all our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them thats what singer and lyricist silvia fernandes firmly believes in her recently released debut album unmasked was a childhood dream ever since i was a kid i always dreamt of cutting my own album to make this dream a reality i really hard shares the singer who hails from quepem all the songs in this album are on topics close to my heart i thought of coming up with something new therefore my album has songs in three different languages konkani hindi and english enlightens silvia two songs have been made into videos and now we are working on the remaining tracks informs silvia what is the secret behind her touching lyrics silvia without hesitation reveals writing song is a way of expressing myself these songs are a reflection of my life in this album a lullaby ie kallke ratint in konkani is dedicated to my daughter who is four years old there are two racy hindi tracks like behki and greedy for your love two romantic ballads in english love is a funny game and so in love with you and an amazing gospel song without you lord which stands as testimony to my faith she adds silvia remembers the first song she wrote while studying in tenth standard in the immaculate conception high school quepem to get the correct words needed for songs she sat with her friend ali then they cut and trimmed the songs as per the studio needs silvia lists the reason why she named her album unmasked in this world everybody goes around with a smiling face but there is a sad story behind the face they try to hide the real person they are and dont let go of things easily my songs bring out the emotions of these people silvia doesnt get disheartened with the lows in her life take for an instance my album it was supposed to be launched in november but due to some reasons we had to delay it i dont feel discouraged instead i look at such things positively and say everything is meant to be she juggles effortlessly between the roles of a mother a singer and an actor over the years ive learnt how to strike a balance between both my lives and give quality time to my passion as well as to my family its tiring at times however both these roles are important silvia admits missing her four year old daughter when she is off on a professional tour silvia rues the lack of support young artistes get from professional musicians she says i was upset to see the poor attendance from these wellknown musicians for my music launch what next i have not yet planned anything but i am thinking of coming with more such albums says silvia who is also the lead singer of beat route jam by pratima achrekar