<p>Started from the bottom and she&rsquo;s not backing down, Lisa Mishra tells us what makes her life so beautiful.</p>

- Tatiana Dias

Breaking barriers and crossing borders, music is undoubtedly the universal language of the world. Nothing exemplifies this better than 25-year-old musician Lisa Mishra’s career trajectory. A popular household name, the Chicago-raised data analyst and singer’s adventure actually rewinds all the way back to 2007. Starting her YouTube channel when she was just 13, Mishra’s Cinderella moment struck 11 years later, after her cover mash-up of hit songs Tareefan and Let Me Love You caught Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s attention. Before she knew it, Mishra was flown down to India, and recorded and shot for the reprise version for the movie Veere Di Wedding, along with the other stars.

With 1,85,251 subscribers on YouTube and over 168k following on Instagram, clearly this singer is here to stay. The millennial is just as soulful and refreshing as her music, and we got her to spill the beans on her beauty mantra, skincare secrets, and upcoming projects.

ELLE: Take us through a day in the life of Lisa Mishra.

Lisa Mishra: My day is split between recording and rehearsal. My day begins at 7am every single day—I am very regimental about my routine. I have coffee, eat breakfast and then I head out. Right now we’re in a phase where we are doing rehearsals and recordings back-to-back; so if it’s one of those days, I would then head to a rehearsal with our band and we’d practice for about two to three hours to prepare for a show.

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This story is from the August 2019 edition of Elle India.

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