra-microfin-11709562063349.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304144239/https://www.livemint.com/industry/advent-multiples-to-invest-1-930-crore-in-ananya-birla-s-svatantra-microfin-11709562063349.html |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=Mint |pages=1 }}</ref> The investment follows Svatantra’s recent acquisition of Chaitanya India Fin Credit Limited for ₹1,479 crore in August 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ananya Birla Bids Farewell to Music, Focuses on Business Pursuits |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/business/ananya-birla-bids-farewell-to-music-focuses-on-business-pursuits |website=Bru Times News |language=en |access-date=13 May 2024 |archive-date=13 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513175019/https://www.brutimes.com/news/business/ananya-birla-bids-farewell-to-music-focuses-on-business-pursuits |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In April 2024, Ananya Birla was honored to be in the list of [https://www.fortuneindia.com/40under40/ananya-birla?year=2024 40 Under 40] by Fortune India for her exceptional achievements in micro finance sector. |
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=== Acting career === |
=== Acting career === |
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In 2022, Birla made her acting debut after being featured in the song "Inaam" from ''[[Rudra: The Edge of Darkness]]'', a [[streaming television]] series.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ananya Birla croons for Ajay Devgn's OTT debut "Rudra", adds a haunting & dark quality to the track 'Inaam. |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ananya-birla-croons-for-ajay-devgns-ott-debut-rudra-adds-a-haunting-dark-quality-to-the-track-inaam/articleshow/89970064.cms |website=Economic Times |date=3 March 2022 |access-date=January 24, 2023}}</ref> She made her full-fledged acting debut in 2023, with |
In 2022, Birla made her acting debut after being featured in the song "Inaam" from ''[[Rudra: The Edge of Darkness]]'', a [[streaming television]] series.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ananya Birla croons for Ajay Devgn's OTT debut "Rudra", adds a haunting & dark quality to the track 'Inaam. |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ananya-birla-croons-for-ajay-devgns-ott-debut-rudra-adds-a-haunting-dark-quality-to-the-track-inaam/articleshow/89970064.cms |website=Economic Times |date=3 March 2022 |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124103325/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ananya-birla-croons-for-ajay-devgns-ott-debut-rudra-adds-a-haunting-dark-quality-to-the-track-inaam/articleshow/89970064.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> She made her full-fledged acting debut in 2023, with a spy thriller titled ''Shlok: The Desi Sherloc'', directed by [[Kunal Kohli]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bobby Deol and Ananya Birla start shooting for Kunal Kohli's next "Shlok - The Desi Sherlock." |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/bobby-deol-and-ananya-birla-start-shooting-for-kunal-kohlis-next/articleshow/94071455.cms |website=Times of India |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124103327/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/bobby-deol-and-ananya-birla-start-shooting-for-kunal-kohlis-next/articleshow/94071455.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Campaign work == |
== Campaign work == |
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While in England, Birla became aware of a student helpline that helped young people suffering from anxiety and depression.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 May 2016 |title=What's in a name: I want to build my own legacy says Ananya Birla |work=India Today |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ananya-birla-kumar-mangalam-birla-svatantra-microfinance-build-my-own-legacy/1/667226.html |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=14 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114155231/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ananya-birla-kumar-mangalam-birla-svatantra-microfinance-build-my-own-legacy/1/667226.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After university, she returned to India and, along with her mother, set up a mental health initiative called MPower aiming to stamp out the stigma towards people with mental illness across India. MPower is also responsible for opening a treatment centre for children suffering from mental health conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mpower homepage |url=https://www.mpowerminds.com/ |accessdate=23 January 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202115437/https://www.mpowerminds.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
While in England, Birla became aware of a student helpline that helped young people suffering from anxiety and depression.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 May 2016 |title=What's in a name: I want to build my own legacy says Ananya Birla |work=India Today |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ananya-birla-kumar-mangalam-birla-svatantra-microfinance-build-my-own-legacy/1/667226.html |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=14 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114155231/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ananya-birla-kumar-mangalam-birla-svatantra-microfinance-build-my-own-legacy/1/667226.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After university, she returned to India and, along with her mother, set up a mental health initiative called MPower aiming to stamp out the stigma towards people with mental illness across India. MPower is also responsible for opening a treatment centre for children suffering from mental health conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mpower homepage |url=https://www.mpowerminds.com/ |accessdate=23 January 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202115437/https://www.mpowerminds.