Sparsh Shah

Sparsh Shah (b. 2004), is an Indian American rapper, singer, songwriter and inspirational speaker from New Jersey, US.

Sparsh Shah
Born2004 (2004) (age 17)
Iselin, New Jersey, U.S.
OriginIndian
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • motivational speaker

He was born in 2004 in Iselin, New Jersey, to a family of Indian descent.

He has a very rare disorder Osteogenesis Imperfecta, also known as Brittle Bone Disorder. Sparsh had over 35 broken bones in his body at the time of birth. Till now, he has suffered from 125 fractures.[1]

He has also been a motivational speaker, aiming to changing many lives through his music and speech. He was featured in World's Greatest Motivators,[2] Little Big Shots[3] and Kaun Banega Crorepati.[4] He is known for his viral cover video of Enimen's "Not Afraid" song.[5] A documentary film Brittle Bone Rapper was made on his journey.

He had visited India in 2019 and had an interview with Republic TV journalist Arnab Goswami.[6]

Pro
  • 'Not Afraid' Viral Cover song - 2016
  • 'TEDx Talks' - 2017[7]
  • 'The Maury Show' - 2017[8]
  • 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' Season 10 Finale - 2018
  • 'Little Big Shots' - 2018[9]

Awards

References
  1. DelhiMarch 12, India Today Web Desk New; March 12, 2016UPDATED:; Ist, 2016 14:00. "Meet Sparsh Shah, the kid who rocked Eminem's 'Not Afraid' from his wheelchair". India Today. Retrieved 23 July 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "World's Greatest Motivators Television Series Announces a Special Youth Motivator Edition Featuring Sparsh Shah". www.wboc.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. "Sparsh Shah: I am aiming for the Grammy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "Kaun Banega Crorepati 10 Finale Episode, Written Update: Amitabh Bachchan Invites Kapil Sharma, Anurag Basu To Play For A Cause". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. "Sparsh Shah: The specially-abled teen who sang Jana Gana Mana at Howdy Modi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. "How a 13 year old changed 'Impossible' to 'I'm Possible' | Sparsh Shah | TEDxGateway - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. "Bullying Will Not Stop Me...Sparsh's Story | The Maury Show - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. "Sparsh: The Boy Who Inspired Millions | Little Big Shots - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. "CIF Award 2018 – Canada India Foundation". Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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