Edward Jayakody
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Edward Jayakody (b. April 6, 1952) Popular Sri Lankan singer.
Jayakody was born Jayakody Arachchige Don Edward Timothy Jayakody, the sixth child of Don Raphial Jayakody and Victoria Jayakody on April 6, 1952, in Hettimulla, Kegalle, Sri Lanka. His family was Catholic. Jayakody received his early education at Bandaranaike Junior School, and received his secondary education at St. Mary's College of Kegalle. He joined the church choir while attending Bandaranaike and learned music while at St. Mary's, under teacher H. Samarapala.
During the period from 1968 to 1976, Jayakody participated in the Maliban Guwan Thotilla and in amateur music programmes. He entered the Government College of Music in 1976 (presently the Faculty of Aesthetic Education of Kelaniya University) and during that time took part in music programmes conducted by popular musicians. At that time he started releasing cassettes and his career took off.
Jayakody married his current wife Charitha Priyadarshani in 1991, and has a son Chandeepa Sharanath and a daughter Sharanya Rasodi. Some of his more popular songs are "Akuru Maki Naa", "Nihada Kalpana", and "Mal Malathi".