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In 2020, in response the COVID-19 pandemic, Mpower tied up with the Government of Maharashtra and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to launch a 24x7 free helpline.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Lalatendu |date=3 April 2020 |title=Coronavirus {{!}} Maharashtra, BMC, Mpower tie up to launch mental health helpline |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/coronavirus-maharashtra-bmc-mpower-tie-up-to-launch-mental-health-helpline/article31248628.ece |access-date=23 February 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227064649/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/coronavirus-maharashtra-bmc-mpower-tie-up-to-launch-mental-health-helpline/article31248628.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> 45 thousand people had called within 2 months of the launch.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anand |first=Aditya |date=4 June 2020 |title=45,000 dial mental health helpline in 2 months |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/45000-dial-mental-health-helpline-in-2-months/article31743515.ece |access-date=23 February 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506115256/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/45000-dial-mental-health-helpline-in-2-months/article31743515.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> |
In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mpower tied up with the Government of Maharashtra and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to launch a 24x7 free helpline.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Lalatendu |date=3 April 2020 |title=Coronavirus {{!}} Maharashtra, BMC, Mpower tie up to launch mental health helpline |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/coronavirus-maharashtra-bmc-mpower-tie-up-to-launch-mental-health-helpline/article31248628.ece |access-date=23 February 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227064649/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/coronavirus-maharashtra-bmc-mpower-tie-up-to-launch-mental-health-helpline/article31248628.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> 45 thousand people had called within 2 months of the launch.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anand |first=Aditya |date=4 June 2020 |title=45,000 dial mental health helpline in 2 months |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/45000-dial-mental-health-helpline-in-2-months/article31743515.ece |access-date=23 February 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506115256/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/45000-dial-mental-health-helpline-in-2-months/article31743515.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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She is an ambassador for the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]],<ref name="flaunt.com"/> |
She is an ambassador for the [[National Alliance on Mental Illness]],<ref name="flaunt.com"/> The United States’ largest grassroots mental health organisation dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Mike |title=Free education program is for those dealing with adults with mental illness |url=https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/free-education-program-is-for-those-dealing-with-adults-with-mental-illness,5670 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=Las Cruces Bulletin |date=28 January 2021 |language=en |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224130945/https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/free-education-program-is-for-those-dealing-with-adults-with-mental-illness,5670 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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She launched the Ananya Birla Foundation in 2020<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ananya Birla: My foundation has donated to save the children with masks; I'm trying my best to do my bit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/ananya-birla-my-foundation-has-donated-to-save-the-children-with-masks-im-trying-my-best-to-do-my-bit/articleshow/76518649.cms |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810142518/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/ananya-birla-my-foundation-has-donated-to-save-the-children-with-masks-im-trying-my-best-to-do-my-bit/articleshow/76518649.cms |url-status=live |last1=Purkayastha |first1=Pallabi Dey }}</ref> with a COVID-19 relief project that involved providing menstruation kits, PPE kits and protective equipment to women and hospitals across Maharashtra. The Foundation also worked |
She launched the Ananya Birla Foundation in 2020<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ananya Birla: My foundation has donated to save the children with masks; I'm trying my best to do my bit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/ananya-birla-my-foundation-has-donated-to-save-the-children-with-masks-im-trying-my-best-to-do-my-bit/articleshow/76518649.cms |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810142518/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/ananya-birla-my-foundation-has-donated-to-save-the-children-with-masks-im-trying-my-best-to-do-my-bit/articleshow/76518649.cms |url-status=live |last1=Purkayastha |first1=Pallabi Dey }}</ref> with a COVID-19 relief project that involved providing menstruation kits, PPE kits, and protective equipment to women and hospitals across Maharashtra. The Foundation also worked to provide essentials to migrant workers during the pandemic.<ref name="markets.ft.com"/> |
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== Personal life == |
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Ananya Birla is the eldest child of the sixth richest Indian – [[Kumar Mangalam Birla]] (Chairman of [[Aditya Birla Group]]) and Neerja Birla and the sixth generation scion of the [[Birla family]]. Birla family's place of origin is Pilani, Rajasthan.{{ |
