Dot aka Aditi Saigal Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Age: 25 Years

Hometown: New Delhi

Marital Status: Unmarried

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Singer, Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet & inches- 5’ 4”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Debut	As a Singer Extended play (EP): Khamotion (2021) As an Actor Film: The Archies (2023) as Ethel Muggs
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 September 1998 (Monday)
Age (as of 2023)	25 Years
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi, India
School	• Mirambika – Free Progress School in New Delhi • Woodstock School in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand (2014-2016)
College/University	• Bangor University, Wales, UK • University of Glasgow, Scotland
Educational Qualification(s) ^[1]Aditi Saigal – LinkedIn	• Bachelor of Arts in Music and Creative Writing at Bangor University, Wales (2016–2020) • MSc in Education at the University of Glasgow (2020-2024) Note: She pursued an MSc in Education online as a part-time course.
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian ^[2]Bandit Fiction
Hobbies	Cycling, Sewing Clothes
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Amit Saigal (rock musician, founder of Rock Street Journal (RSJ)) Mother- Shena Gamat (theatre artist, actor)
Siblings	She is an only child.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dot aka Aditi Saigal

Aditi Saigal’s father, Amit Saigal, was fondly called “Papa Rock” in the music community. He died in Goa after drowning in the sea on 5 January 2012. ^[3]The Hindustan Times

Born to a singer father, she developed a passion for music at a very young age. In an interview, while talking about the same, she said,

I remember waking up to music a lot. Sometimes it would be Frou Frou (Imogen Heap) or Diogal Sakho playing his Samba Alla. Dad would be playing his djembe along as I tumbled out of my bedroom. I also remember singing to this one cassette that used to be in my nani’s car called Dances from Around the World.”

Her parents divorced in 2006.
Childhood picture of Dot aka Aditi Saigal with her mother, Shena Gamat

After that, she was raised by her paternal grandparents, Ashok Kumar Saigal and Madhu Saigal.

In 2016, she worked as an assistant audition manager at the Barefoot Theatre Company in New Delhi for 2 months.

She started her musical journey in New Delhi with a band called Blank, which comprised musicians from Gurgaon’s One World College of Music.

In 2017, she became active on her YouTube channel, Dot, where she uploaded raw recordings of herself singing on the piano.

On 28 February 2017, she came into the limelight with the song ‘Everybody Dances to Techno,’ which went viral on the internet.

Later, she uploaded various singles on her channel like Unwanted Opinions (2017), Normal Things (2017), Bet You Believe (2017), and Sunny Days (2018).
Dot aka Aditi Saigal performing at the Spoken Fest 2024

She worked as a sales assistant at Accessorize in Bangor from December 2017 to February 2018.

She received The School of Music Prize for Outstanding Overall Achievement in her second year at Bangor University, Wales (2018).

From August 2018 to June 2019, she was an administrator at the International Education Centre (IEC) at Bangor University.

In 2019, she was a teaching intern at Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea for 2 months.

From August 2019 to September 2019, she worked as an Administrative Assistant and Database Designer for Eastwind Academy for Advanced Music & Performance in Gurgaon, India.

In the same year, she was awarded the Philip Pascall Memorial Prize for Outstanding Overall Achievement in the School of Music.

She draws inspiration from singers like Regina Spektor, Paulo Nutini, Fiona Apple, KT Tunstall, Jack Johnson, Peggy Lee, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, and Aretha Franklin.

On 16 July 2021, she released her own album named Khamotion, which had a series of songs that she wrote for her final year project in college.

She adopted the stage name “Dot.” at the age of 10 while filling colours in a colouring book along with her mother. She explained the same in an interview and said,

So I liked to colour within the margins but my mom was fond of making dots outside the margin. She also made small designs. l used to be mad at my mom and said, ‘Mom, why do you do this? Keep it inside the line.’ She always answered, ‘A little dot never hurt anyone and it greatly improves the whole picture.’ That was my inspiration for this name.” ^[4]The Times of India
In 2023, she was featured in a digital advertisement for the perfume brand LoveChild by Masaba.
Dot aka Aditi Saigal in a digital advertisement for the perfume brand LoveChild by Masaba (2023)

During an interview, she shared that she followed the concept of slow fashion. She said that she often bought second-hand clothes and maintained a capsule wardrobe to avoid unnecessary shopping. ^[5]Verve Magazine

Her artistic career is managed by Anirban Chakraborty, director of the music publication Rock Street Journal.

During an interview, she mentioned that the squirrel was her spirit animal. ^[6]Verve Magazine

Her debut film, The Archies (2023), attracted a lot of criticism for promoting nepotism. The film features celebrity kids including Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Amitabh Bachchan‘s grandson Agastya Nanda, along with actor Mihir Ahuja, Yuvraj Menda, and Vedang Raina. ^[7]The Times of India
Star cast of the film The Archies (2023)

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