Ajith Bandara ( si, අජිත් බණ්ඩාර) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n singer. He is the winner of the first season of the singing reality competition ''

Sirasa Superstar ''Sirasa Superstar'' was a musical reality show conducted in Sri Lanka by the TV channel Sirasa TV. The first four seasons were inspired by the program called American Idol an American singing competition series, the fifth and sixth seasons are si ...

'' in 2006.

Personal life

He is from Ahasyanapitiya,

Mawathagama Mawathagama is a town in the Kurunegala District Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of and consists 30 Divisional Secretariats, 1610 Grama Niladari Divisions and 4476 total Villages. It consists of 14 Elec ...

, in

Kurunegala District Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Consists of and consists 30 Divisional Secretariats, 1610 Grama Niladari Divisions and 4476 total Villages. It consists of 14 Electorate Divisions, 02 Municipal Council, 19 Urban C ...

and the second child of his family. His father, who was a carpenter, died after a chest pain when he was a teenager. He has two brothers and three sisters. Before entering singing, he worked as a woodcarver and polisher at Bandara Weerakone Furnishers at Mawathagama. He completed his education at Pothubowa Vidyalaya in Mawathagama. He is married to Niluka Bandara and they have two children. His daughter, Sathsari Chanchala, became the champion of the reality show ''Hiru Super Hero'' in 2017.

Singing career

He started singing at a young age., but his poor family status kept him away from popular singing. Then he joined a group called Flowers. In 2005, his wife sent an application for ''Sirasa Superstar'', Sri Lanka's first singing reality competition. His first audition was in Habarana. He gradually moved through the competition and eventually was the winner. He received one million LKR, a prize car and free sponsorship for a first album. Soon after winning the competition, he released his first music album, ''Thilaka Thiyanna'', which was launched at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

. After the competition, he had several popular hits, including "Sudu Hansiye", "Duwillen Thilaka Thiyanna", "Oba Innawanam", "Seetha Handekare" and "Aradhanawak Kalado". He made a duet, "Bandara Aiye", with Shanika Madumali, the season 3 winner of ''Sirasa Superstar''. In 2017, he released the solo "Mage Santhake". In 2018, he released the song "Heena Yaya Pura" after a year silence.

Thilaka Thiyanna

Track listing

References

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