Umaria Sinhawansa | |
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| උමාරියා සිංහවංශ | |
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| Born | Umaria Binthy Ayesha Sinhawansa 5 January 1991[1] Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | BA in Music |
| Alma mater | Muslim Ladies College, Colombo Gateway International School, Colombo |
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| Spouse |
Dimitri Fonseka (m. 2018) |
| Relatives | Umara Sinhawansa (sister) Rukmani Devi (grand aunty) |
| Honours | Kala Keerthi Abimani |
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| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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Umaria Binthy Ayesha Sinhawansa (Sinhala: උමාරියා සිංහවංශ, born 5 January 1991), popularly referred to by the mononym Umaria, is a Sri Lankan pop, R&B and jazz singer. She is the youngest musician to be ever awarded A-Grade by Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. She has won the 'Kala Keerthi Abhimani' award for her contribution to Sri Lanka's music industry.[2][3] Umaria began her music career at age 11 in the 2005, performing with her sister at various stages. She made her debut as a playback singer in the film Asai Man Piyabanna. And also she has won silver awards at Pan Asia Music International Music Competition and the Crimea Music Fest international competition.[4][5][6]
In 2020, her single "Manda Pama" was a super hit in Sri Lanka and reached 10 million views in a very short time. She was listed among the most viewed female artists on YouTube with 22 million views.[7] And she is the most followed Sri Lanka singer on Instagram. She received "Aya Pranama Award" for her contribution to the music and was awarded the 2021 SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards for the song of the year 2021.[8] Umaria won best playback singer award at Sarasaviya film awards in 2019 for the song 'Ahi Pillamak Athara' (ඇහි පිල්ලමක් අතර) in film Vijayaba Kollaya.
- ^ Birthday, archived from the original on 2021-09-04, retrieved 2021-01-15
- ^ "Umaria Sinhawansa - So today I received the honorary title "කලා කීර්ති අභිමාණි" from the All Ceylon cultural and environmental protecting organization. Thankyou for this honor ❤️ | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Staff Writer (2020-01-19). "Umaria receives 'Kala Keethi Abhimani' title". NewsHub. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Umara & Umaria - My Dreams ( Original Song ), retrieved 2021-09-28
- ^ Umara & Umaria - Halo, retrieved 2021-09-28
- ^ Umaria Sinhawansa - Semi-final - Pan Asia Music Festival 2010 - Beijing, retrieved 2021-09-28
- ^ Manda Pama - Umaria | මන්ද පමා - උමාරියා, retrieved 2021-09-28
- ^ "News : Umaria Bags Song Of The Year Award As SLIM". Decibel. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-09-04.