Lilly Saini Singh was born on September 26,1988 and is a Canadian YouTuber, television host, comedian, writer, and actress.
51 Facts About Lilly Singh
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Lilly Singh originally appeared under the pseudonym Superwoman, her YouTube username until 2019.
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Lilly Singh has received an MTV Fandom Award, four Streamy Awards, two Teen Choice Awards and a People's Choice Award.
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In 2016, Lilly Singh released her first film, a documentary chronicling her world tour, entitled A Trip to Unicorn Island.
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Lilly Singh is the first person of Indian descent to host an American major broadcast network late-night talk show.
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Lilly Singh was born and raised in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Lilly Singh's older sister Tina was born on 1982 and is a YouTuber; she makes videos about her family life with her husband and their three sons, under the name 'The Tina Singh'.
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Lilly Singh attended Mary Shadd Public School during her elementary years, and in 2006, she graduated from Lester B Pearson Collegiate Institute in Malvern, Toronto, where she returned as an alumna to visit her old teachers.
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Lilly Singh was a member of Girl Guides of Canada and participated in their youth programs.
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In October 2010, Lilly Singh started a YouTube channel under the pseudonym "IISuperwomanII".
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Lilly Singh has explained that the name Superwoman was prompted by a childhood idea, making her believe she could do anything.
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Lilly Singh used it as a second channel to upload videos until August 2014, when she began uploading vlogs.
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When Lilly Singh acquired 100,000 subscribers in 2012, she applied to YouTube for monetization on her videos.
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When YouTube accepted, Lilly Singh "became more career-minded" and bought her first camera for $699.
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Lilly Singh rapped in the song Mauj Ki Malharein, which played in the Bollywood drama Gulaab Gang in August 2014.
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In 2014, Lilly Singh appeared in a small role in the Canadian production Dr Cabbie.
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Lilly Singh recorded and released another music video in February 2015 titled The Clean Up Anthem in collaboration with Canadian artist Sickick.
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In March 2015, Lilly Singh began a world tour called "A Trip to Unicorn Island", adapting her YouTube content and including singing, dancing, music performances, comedy, and her parent characters.
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Lilly Singh's tour covered India, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Lilly Singh documented the tour in her first feature movie, A Trip to Unicorn Island, which describes how YouTube fame is affecting her life.
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Lilly Singh describes the film as being very "raw and genuine".
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Lilly Singh received her first MTV Fandom Award, was nominated for two Teen Choice Awards, and won her first Streamy Award later that year.
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Lilly Singh was featured in Fast Company Magazine as the 100 Most Creative People in Business.
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Lilly Singh won the award for Best Non-Fiction at the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Lilly Singh was cast in HBO's film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 after recording an audition outside an Internet cafe in Melbourne, Australia.
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Lilly Singh was in the region to promote her book and rushed the audition at her agent's urging around 2 am in May 2017.
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Lilly Singh plays the character of Raven, "a tabloid blogger who works with the fire department to spread the ministry's propaganda by broadcasting their book-burning raids to fans".
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In November 2017, Lilly Singh was chosen as an ambassador for Pantene shampoo and partnered with Calvin Klein.
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In 2018, Lilly Singh was to star in NBC pilot Bright Futures.
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In March 2019, NBC announced that Singh would host a new late night talk show, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, which succeeded Last Call with Carson Daly following its series finale later in the year.
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On October 19,2019, Lilly Singh was named one of Vogue Indias Women of the Year.
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Lilly Singh was nominated for "Audience Choice Creator of the Year" at the 9th Streamy Awards.
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Lilly Singh was placed on Time's 100 Next, a list highlighting rising stars in different industries.
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On May 28,2020, Lilly Singh partnered with the video-sharing app TikTok to start creating videos on the app.
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In July 2020, Lilly Singh announced that she and other celebrities were bringing a National Women's Soccer League team to Los Angeles.
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Lilly Singh signed onto a comedy project on Netflix.
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Lilly Singh appears as Liv in the second season of the Hulu series Dollface, which premiered on February 11,2022.
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In October 2021, it was announced that Lilly Singh would be a judge on the second season of Canada's Got Talent, which premiered in March 2022.
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Lilly Singh is set to star in The Muppets Mayhem for Disney+, which was announced on March 7,2022.
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Lilly Singh will produce and star in YouTube original series Mindful Adventures in Unicorn Island, set to release in 2023.
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In March 2023, Lilly Singh co-hosted the 95th Academy Awards preshow.
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Lilly Singh expressed her support for the George Floyd protests, and attended one herself in Los Angeles.
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Lilly Singh was featured in a campaign fundraiser for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.
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In 2017, Lilly Singh was announced as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, to advocate for children's rights.
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Lilly Singh has led a campaign called "GirlLove", promoting girls to end girl-on-girl bullying.
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In July 2018, Lilly Singh travelled to South Africa to meet the students of elementary schools who spoke against bullying and classroom violence.
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Lilly Singh has been accused of cultural appropriation of African-American culture by such publications as The Huffington Post, Bitch, ColorLines, and Vice.
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Anna Silman of The Cut accused Lilly Singh of appropriating both black and Indo-Caribbean culture on her channel because of her tendency to don a "blaccent", whilst making rap videos sporting chains and cornrows.
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Lilly Singh is an Indo-Canadian who developed a strong connection with her Punjabi heritage during visits to India.
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Lilly Singh struggled with depression and arachnophobia and began making YouTube videos as a way of dealing with her feelings.
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In February 2019, Lilly Singh came out as bisexual via social media.