Edward Jayakody

Edward Jayakody
Edward Jayakody
එඩ්වඩ් ජයකොඩි
	Jayakody in 2006
Born	Jayakody Arachchige Don Edward Timothy Jayakody; 6 April 1952 (age 72); Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Education	Bandaranaike Junior School ; St. Mary's College, Kegalle
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, singer, teacher
Spouse	Charitha Priyadarshani (m. 1991)
Children	2
Parents	Don Raphial Jayakody (father); Victoria Jayakody (mother);
	Musical career
Genres	Pop; soul; rhythm and blues; Indian classical music;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Nilwala; MEntertainment; Ransilu;

Jayakody Arachchige Don Edward Timothy Jayakody (Sinhala: එඩ්වඩ් ජයකොඩි; born 6 April 1952), popularly known as Edward Jayakody, is a Sri Lankan musician, singer and composer. He has directed the music for hundreds of Sinhala films and television serials and has also composed many songs for children's programming ("Koppara Koppara").^[1]

Jayakody won the Swarna Sanka Award in 1987 for Best Male Singer for the film Gedara Budun Amma. He won the award for Best Music Director in 1979 and 1980 for the plays Nidane and Aparadaya Saha Danduwama.^[1]

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[SundayObserver-1] "'Dedunu palama' A celebration CD". Sunday Observer. 2003. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2007-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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