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Shayan Italia | |
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 Italia at his home | |
| Background information | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Website | shayanitalia |
Shayan Italia is a singer. [1]
italia studied at The Doon School in Dehradun and has earned three degrees: a bachelor's degree in International Trade Practices and Procedures from Osmania University, a bachelor's degree in audio engineering from the Alchemea College , and a master's degree in Business Management from the University of Westminster. [2]
Italia was the first unsigned act to have a song played on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and performed at the Royal Albert Hall. [3] [4] To support the production of his album "Feel", he auctioned off a portion of his future earnings on eBay, raising US$18,000 in seven days from three individuals residing in three continents. Later, he raised a sum total of US$1 million by conventional means. He has also been interviewed by Sir David Frost on his show Frost Over The World. [3] His song "Reflection" reached number one on YouTube's music video chart. [5] Created for 15 August 2019, Independence Day (India) celebrating 71 years, Shayan Italia's piano version of the Indian National Anthem acquired over 100 million views during the Independence week on YouTube.
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