United StatesSonita Alizadeh is the #37,465 most-subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and #9,578 in United States, with 20.9K subscribers and 4.8M total views across 66 videos. Sonita Alizadeh is known as composer, rapper and women's rights activist.
Biography
Sonita Alizadeh is an Afghan rapper and activist who has been vocal against forced marriages. Alizadeh first gained attention when she released "Brides for Sale," a video in which she raps about daughters being sold into marriage by their families. With the help of Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami, an Iranian documentary filmmaker who over three years documented her story in the film Sonita, Alizadeh filmed the video to escape a marriage her parents were planning for her, even though it is illegal for women to sing solo in Iran, where she was living at the time. After releasing the video on YouTube, Alizadeh was contacted by the Strongheart Group, which offered her a student visa and financial help to come and study in the United States, where she then relocated and has resided since. In 2015, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.
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Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Sonita Alizada have?
- 20.9K subscribers — #37,465 worldwide, #9,578 in United States.
- What is Sonita Alizada's real name?
- Sonita Alizada's real name is Sonita Alizadeh, born 1996.
- When did Sonita Alizada start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in May 2014.
- What awards has Sonita Alizada won?
- Recognitions include Asia Game Changer Awards, BBC 100 Women and Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award.