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Sunil Edirishinghe

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DOB : 19-12-1949
Age : 74
Star Sign : Sagittarius
Gender : Male

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Patikirige Sunil Jayapreethi Edirisinghe, popularly known was Sunil Edirisinghe, is a Sri Lankan classical musician. He was born on December 19, 1949, in Colombo. He grew up in Waragoda Kelaniya, amongst a blooming rubber industry. Edirisinghe began his schooling at Sri Dharmaloka Vidyalaya in 1955. He moved on to Sapugaskands Maha Vidyalaya in 1968 and, subsequently, to Delgoda Kalyana Pradeepa Pirivena. After completing his secondary education in 1969, Edirisinghe began working for the Government Printing Cooperation.

He debuted as a playback singer that year, singing Sandakada Pahana for his brother Satishchandra’s film Matara Achchi. Edirisinghe studies music at Visharada P.V. Nadasiri’s Academy of Music and the University of Lucknow, India, in the early 1970s. In 1975, Edirisinghe graduated with first-class honors from the prestigious Bhathkhande Academy of Music in India. He joined the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation soon after. In 1980, Edirisinghe released his first cassette, Chandra Mandala.

He won the Presidential Awards for playback singing in 1983 for Maya Miringuva Piruna Lo Thale from Adhishtanaya. Edirisinghe was awarded the Swarna Sankha Award for playback singing in 1988 for Thurulaka Hurathal for Mangala Thagga and in 1990 for Walakulak Gena Muwa Karamu from Saharave Sihinaye. He also won the Sarasaviya Award for playback singing in 1988 for Thidasa Pure from Sandakada Pahana and in 2002 for Poronduwa from the film Porunduwa. In 2021, Edirisinghe released his first L.P. album, titled Sunila Yamaya. It features a concert presentation with eighteen popular songs and a few short dialogues.