Ananya Birla is the eldest child of the sixth richest Indian – [[Kumar Mangalam Birla]] (Chairman of [[Aditya Birla Group]]) and Neerja Birla and the sixth generation scion of the [[Birla family]]. The Birla family's place of origin is Pilani, Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-27 |title=House of history |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/house-of-history-116022601104_1.html |website=Business Standard |access-date=4 March 2024 |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709064834/https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/house-of-history-116022601104_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 19 December 2024
Ananya Birla | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ananyashree Birla |
Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra India | 17 July 1994
Genres | |
Occupations | |
Instruments |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | Universal Music India |
Website | Official website |
Ananyashree Birla (/əˈnænjə ˈbɜːrlə/ born 17 July 1994) is an Indian singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.[1] Since her debut single in 2016,[2] Birla has reached more than 350 million combined streams[3] and collaborated with artists including Sean Kingston, Afrojack, and Mood Melodies.[4] Birla is the first Indian artist with an English-language single to go platinum in India; five of her singles have achieved platinum or double platinum status.[5]
In 2020, Birla became the first Indian to sign with Maverick Management in Los Angeles[6] and released “Let There Be Love”[7] and “Everybody's Lost” becoming the first Indian artist to be featured on American national top 40 pop radio show, Sirius XM Hits.[8]
Birla is the founder of Svatantra Microfin, a company that provides microfinance to women in rural India.[9] She is also the founder of Ikai Asai[10] and cofounder of Mpower.[11] Birla has received awards for her work and entrepreneurship, including the ET Panache Trendsetters of 2016 award for Young Business Person[12] and was listed as one of GQs Most Influential Indians of 2018.[13]
In 2020, she launched the Ananya Birla Foundation to support mental health, equality, education, financial inclusion, climate change and humanitarian relief efforts.[14] She is the daughter of Kumar Mangalam Birla, an Indian industrialist and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group and sister to Indian cricketer Aryaman Birla (see Birla family)[15]
Early life
[edit]Ananyashree Birla[2] developed an interest in music at an early age, learning to play the santoor at the age of eleven.[15] She attended American School of Bombay. She studied economics and management at the University of Oxford for her bachelor's degree, which she was awarded in 2011.[16]
Career
[edit]Music career
[edit]While at university, Birla started singing and playing the guitar at pubs and clubs. She also began writing her own music.[17] Her debut single, "Livin’ the Life", was co-written, and produced, by JimBeanz (who previously collaborated with Nelly Furtado, Cheryl Tweedy and Demi Lovato) and was recorded and produced at a studio in Philadelphia.[18] A remix by Dutch DJ Afrojack of "Livin’ the Life" makes Birla the first Indian artist to get a worldwide release through PM:AM Recordings and hit over 14 million views on YouTube as of June 2017.[19][20] Her songs have been topping the music charts in 2019.
She released her next single "Meant to be" in July 2017 which was subsequently certified Platinum as per the Indian Music Industry (IMI) recognised criteria for certifications. This makes Birla the first Indian artist with an English single to go platinum.[21] In January 2017, she supported Coldplay at the Global Citizen Festival.[22]
She released her single "Hold On" on 1 March 2018.[23] On 7 June 2018, she released her fourth single "Circles".[24] On 17 January 2019, she released her 5th single and 1st song of 2019 "Better", which was viewed 4 million times on YouTube within 2 days of its release.[25]
She released her debut EP Fingerprint in May 2019, via UMG and Island Records UK. It included "Blackout" featuring Vector and Wurld, which was one of the first collaborations between major artists from India and Nigeria.[26]
In September 2019, Birla released ‘Day Goes By’ with Sean Kingston, who she met when they toured in India together.[27]
In 2020 she signed with Maverick Management in Los Angeles.[28] Later that year, she released “Let There Be Love”[8] and “Everybody's Lost”[29] becoming the first Indian artist to be featured on an American national top 40 pop radio show, Sirius XM Hits.[8]
She has performed at some of the biggest music events in Asia including Global Citizen, Oktoberfest, and Sunburn,[7] Asia's biggest electronic music festival, and has toured with Wiz Khalifa.[27]
Birla's "Hindustani Way" is the official CHEER SONG for the Indian Olympic at the 2021 Olympics, composed by A. R. Rahman.[30]
Business career
[edit]Birla founded Svatantra Microfin Private Limited at the age of 17. The organisation makes small loans to women entrepreneurs based in rural India. Under her leadership, Svatantra won the Gold Award for Best Start-Up (Skoch Financial Inclusion and Deepening Awards, 2014), Spirituality @ Work: Sach Bharat Samman (Sach Bharat Confluence 2015) and has maintained a quality loan portfolio, offering one of the lowest interest rates in the country.[31]
In 2016, Birla became the founder and CEO of Ikai Asai,[10] an inventory-based global luxury e-Commerce platform.[32] The same year, Forbes named her one of Asia's Women to Watch.[33]
In March 2024, Ananya Birla's microfinance company Svatantra entered into a definitive agreement for an investment of ₹1,930 crore with private equity investors Advent International and Multiples.[34] The investment follows Svatantra’s recent acquisition of Chaitanya India Fin Credit Limited for ₹1,479 crore in August 2023.[35]
In April 2024, Ananya Birla was honored to be in the list of 40 Under 40 by Fortune India for her exceptional achievements in micro finance sector.
