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VETERAN EVERGREEN RENOWNED VOCALIST PRIYA SURIYASENA BIDS ADIEU AT 80 YEARS – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : facebook Priya Suriyasena’s popularity will remain evergreen even after his death, with his soul-touching lyrics and iconic tunes, the genres being pop, soul, rhythm and blues will continue to resonate with new generations. Priya Suriyasena was born on 27 October 1944. Priya first emerged as a talented local singer with the guidance of his father Jamis Appuhamy who was a poet a resident of an upcountry middle class family in Nattandiya in the Puttalam district. Priya was the only son among four siblings. He had acquired hereditary affiliations in art from his father who was involved in arts as a poet of repute. .Priya has had his primary education in Nattandiya Primary school and the Secondary education GCE O/L and A/L at the Madampe Central College excelling in Volleyball a sport very popular in home ...

Dec 30, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Adaraneeya Neranjana, Champa Kalhari, Etha Ran Viman, HR Jothipala, Mata Wasana, MS Fernando, Priya, Priya Suriyasena, Priya Suriyasena 's songs, Punsiri Silva, SLBC, Sumathi Awards 2024, Sunil Thenabadu

VETERAN EVERGREEN RENOWNED VOCALIST PRIYA SURIYASENA FELICITATED AT THE 29th SUMATHI AWARDS CEREMONY WITH THE U.W SUMATHIPALA MEMORIAL AWARD- ONE TIME LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : wikipedia Priya Suriyasena was born on 27 October 1944.His name was popularly made to be known as Priya Suriyasena by Premakeerthi de Alwis as a popular artiste he considered should have a musical name. Priya first emerged as a talented local singer with the guidance of his father Jamis Appuhamy who was a poet a resident of an upcountry middle class family in Nattandiya in the Puttalam district. Priya was the only son among four siblings. He had acquired hereditary affiliations in art from his father who was involved in arts as a poet of repute,His mother was A.M. Podi Menike a typical housewife .Priya has had his primary education in Nattandiya Primary school and the Secondary education GCE O/L ...

Mar 8, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Priya Suriyasena, Sri Lankan artist, Sri Lankan celebrity, Sri Lankan classical music, Sri Lankan cultural icon, Sri Lankan music, Sri Lankan music awards, Sri Lankan music education, Sri Lankan music history, Sri Lankan music industry, Sri Lankan music influences, Sri Lankan music legends, Sri Lankan music teachers, Sri Lankan musical concerts, Sri Lankan musical heritage, Sri Lankan musician, Sri Lankan playback singer, Sri Lankan pop music, Sri Lankan singer, Sri Lankan traditional music, Sumathi awards

Shiromi of “Kondanamagena” fame, 50 years celebrity in Canada by Sunil Thenabadu The child singing prodigy Shiromi Fernando, born in year 1960 ‘Baby Shiromi” celebrity domiciled in Canada is planning to commemorate her golden milestone in singing since coming to fame in year 1971 with her ‘kondenamagena’ song recorded for the Sooriya label. The lyrics and music compositions of this song and three other songs ‘Amma Pembara Amma’,’Sakala Bujan”,and Handa Haami’ recorded together in a disc under famous Soorya label which were sold then, as hot cakes at the Children’s book shop. This was a feather in the cap for the eleven year old Shiromi as her disc was grabbed by music enthusiasts when in the same era with discs of songs sung by then famous artistes reminiscing, The Moonstones, Dharmaratne Brothers.Mendis Foursome,Golden Chimes,Samanalayo,La Bambas,Three Sisters,Spit Fires, esteemed individual artistes like MS Fernando,Paul Fernando,AE Manoharan,Priya Suriyasena,Milton Mallawarachchi,Dalrene Arnolda etc.All of ...

Oct 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged AE Manoharan, Dalrene Arnolda, Golden Chimes, Kondanamagena, La Bambas, Mendis Foursome, Milton Mallawarachchi, MS Fernando, Paul Fernando, Priya Suriyasena, Radio programme Handamama, Samanalayo, Shiromi Fernando, Spit Fires, Sunil Thenabadu, Three Sisters