page_title: Sonia Shirsat
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Sonia Shirsat / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Sonia Shirsat, the Fado singer from Goa
context_page_description: Sonia Shirsat is a Fado singer from Ponda taluka, Goa, India. She has been referred to as "the ambassador of Goan music to the world" and has performed across India and the world and often during cultural and music events in Goa. She sings in 13 different languages Shirsat, as of 2019, has been promoting the Fado in Goa, by holding training and introductory classes to this form of music at various parts of the region.
context_section_description: In her earlier day job, Shirsat was a lecturer of law. She "bagged an international award for her speaking skills, much before she started singing professionally". She holds an LL.M (Master's in Law) degree. She started singing as a hobby, and has been a professional singer since about 1999. Her mother is Roman Catholic and her father, a Hindu.
caption: Sonia Shirsat, the Fado singer from Goa, 2009
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