Nirosha Virajini
| Nirosha Virajini | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 January 1973 Kandy[1] |
| Occupation | Singer, musician and music director |
| Spouse(s) |
Nalinda Sampath (m. 2000; div. 2005)[2] Yasantha Nimalatheja (m. 2009) |
Virajini Lalithya de Silva, also known as Nirosha Virajini (Sinhala: නිරෝෂා විරාජිනී) (born 13 January 1973) is a Sri Lankan award winning singer,[3] musician and music director with a career spanning over 23 years. She has sung songs in Sinhalese, Tamil, English, Hindi, Malayalam and Japanese. Virajini is a native speaker of Sinhalese, but was named a super-grade singer in Tamil by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, vetted by a panel of Indian and Australian musicologists and is the only Sri Lankan Sinhalese singer to receive the award. In 2000, 2002 and 2016 she was awarded as Best Female Vocalist at President's Award and Sarasaviya Awards for her contribution as a playback singer of the films "Rajya Sevaya Pinisai" and "Kinihiriya Mal" respectively.[4]
References
- ↑ "Nirosha Virajini". FM Derana. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ Marasinghe, Sandasen (30 April 2005). "Court gives judgement in favour of Nirosha Virajini". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ Perera, Mahes (1 May 2005). "A star in the music galaxy". Sunday Observer. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ Gamage, Anjana (27 April 2005). "Tharu Aes Dahasak brings Nirosha's mellifluous voice". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 4 September 2016.