Shilpa Ananth grew up in Dubai studying Indian classical music from the age of 3, singing bhajans and taking lessons.
[2] At the age of 13, her older brother introduced her to Western styles of music, such as jazz, rock, and hip hop, and she drew inspiration from Western artists such as Norah Jones, Lalah Hathaway, and Ella Fitzgerald.
[1] She has been featured on a Grammy-nominated album 'ONA' by Thana Alexa[5] and has performed with Grammy award-winning artists such as A. R. Rahman,[6] Bobby McFerrin, and Javier Limón.
[7] In 2020, Ananth became an instructor at the Berklee College of Music's new campus in Abu Dhabi, teaching voice and songwriting.
[9] She was also the recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Women's Fund for Media, Music, and Theater,[10] and was the 2020 Fall Grantee of the Café Royal Cultural Foundation music grant[4] With Javier Limón With Thana Alexa