Sanali Lihansa Silva a Singing Sensation in the Making – By Sunil Thenabadu Sanali Lihansa Silva the twenty two year old singing sensation from Kiribathgoda had proved her singing prowess in the Derana Dream Star reality gruelling singing contest is being currently held for the 11th season. This reality singing contest is clearly the most sought among the other similar contests. Over the years many contestants had found proper routes to become popular singing artistes having had the roots  and groomed from the previous Derana Dream Star  contests. Some vocalists had been selected to portray roles in many tele dramas in the TV Derana popular channel. In every season many new budding artistes have been able to become overnight stars via performing in this contest. One contestant who has won the hearts of the panel of adjudicators and listeners this season has been Sanali Lihansa Silva. Among over one hundred thousand ...

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Skilled in aesthetic splendour – Lakmini Udawatta – by Sunil Thenabadu The complex psychological process which is very much a conscious process is also automatic when it comes to naturally talented singers such as Lakmini Geethanjali Udawatta. It is a combination of signals from the nervous system that help to produce intricate musical notes and interpretive decisions on whether to apply a particular technique in measuring up its comparative and expressive value, all this within seconds. One of the imperative distinctiveness of applying comparative philosophy and vocal creativity is to discriminate one tradition of music, specific styles, and techniques from other traditions of music and their corresponding styles, by not blending them all together. Lakmini was born in 1981 as the second daughter to unassuming parents in Piliyandala, Kithsiri and Swarnapali Udawatta who were both teachers. At the very tender age of just five, Lakmini had confirmed precisely an excellent ...

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