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Christine Goonewardena Source: A Heritage of Song – Book 3 Christine’s early love of music commenced from a young age, inuenced and supported by her father Christopher Fernando, a classical trained virtuoso rst violinist in the Ceylon Symphony Orchestra in the era of Douglas Ferdinands, the much renowned conductor. Her burgeoning singing career began as a teenager performing in school and inter-school contests where she stood out as a special talent from day one. One of her rst performances that put her in the spotlight was her renditions of the evergreen classics “Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms”, and “When Irish Eyes are Smiling” – backed by a top class classical pianist and music arranged by her own father. Christine’s vocal style enchanted and attracted attention and was pursued by many musicians and bands who were mesmerised by her performances. However even from those early teenage years her ...