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Dushyanth Weeraman is a Sri Lankan singer, dancer and actor who gained attention as the winner of the reality talent show "Sirasa Dancing Stars" in 2008. [1] He is a winner of the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Sri Lanka award in 2013.
Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera (Sinhala:නන්දා මාලනී: born 23 August 1943), popularly as Nanda Malini, is a Sri Lankan musician.One of the best known and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka, Malini's choice of singing themes are based on real life and social-cultural situations. [1]
Nimal Mendis is a Sri Lankan singer/songwriters who has won many awards for his music. Mendis recorded 22 songs, eight of them for the Decca Records label in London. He has written songs now regarded as classics in South Asia—including ' Master Sir' about Colonial Ceylon.
Annesley Malewana (Sinhala pronunciation: [ˈænəsli ˈmaːləvənə]) (Sinhala: ඇනස්ලි මාලේවන) is a Sri Lankan musician.Often considered "The Para Balla of Sinhala Pop", Malewana is well known for being a master of contemporary Baila worked with popular musical bands The Moonstones and Super Golden Chimes.
Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon (13 January 1911 – 2 April 1962) known as Ananda Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) composer and musician. He composed the Sri Lankan national anthem "Namo Namo Matha" and is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music and founder of the modern Sri Lankan Sinhala Geeta Sahitya (Song Literature). [1]
This is a list of notable Sri Lankan musicians (music artists and bands) from all genres. The musicians/bands are listed according to the alphabetical order by first name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Anton Jones (Sinhala: ඇන්ටන් ජෝන්ස්; 3 June 1937 – 21 February 2016) was a Sri Lankan singer and songwriter. [1] Considered as a prominent Baila singer in Sri Lanka, Jones had several hits, including Mini Gawuma and Uyala Pihala. [2]
Kala Bhushana Punsiri Soysa, (born 5 March as පුන්සිරි සොයිසා [Sinhala]), is a Sri Lankan singer. [2] Since the 1970s, Punsiri, also known as "The Tear of Breakup," has recorded a number of well-known songs.