Ester Noronha

In 2017, Ester marked her entry in the traditional Goan "Tiatr" (Portuguese Theatre) titled Goem Goenkar Goenkarponn, in which she performed for about 30 shows to packed audiences across U.K. and Goa, thus stealing the hearts of Konkani music lovers in the regions.

Ester has been performing in musical shows in various parts of India and around the globe in Countries like Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait etc. She went on musical tours along with the Goan Nightingale Lorna Cordeiro to USA and Canada in September- October 2015 and to Australia – New Zealand in October – November 2016.

Ester then debuted in Sandalwood Kannada cinema with the movie Usirigintha Neene Hattira, produced by the famous Mungaru Male movie banner E. K. Entertainers. It was released in 2014 and introduced Ester to the Kannada movie makers and audiences.

Ester then joined Anupam Kher's 'Actor Prepares – The School for Actors', the school of acting where she completed her Diploma course in acting.

Ester sang for the Konkani film 'Sophiya – a dream girl' in which she acted too which was produced by her mother Janet Noronha.

In June – July 2018, Ester again went on a musical tour to Mumbai and UK as a star performer in yet another tiatr – Tujem Bangaar Tujeach Angaar. She later stepped out of the Goa tour due to her prior commitments and upcoming projects.

Ester Noronha's DESPACITO KONKANI COVER song featuring Noel Sean in the rap went viral in April – May 2018 and went on to cross 1 Million views in less than 3 months thus creating a world record of being the first Konkani song on YouTube to do so. The video has now reached way beyond that record too. Ester also sang for and was featured in the Despacito Telugu Cover song by Noel Sean which went equally viral and created waves in Telugu music industry too.

Ester was initially hesitant about getting into films as an actor as that field was yet to be explored by her. During this time was when her Guru, Saroj Khan offered her to work in a non-commercial Hindi movie Baromas, she herself was choreographing. Ester, along with her mother's support and her Master's insistence, took it up. Baromas went on to be played and nominated in various countries and film festivals around the world, including the 2012 South Asian International Film Festival in New York City and the DCIFF (DC Independent Film Festival) in Washington, DC. It was the only Indian movie to be selected and competing in feature films category against films from United States, Switzerland, UK and Canada. She was then cast by the renowned Director Teja (film director) in his Telugu movie 1000 Abaddalu in 2013, which went on to be a hit and Ester was immediately signed by the prestigious Suresh Productions for their Golden jubilee project Bhimavaram Bullodu, opposite Hero Sunil. The project was in celebration of the 50th year of the production house and it turned out to be a massive hit, completing 50 successful days in theaters across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, thus making Ester Noronha popular and loved by the audience in the Telugu film industry (Tollywood).

Ester was a bright student academically and passed the 10th std with a distinction. Due to her interest in the social sciences and her drive to do something for the society, she dreamed on getting into civil services, for which she planned on pursuing her studies in Arts. She along with her mother then shifted to Mumbai where she joined the prestigious St. Xavier's college under the merit list. She went on to graduate as a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Psychology subjects.

Ester was brought up in Mangalore between years 2000–2008. She attended St. Gerosa school, Jeppu, Mangalore between 3rd to 10th std., during which she accomplished quite a few things in the field of arts too. She completed 8 grades in Piano from the Trinity college of London, Senior grade in Bharatnatyam from the KSEEB (Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board) And also performed the "Rangapravesha" in Bharatnatyam.

Ester has evolved as a singer over the years and is now venturing into playback singing. She rendered her voice for a Konkani movie Nachom-ia Kumpasar (Let's dance to the rhythm) for the song "Meu Amor". The movie is based on the lives of two jazz musicians, Chris Perry and Lorna. The film, which takes its title from the name of a song by the two artists, was directed by Bardroy Barretto. The story is told through over 20 popular Konkani songs from the 1960s and 1970s that have been re-recorded for this film. The film is set in the 1960s and is a tribute to the "unsung" Konkani musicians of that era. At the 62nd National Film Awards, the film won two awards and a special mention. The film won the award for the best feature film in Konkani. The film also won Lebara Play Audience Choice Award for best film at London Indian Film Festival 2015. Nachom-ia Kumpasar was also included in the short list for the 2016 Oscars.