My Compelling Story

Barcilina Das is a professional singer based in Guwahati, Assam. She is a self-trained Western singer who has been performing on-stage since 2009. Her first performance included a few Western covers in a school followed by an invitation to perform on the morning talk show, DY365, for a special episode on the occasion of Christmas. She was invited to perform at the Shillong Doordarshan Kendra and Guwahati Doordarshan Kendra in 2011. She has performed at Alcheringa, the inter-college fest of IIT Guwahati in 2013, 2014 and 2015. On the occasion of World Music Day, Barcilina played two songs at Shradhanjali Kanan, a local park that hosts music events. Among her other achievements, her cover video of Ed Sheeran’s ‘I see fire’ in collaboration with Antareep Hazarika became very popular. Her other performances include college festivals in Delhi and Assam – fresher's, farewell, hostel night, department cultural event, etc. She is currently working on a few more cover videos. She is not genre specific and is influenced by Evanescence, Sia, Melanie Martinez, Porcupine Tree, Queen, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne, Lifehouse, Ed Sheeran and a few other YouTubers.