Gratien Ananda

Greshan Ananda
ග්‍රේෂන් ආනන්ද
Born
Bajjala Walawwe Gretien Ananda Abeykoon

(1957-03-15)15 March 1957
Tangalle, Hambantota
Died29 December 2010(2010-12-29) (aged 53)
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationSt.Mathew College Dematagoda
Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
Occupation(s)Singer, player, composer and lyricist
SpouseSrima Abeykoon
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1976–2009
Labels
  • MEntertainments
  • Nilwala
  • Torana
  • Ransilu

Bajjala Walawwe Gretien Ananda Abeykoon (Sinhala: ග්‍රේෂන් ආනන්ද; 15 March 1957 – 29 December 2010), also as Gration Ananda or Greshan Ananda, was a Sri Lankan singer, composer, songwriter and a lyricist.[1] Considered as the best Sinhalese film score musician to have emerged in the country since the veteran artist the Late H.R. Jothipala, Ananda sang for more than 400 films with a musical career that spanned nearly three decades.[2]

He died at the age of 53 while receiving treatments at National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo.[3]

  1. ^ "Greshan Ananda music". infolanka. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Gratien Ananda: An innocent musician". Daily News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Gratien Ananda passed away". Lankan Stuff. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2019.