Silvaසිල්වා wasඋපත bornලැබූයේ Halpeliyanageපුවකරඹ,[[මොරටුව]] Morrisදී Josephde''හල්පෙලියනගේ Silvaමොරිස් inජෝසෆ් Puvakaramba,ද [[Moratuwa]]සිල්වා anලෙසයි. එම පවුලේ එකම onlyදරුවා childමොහුය. Silva's fatherසිල්වාගේ wasපියා an overseer for the Moratuwa Urban Council andසහ hisඔහුගේ mother was a member ofමව [[Salvation Army]] සාමාජිකාවකි. Growingමොහු upකුඩා heකල wasසිටම fascinated with singingගැයීමට, andනැටීමට dancingහපනෙකි.<ref name="InfoLanka">{{cite web|url=http://www.infolanka.com/org/srilanka/people/18.htm|title=Freddie Silva: He took our breath away and we did not care|accessdate=2007-02-29|year=2002|publisher=Info Lanka}}</ref>
