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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.
Jayakody Arachchige Don Edward Timothy Jayakody (Sinhala: එඩ්වඩ් ජයකොඩි; born 6 April 1952), popularly known as Edward Jayakody, is a Sri Lankan musician, singer, composer, and occasional actor.
Initially, the band only performed western music, but after a few years, the band began to perform Sinhala songs as well, and eventually the band members began composing their own Sinhala music. The first Sinhala songs released by the Gypsies, Linda Langa Sangamaya and Amma Amma, were released in 1973. [3]
Bathiya & Santhush (Sinhala: භාතිය හා සන්තුෂ්), also known as BnS, are a Sri Lankan pop duo consisting of Bathiya Jayakody (born on December 22, 1976) and Santhush Weeraman (born on September 5, 1977), who met while at the "Mary Anne David School of Vocal Music and" in Colombo (training mainly under the categories of classical and show tunes). [1]
Uswatta Liyanage Ivor Sylvester Sunil Perera (Sinhala: සුනිල් පෙරේරා; 14 September 1952 – 6 September 2021) was a Sri Lankan vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer. [2] Described as one of the most influential musicians in Sri Lankan music history, [3] Perera was the leader and the lead vocalist of The Gypsies.
In 1978, Mallawarachchi released the first music audio cassette in Sri Lankan Sinhala music history, [1] "Sanden Eha", on the Tharanga label, under the guidance of Vijaya Ramanayake. [18] Mallawarachchi never performed an overseas concert turning numerous invitations down because he was afraid to fly.
Narada Disasekara (7 June 1933 – 19 May 2010) was a Sri Lankan classical singer. He was the first singer to win the Sarasaviya Award when he was awarded for Best Male Playback Singing in 1964 for his duet Galana Gangaki Jeevithe with a young Nanda Malini for Ranmuthu Duwa.
Tissa Srilal Abeykoon (31 December 1953 – 16 April 2020 as ශ්රීලාල් අබේකෝන්) [Sinhala]), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. [2] One of the most popular television actors in Sri Lanka, he is most notable for the trade mark role "Appuwa" in the television serial Kopi Kade .