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Priya Suriyasena
M. L. D. S. Priyadarshi Suriyasena Liyanage ( Sinhala:ප්රියා සූරියසේන: born 27 October 1949), popularly as Priya Suriyasena, is a Sri Lankan singer. Priya first emerged as a talented local singer with the guidance of his father, who was a poet, and then rose to fame overnight when his first four songs were broadcast at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) in 1970's. Since then he has retained his fame over five decades and produced most popular songs in Sri Lanka such as ''Atha Ranviman'', ''Mata Wasana'', ''Adaraneeya Neranjana'', ''Ratakin Eha'' and ''Sudu Paravi Rena''. Personal life Priya Suriyasena was born on 27 October 1944 to an up-country middle-class family in Nattandiya, Puttalam district, Sri Lanka. His father Jamis Appuhami was a poet, from whom he got his musical talents. His mother was A. M. Podi Manike. He was the only son in a family of four. He had his primary education at Nattandiya Primary School and completed his GCE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nattandiya
Nattandiya is a town, situated in the Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located away from Negombo, on Colombo-Negombo-Kuliyapitiya Kuliyapitiya is the second largest town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is located north-east of Colombo and from Kurunegala. Kuliyapitiya is home to the Wayamba University of Sri Lank ... main road. References Towns in Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Jones
Anton Jones ( Sinhala: ඇන්ටන් ජෝන්ස්; 3 June 1937 – 21 February 2016) was a Sri Lankan singer and songwriter. Considered as a prominent Baila singer in Sri Lanka, Jones had several hits, including ''Mini Gawuma'' and ''Uyala Pihala''. His songs are composed about special events that took place in this country, thus becoming the only singer who sang from real events. Personal life He was born on 3 June 1937 in Colombo to a Burgher family in Hulftsdorp. His father was a businessman. He is an alumnus of St. Sebastian Maha Vidyalaya, Hulftsdorp. He has one elder sister. For the duration of his musical career, Jones also worked as an English stenographer for the Bank of Ceylon and private company Julius & Cruise since 1963. He retired in 1997 completing 35 years of service. Jones was married to longtime partner Iris Jones. Jones first met Iris at the Talawila Church in 1978. Iris had his education from St. Mary's Convent in Chilaw. They got married on Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From North Western Province, Sri Lanka
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1952 Births
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Punsiri Soysa
Kala Bhushana Punsiri Soysa, (born 5 March as පුන්සිරි සොයිසා inhala, is a Sri Lankan singer. Since the 1970s, Punsiri, also known as "The Tear of Breakup," has recorded a number of well-known songs. Personal life He was born on 5 March as the second of the family with one elder brother, two younger brothers and one younger sister. His father was W. Ackman Soysa and mother was . He first studied at the village Buddhist mixed school up to the third class. Then he entered the Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa for further education. At school he sang a song in every literary society. He is married to longtime partner Kumudika Perera. His wife lived in Egoda Uyana, Moratuwa whereas Punsiri also lived in Moratuwa for some time. Despite obstacles, we were married in 1978. They have three daughters. The eldest daughter Akna Pavani works in the Engineering Corporation. The second daughter Sathmini Buddhimala has graduated from the University of Jayewardenep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Performing In Melbourne, Australia In 2017
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Priya may refer to: * Priya (given name), a given name of Indian origin * Priya (actress) (), stage name of Indian actress Karpagavalli * ''Priya'' (1970 film), an Indian Malayalam film by Madhu * ''Priya'' (1978 film), a Tamil film by S. P. Muthuraman *''Priya'', a 1992 Bengali film by Shibu Mitra * Kokilapathmapriya Nadesalingam, known as Priya, one of a Tamil family seeking asylum Australia, in a case known as the Nadesalingam family asylum claims The Murugappan family, also known as the Nadesalingam family, consists of Nadesalingam Murugappan (Nades), his wife Kokilapathmapriya Nadesalingam (Priya) and their two daughters. They are Sri Lankan Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamils seeking asylum in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Addararachchi
Addararachchige Gunendra Kamal (born on 5 February 1962: si, කමල් අද්දරආරච්චි), popularly as Kamal Addararachchi, is an actor in Sri Lankan Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television, as well as a singer and presenter. He made his debut as an actor in Gamini Fonseka's 1981 film '' Sagarayak Meda'', whilst he was a still a student at school. Since the late 1970s, he has appeared in a variety of roles in many films and teledramas. He has acted in over 40 films, 20 teledramas and 6 stage plays, and won the Sarasaviya Best Actor Award for his role of Sobana in ''Agnidahaya'' in 2002. He also made a mark as a singer in 1993 with "Unmadawoo," a duet with Damayanthi Jayasooriya, which featured in the film ''Saptha Kanya''. He was also the host of the first three seasons of ''Sirasa Superstar'', a reality show, and first season of ''Hiru Mega Stars''. Background He completed education from Wesley College, Colombo. He showed an initial interest in artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratien Ananda
Bajjala Walawwe Gretien Ananda Abeykoon ( si, ග්රේෂන් ආනන්ද; 15 March 1957 – 29 December 2010), also as Gration Ananda or Greshan Ananda, was a Sri Lankan singer, composer, songwriter and a lyricist. Considered as the best Sinhalese film score musician to have emerged in the country since the veteran artist the Late H.R. Jothipala, Ananda sang for more than 400 films with a musical career that spanned nearly three decades. He died at the age of 53 while receiving treatments at National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. Personal life He was born on 15 March 1957 to a family immersed in music. His father Bajjala Walawwe Shelton Abeykoon was a police officer and mother Bernadette Bernadine Jayawardena Amadoru, was a music teacher and a pianist. His grand father Brigadier Charley Jayawardena Amador was a renowned musician who served in the British Army. He spent his early childhood in Kandy, after he moved to hometown Tangalle for primary education. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Mallawarachchi
Sumanasiri Mallawarachchi Don (7 April 1944–10 March 1998: si, මිල්ටන් මල්ලවාරච්චි), popularly known as Milton Mallawarachchi, was a Sri Lankan singer and musician. One of the most respected singers in Sri Lankan music history, Mallawarachchi was a trending act in Sri Lanka for more than a decade, performing nearly a total of 850 songs with over 35 albums. He is also known to be a music composer for most of his songs, a film play-back singer for the silver screen, a talent tabla and sitar player. Personal life Mallawarachchi was born on 7 April 1944 in Kotte, Colombo, Sri Lanka as the only child in the family. His father was Upasena Mallawarachchi and mother was Agnes Wickramarachchi. He lost his father at an early age, where he was a courageous child who struggled to win the battle of life with his mother in the midst of many hardships during his school days. He completed his education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte. After completing his ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Wijewardena
Vithana Kuruppu Arachchilage Clarence Arthur Somasinghe Wijewardena Justice of the peace#Sri Lanka, JP ( si, ක්ලැරන්ස් විජේවර්ධන, ta, கிளாரன்ஸ் விஜேவர்தன; 3 August 1943 – 13 December 1996), known professionally as Clarence Wijewardena, was a Sri Lankan singer, composer and musician. Considered one of the most respected musicians in Sri Lanka, Wijewardena revolutionized Sri Lankan Sinhala Pop Music with the use of the electric guitar in Sinhala music, in the 1960s. Due to his influence on Sinhala pop music, he is often named as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, father of Sri Lankan pop music". Personal life Clarence Wijewardena was born on 3 August 1943, in Haputale, Sri Lanka, to an estate medical practitioner. His family moved to Batugedara, Ratnapura, and Clarence abandoned a budding career as a planter to pursue music full-time. He completed education from Weeraparakrama College, Yatawatta a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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