Kasun Kalhara Jayawardhana ( Sinhala: කසුන් කල්හාර ජයවර්ධන ) (born 3 November 1981), known professionally as Kasun Kalhara, is a Sri Lankan singer, musician,

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and

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. During his musical career, Kasun has released three albums, ''Haritha Nimnaye'', ''Radical Premaya'' and ''Romantic Opera''. He is one of the biggest and best-selling music artists in Sri Lanka.

Biography

Kasun was born in

Rajagiriya Rajagiriya is part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. History The area was originally known ...

, Sri Lanka on 3 November 1981. His mother,

Malani Bulathsinhala Malani Bulathsinhala (12 December 1949 - 29 March 2001: si, මාලනී බුලත්සිංහල) was a Sri Lankan singer. She began her musical career at age 10 with the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Personal life Bulathsin ...

, was a veteran vocalist and his father H. M. Jayawardena was a renowned composer. He had a younger sister, Nirmani Chaya who died in 1991 at the age of three. Kalhara's music career started along with

Indrachapa Liyanage Indrachapa Liyanage ( si, ඉන්ද්‍රචාපා ලියනගේ; born January 13, 1982) is a Sri Lankan singer. He has completed his debut album ''Abinishkramanaya (renunciation)'', but it has not been officially released yet. B ...

and his schoolmates from Ananda College in the year 2000. His mother was highly supportive of his musical career. Once a newspaper interviewer asked her "what is the most memorable day in your life?" and she answered "the day Maestro

Premasiri Khemadasa Deshamanya Kala Keerthi Dr.Premasiri Khemadasa ( Sinhala: ආචාර්ය ප්‍රේමසිරි කේමදාස ) (25 January 1937 – 24 October 2008) also known as "Khemadasa Master" was a Sri Lankan music composer. Explorin ...

hugged and wished my son Kasun Kalhara, following his first musical concert (Waves of Introspection). That warm hug from Maestro Kemadasa guaranteed that Kasun had a genuine talent and a clear future".Sundayobserver
Kasun has held a number of solo concerts, collaborating with other artists such as "Kasun Kalhara: Live in Concert", "Kasun Kalhara Unforgettable Live in Concert", "The Black Red White Concert", "Kasun Kalhara in Culture Shock", "4U: Live in Concert" and "Love U: Live in Concert". Kasun Kalhara performed in Culture Shock (2013) and Kasun Kalhara in LoveU (2016–2017) Those three concerts became one of the most attended musical shows in history of Sri Lanka with over 5,000 fans gathering around at the

Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre The Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre ( si, නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල, ''nelum pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa rangahala''; often known as Nelum Pokuna; previously the National Performin ...

for all the three events.

Television Shows

Discography

Albums

*''Haritha Nimnaye'' (2001) *''Radical Premaya'' (2005) *''Romantic Opera'' (2008) With other artists *''Ananthayata (with

)'' *''Aadara Mal Wala'' ''(with

)'' *''Aathmaabhimaanayay'' ''(with

)'' *''Aadaraneeya Wassaanaya (with

Uresha Ravihari Uresha Ravihari Wickremasinghe, (born 26 June 1982; as උරේෂා රවිහාරී inhala, is a Sri Lankan songstress. Considered one of the leading female playback singers in Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema, Ravihari has won numerous award ...

)'' *''Pamaawee Pipuna (with Indika Upamali)'' *''Raaththriya Manaram (with

Nirosha Virajini Virajini Lalithya de Silva, also known as Nirosha Virajini ( Sinhala: නිරෝෂා විරාජිනී) is a Sri Lankan award-winning singer, musician and music director with a career spanning over 23 years. Personal life Nirosha ...

)'' *''Samagi Samaadana (with

)'' *''Sanda Ahimi (with Pradeepa Dharmadasa) '' *''Shuunya Wuu Nagaraye'' ''(with Samitha Mudunkotuwa)'' *''Veenaawee Urathalaye'' ''(with

)'' *''Sanda Eliya (Moonlight)'' ''(with

)'' *''Sihinayata Tharam'' ''(with Prathibha Prabha)'' *''Malakai Kiya'' ''(with Kushani Sandareka)'' *''Sara Sande'' ''(with Kushani Sandareka)'' *''Adare'' (

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Movie Song) ''(With Kushani Sandareka)'' *''Ahasin Eha'' (

Movie Song) ''(

)''

Singles

* Mage Diwi Pana Nala Rakinne (Sinhala Hymn) * Ma Balawath Karana Samide (Sinhala Hymn) * Sanda Mithuri (2009) * Meedum Dumaraye (2009) * Math Mal Sena (2011) * Mata Kiya Denna (2011) * Nawathi Methekin (2012)
Adarema Geethayak
(2013) * Atheethaye Ma (2015) * Kadadasi Oru (2015) * Lowa Dutuwe Amma (2015) * Lihiniye (2015) * Ithin Hadamu Api Aluth Ratak (''Let's Make A New Country'') - Produced with

Rookantha Gunathilake Mario Glory Rookantha Goonatillake (born 5 September 1959: si, රූකාන්ත ගුණතිලක), is a Sri Lankan singer, musician and songwriter. One of the most influential musical artists in Sri Lanka, Rookantha started his caree ...

for the victory of

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at the

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* Sri Lanka Cricket Theme Song (2016) * Varamale (2016) * Me Obata Ahenawada (

Movie Song 2016) * Vasilissa (2016) * Alaye Ghatha (2016) * Nagena Bindena (2017) * Melaa (2017) * Wahilihiniye (2017) * Nodaneema Awasan Una (2018) * Nela (2018) * Hanthana Nathimuth J'Pure (2020) * Roopakartha Adariye (2021) * Ruwanarini (2021) * Hitha Heena Aran (2021) * Banchimaari (2022) * Paradeesaye Jawayai Me (2022)

External links

Kasun Kalhara Guitar Chords

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalhara, Kasun 21st-century Sri Lankan male singers 1982 births Living people Sinhalese singers