Vivek Shraya honours her failed dream to be a pop star in new one-woman show
The Polaris Music Prize nominee, visual artist, filmmaker and author talks about her new solo stage show, How To Fail As A Pop Star, which is focused on the true story of her life in music.
Originally published on Feb. 20, 2020
Vivek Shraya's new autobiographical solo stage show, How To Fail As A Pop Star, opened last night in Toronto at the Berkeley Street Theatre. The Polaris Music Prize nominee, visual artist, filmmaker and author joined host Tom Power live in the q studio to talk about the one-woman show, which is focused on the true story of her life in music. It takes audiences through everything from religious gatherings where she sang as a child, to talent shows in Edmonton malls, and on to her 20s when she tried to make it big as a pop star. How To Fail As A Pop Star runs until Sunday, March 1.
— Produced by Chris Trowbridge