Chandrasena Hettiarachchi
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7 September
Chandrasena Hettiarachchi චන්ද්රසේන හෙට්ටිආරච්චි | |
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| Born | Hettiarachchige Chandrasena 7 September Yatiyanthota, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Garagoda Sinhala Junior College |
| Occupations | Singer, Music Director |
| Spouse | Mangalika Hettiarachchi |
| Children | 2 |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1979–present |
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Hettiarachchige Chandrasena (Sinhala:චන්ද්රසේන හෙට්ටිආරච්චි: born 7 September), popularly as Chandrasena Hettiarachchi, is a Sri Lankan singer.[1] Having emerged from the youth choir as a group singer, Hettiarachchi has been able to show his talents and sang several popular songs such as Mal Mal Vile, Amma Jeewana, Oya Nisa Mage Sina, Kelesaka Keewath and Nawala Annasi.[2]
Chandrasena was born on 7 September in Garagoda, Yatiyanthota as the third child of a rural family with six siblings. His father Hettiarachchige Gunawardena was a mason. His mother Waliwita Vidanelage Mary Nona worked in a rubber plantation.[3] He has one elder brother, one elder sister and three younger sisters.[4] He educated at Garagoda Sinhala Junior College.[5] His mother died on 18 October 2018 at the age of 84.[6]
After school times, he went to work at Mahaweli Development Board in Bathalayaya. He had to cut down forests, roads and drains. However after taking first salary, he quit from the job. Then he packed a box full of plastic items and went from house to house selling them.[7][3]
He is married to Mangalika Hettiarachchi.[2][8] The couple has one son Gayana Madhuwantha and one daughter; Lihini Vihanga.[5][3]
His daughter Lihini is also a singer who started career with the song Irai Hadai. Then she sang the songs, Tharu Dilena Ambare and Man Gawa Thani Wechchi.[9] Lihini went to three schools. She was educated at the Sri Sangamitta Girls' College, Colombo.[10] After that she moved to Gothami Balika in Colombo from the grade six to eleven. Finally studied A/L at Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo. She is currently an undergraduate at the University of Jayewardenepura.[11]