Acting career
[edit]In 2022, Birla made her acting debut after being featured in the song "Inaam" from Rudra: The Edge of Darkness, a streaming television series.[36] She made her full-fledged acting debut in 2023, with a spy thriller titled Shlok: The Desi Sherloc, directed by Kunal Kohli.[37]
Campaign work
[edit]While in England, Birla became aware of a student helpline that helped young people suffering from anxiety and depression.[38] After university, she returned to India and, along with her mother, set up a mental health initiative called MPower aiming to stamp out the stigma towards people with mental illness across India. MPower is also responsible for opening a treatment centre for children suffering from mental health conditions.[39]
In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mpower tied up with the Government of Maharashtra and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to launch a 24x7 free helpline.[40] 45 thousand people had called within 2 months of the launch.[41]
She is an ambassador for the National Alliance on Mental Illness,[7] The United States’ largest grassroots mental health organisation dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.[42]
She launched the Ananya Birla Foundation in 2020[43] with a COVID-19 relief project that involved providing menstruation kits, PPE kits, and protective equipment to women and hospitals across Maharashtra. The Foundation also worked to provide essentials to migrant workers during the pandemic.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Ananya Birla is the eldest child of the sixth richest Indian – Kumar Mangalam Birla (Chairman of Aditya Birla Group) and Neerja Birla and the sixth generation scion of the Birla family. The Birla family's place of origin is Pilani, Rajasthan.[44]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
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1. | “Blackout” (featuring Vector and WurlD) | 2:21 | ||
2. | "All Night Long" | 3:44 | ||||
3. | "Love Suicide" | 3:25 | ||||
4. | "Disappear" | 3:13 | ||||
Total length: | 12:44 |
Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Album/EP/Single |
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"Livin The Life" | 2016 | N/A |
"Livin The Life" (Afrojack Remix) | 2017 | |
“Meant To Be" | 2017 | |
"Hold On” | 2018 | |
“Circles” | ||
"Better" | 2019 | N/A |
"Unstoppable" | ||
"Blackout" | ||
"Day Goes By" (feat. Sean Kingston) | ||
“Let There Be Love” | 2020 | N/A |
"Everybody's Lost” | ||
"Hindustani Way" (with A.R. Rahman) | 2021 | N/A |
"When I'm Alone" | ||
"Give Me Up" | ||
"Deny Me" | ||
"Do It Anyway" | ||
"Inaam" (feat. Audio Salvage Collective) | 2022 | Rudra Soundtrack |
"Beymaaniyan" (feat. Ikka) | N/A | |
"Teri Meri Kahani" | ||
"Kya Karein" (feat. Ankur Tewari) | ||
"Yaari" | 2023 | Single |
"Dil Karda" (feat. Kumaar & Rahul Sathu) | Single | |
"Caught Up" | Single | |
"Caught Up" (feat. L.A.X) | Single | |
"Sheeshe Ka Dil" (feat. OAFF & Savera) | Single | |
"Brave Together" | Single | |
"Cuffed (Jo Tha Mila)" (feat. Offset) | Single | |
"Jazbaati Hai Dil" with Armaan Malik | "Do Aur Do Pyar" Soundtrack | |
"24" | 2024 | Single |
Film
[edit]- Do Aur Do Pyaar (2024)
Honours And Awards
[edit]Ananya Birla was featured in GQ Best Dressed 2024[45] list, recognized for her impeccable fashion sense and influence in shaping the contemporary fashion in India.
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- Indian microfinance people
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- Indian women company founders
- Indian women pop singers
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- Living people
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