Priyani Jayasinghe
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10 June 1967
Priyani Jayasinghe | |
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| ප්රියානි ජයසිංහ | |
| Born | Priyani Jayasinghe 10 June 1967 Panadura, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 8 July 2018 (aged 51) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Walana Mahanama Maha Vidyalaya, Panadura |
| Spouse | Prabath Rasika Eaton |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Rohana Weerasinghe (uncle) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990–2018 |
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Priyani Jayasinghe (Sinhala: ප්රියානි ජයසිංහ; 10 June 1967 – 8 July 2018) was a Sri Lankan singer and composer.[1] One of the most popular artists in Sri Lanka,[2] Jayasinghe has sung several popular songs of the Sinhala music industry including: Kandula Niwannam, Sundara Hadakata Dee and Aluth Sanda Awith.[3]
She was born on 10 June 1967 in Panadura, Sri Lanka.[4] She completed education from Walana Mahanama Maha Vidyalaya, Panadura. Her uncle Rohana Weerasinghe is a musician and composer in Sri Lanka.[5]
She was married to Prabath Rasika Eaton, who later had a dispute with her.[6] The couple had two sons. During her demise, she lived with her younger son Lochana Nimuth Eaton, whereas her older son Loshitha Hasarel Eaton studied in Japan.[7] Her husband worked as a cushion workshop assistant for many years.
Although she has made a name for herself in the field as a popular singer, she is said to have received no support from her husband for her talent or for those activities. As a result, she was involved in music concerts and other art activities, nurtured her two children and fulfilled their responsibilities alone.[8]
Singing career
She became a popular figure in school stage where she won singing awards in island wide level. Then she studied music under D.W. Medagoda. She started singing career in early 1990s, where she went to music classes conducted by Edward Jayakody and Wijesena Kodippili.[9] She entered the radio and became an A grade singer at SLBC. During this period, she met the musician Ashoka Kovilage. Kovilage composed two songs: Kandula Niwannam, Senehasa Illa Liyathambara in 1987 where he was looking for a suitable voice for the song Kandula Nivannam. Finally, Kovilage gave the song to Jayasinghe which became highly popular and made her mark in Sinhala music industry. When the song was sung at concerts and festivals, there was a great response from the audience. At one party in Boralesgamuwa, she was asked to sing the song three times a day.[4]
After the success of the song, she recorded the song Sundara Hadakata which became very popular. With those songs, she later released her first music CD "Kandula Niwannam" and made a disc in 1996. Then she made her second cassette tape "Sundara Hadakata". Her first concert was held in 1992 and the second was in 2011.[9] On 2 January 2016, she performed her third concert with her elder son with the title "Sundara Hadakata" which was held at 6.00 pm at Panadura Town Hall.[4] In the meantime, she also sang a duet Durin Uwath Oba with elder son.[10]
