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Nirosha Virajini

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Nirosha Virajini
Born (1973-01-13) 13 January 1973 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Singer, musician and music director
Spouses
  • Nalinda Sampath (m. 2000; div. 2005)[2]
Yasantha Nimalatheja
(m. 2009)
Websitewww.niroshavirajini.lk

Virajini Lalithya de Silva, also known as Nirosha Virajini (Sinhala: නිරෝෂා විරාජිනී) is a Sri Lankan award-winning singer,[3] musician and music director with a career spanning over 23 years.

Personal life

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Nirosha was born on 13 January 1973. She is a native of Kandy, Sri Lanka.[1] She was married to Nalinda Sampath in 2000, but the couple got divorced in 2005.[2] She married Yasantha Nimalatheja in 2009.

Career

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Nirosha has sung songs in Sinhalese, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam.

Awards and honors

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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 in the films "Rajya Sevaya Pinisai" and "Kinihiriya Mal" respectively.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nirosha Virajini". FM Derana. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Marasinghe, Sandasen (30 April 2005). "Court gives judgement in favour of Nirosha Virajini". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ Perera, Mahes (1 May 2005). "A star in the music galaxy". Sunday Observer. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ Gamage, Anjana (27 April 2005). "Tharu Aes Dahasak brings Nirosha's mellifluous voice". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 4 September 2016.