[11][12] Singapora was born to a Singaporean Indian father with roots in Kerala, and an English mother, both doctors, and has two sisters.

While young, her father moved the family to Cornwall, although she spent her childhood in a small Indian Singaporean community around the Goodman Road area in Singapore[13] and was brought up with traditional Asian values.

[14] Her emphasis is on sensuality and fusing Western and Eastern styles with a particular nod to classic Hollywood glamour and inspiration from Barbara Yung, a 1950s American-Chinese performer.

Singapora became the world's first burlesque artist to be welcomed to Buckingham Palace for tea in celebration of her contribution to the arts as an Asian role model.

[18] She has observed a taboo and dislike of burlesque among the Asian community and has attempted to overcome prejudices and misconceptions about the performance style and to inspire others to experience it.