Background
She is the daughter of H. S. Gopinath, a tabla player and a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist.
She is the daughter of H. S. Gopinath, a tabla player and a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist.
She holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore, alongside being skilled at gymnastics and fencing.
In 1993, at the age of eight, Chaitra ventured into the music industry to sing for the film Beda Krishna Ranginata under the music direction of V. Manohar, which marked the beginning of Chaitra"s career as a playback singer. She returned to playback singing in the year 2003-2004 for the film Bhagawan and since then has been known for her unconventional voice and her style of singing. 2005-2006: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer: "Huduga Huduga" from Amrithadhare.