Lilly Singh

Background

Lilly Singh was born in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 26, 1988. She was born to Malvindar Kaur and Sukvindar Singh. They were Indian immigrants from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, and raised her as a Sikh. Singh has an older sister named Tina, a YouTuber who makes videos about her family life with her husband and their three sons. Singh admits she was a tomboy growing up. She attended the Mary Shadd Public School. In 2006, she graduated from Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute in Malvern, Toronto. Four years later, she graduated from York University in Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

In 2010, Singh started her YouTube channel under the pseudonym “Superwoman,” which stemmed from a childhood idea that she could do anything. In December 2011, Singh created her second channel titled “SuperwomanVlogs,” now known as “Lilly Singh Vlogs.” She posted vlogs about her everyday routine and activities on her new channel.

Singh has appeared as a background dancer in Bollywood films like “Speedy Singhs” and “Thank You,” both released in 2011. Two years later, she featured alongside Jassi Sidhu in his Punjabi song ‘Hipshaker.’ In July 2013, Singh released a song titled ‘#LEH’ in collaboration with her friend, author, and rapper, Kanwar Singh, who goes professionally by the pseudonym “Humble the Poet.” In 2014, she appeared in a small role in the Canadian production “Dr. Cabbie,” and in the same year, her YouTube channel ranked number 39 on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels.