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ROOKANTHA A TRUE FAMED MUSIC GENIUS IN EFFERVERSCENT VOYAGE IN CELEBRITY FOR OVER FOUR DECADES – by Sunil Thenabadu Mario Glory Rookantha Goonatilleke was the only son apart from his elder sister born to his parents, mother had been a teacher. it is his innate talent in music that had made him the significant musician he is.He has not had any hereditary affiliations from the family or his ancestors for music.From his very young days he has had a liking for music ,when he was just three years ago as a toddler had a liking to hear the sounds from the piano they have had at home.Asa he was short had insisted mother to carry him so that he could drag the keys of the piano from left to right and vice versa, the beat that came out sounded so well.Mother had known that he has an innate talent for music. As he grew up Rookantha used to hear ...

SHIHAN “DREAM BOY’OF THE YOUTH,SINGING SENSATION IN THE DECADE 2000 AT SUMMIT OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:modellk.com Shihan Mihiranga Bennett born 18 March 1985, is a Sri Lankan musician, composer, songwriter lately selected as an adjudicator at ‘Hiru Mega Star” singing contest. Considered one of the best products emerged from the Sirasa Super Star season one in the year 2006, Mihiranga often known as the “Dream Boy” of the youth in Sri Lanka. He became the youth sensation in the decade of 2000 after Namal Udugama was in the decade of 1990s.[ ] Shihan had been born in Weliweriya as the eldest of the family. His father, Tyronne Bennet was a sound engineer previously worked in Bahrain and mother Nilu Mallika a housewife. He has a sister, Shanika Mihiravi. He studied at De Mazenod College Kandana a mixed school. Shihan married Gishni Clementa Silva on 25 February 2012.] Their love story had reportedly started ...