Ananya Birla :- A daughter of chairman of Aditya Birla Group

Ananya Birla :- AN Unstoppable

Ananya Birla

Background information
Born17 July 1994 (age 25)
Mumbai, India
Genres
  • Pop
  • Electropop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Activist
  • Entrepreneur
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Santoor
  • Piano
Years active2016 – present
LabelsUniversal Music India
Websiteananyabirla.com
Ananya Birla (born 17 July 1994) is an Indian singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and mental health advocate
In 2016, Birla signed with Universal Music India. Her first five songs hit the 150 million mark on streaming platforms, with singles "Meant To Be", "Livin the Life", "Hold On", "Circles" and "Better" achieving platinum status. Ananya is the first Indian artist with an English language single to go platinum in India.
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.
Birla is the founder of Svatantra Microfin, a company that provides microfinance to women in rural India. She is also the founder of CuroCarte and cofounder of Mpower. Birla has received awards for her work and entrepreneurship, including the ET Panache Trendsetters of 2016 award for Young Business Person and was listed as one of GQs Most Influential Indians of 2018.
She is also the daughter of Kumar Mangalam Birla, an Indian industrialist and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group.

Early life

Ananya Birla developed an interest in music at an early age, learning to play the santoor at the age of eleven. She studied economics and management at Oxford University for her bachelor's degree, but dropped out without completing her degree.

Career

Music career

While at university, Birla started singing and playing the guitar at pubs and clubs. She also began writing her own music. 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. A remix by Dutch DJ Afrojack of "Livin’ the Life" makes Birla the first Indian artiste to get a worldwide release through PM:AM Recordings and hit over 14 million views on YouTube as of June 2017. 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 artiste with an English single to go platinum.[4] In January 2017, she supported Coldplay at the Global Citizen Festival.
She released her single "Hold On" on 1 March 2018. On 7 June 2018, she released her fourth single "Circles". On 17 Jan 2019, she released her 5th single and 1st song of 2019 "Better", which was viewed 4 million times on YouTube within 2 day of its release.

Business career

Birla founded Svatantra Microfin 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.
In 2016, Birla became the founder and CEO of CuroCarte, an inventory-based global luxury e-Commerce platform. The same year, Forbes named her one of Asia's Women to Watch.

Campaign work

While in England, Birla became aware of a student helpline that supported young people suffering from anxiety and depression. 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.

Personal life

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.

Discography

EPs
  • Fingerprint (2019)
Singles
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