Gresha Schulling (born 1983,
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 m ...
) is a
Sri Lankan musician. She has been hailed as a rising star in the world of popular music in South Asia.
She comes from a distinguished musical family from
Sri Lanka. Gresha was educated in
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
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at the Continental School, and in Sri Lanka. She took to music while she was in Saudi Arabia and even won a 'battle of the bands' contest in her school.
When she returned to Sri Lanka she decided to follow her in popular music after she completed her GCE Advanced Levels.
Cold Cold Night Christmas Single
Gresha has recorded her debut Christmas single 'Cold Cold Night.' The Christmas song was written by the father and son duo, the distinguished Sri Lanka-born singer/songwriter
Nimal Mendis Nimal may refer to
*Nimal Bandara, Sri Lankan politician
*Nimal Gamini Amaratunga, Sri Lankan judge
*Nimal Gunaratne
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and his son Paul Marie Mendis. 'Cold Cold Night' was released by Media Eye Music in the
United Kingdom
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in November 2007.
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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said Gresha Schuilling was attempting to reach the No.1 spot in the Christmas Charts of 2007.
Gresha Schuilling is recording her debut album in Colombo and it was scheduled to be released in the summer of 2008. Media Eye Music in London released her 'Cold Cold Night' Christmas single on download through the mediaeyeproductions website.
She has also recorded the Nimal Mendis classic from the iconic Sri Lankan film, '
. 'Ganga Addara' will be released on her debut album.
and Sri Lanka. She is determined to make a difference in the lives of all people with autism and
in her island home. Gresha has been raising awareness of the condition - an estimated 39,000 children in Sri Lanka are on the autism spectrum.
Gresha said: “Autistic is the adjective of a developmental disorder of the brain, NOT a definition of who a person is! Educate yourselves and others on this disorder more common than Down Syndrome or cystic fibrosis. It is four times more common in boys than in girls and is said to be as common as one in every 250 children born in recent years. It is our duty as people who have been given the talent and opportunity to do everything we can to increase awareness of Autism. Ignorance in this case is as far from bliss as it can get.”