J. A. Milton Perera

J. A. Milton Perera
ජේ. ඒ. මිල්ටන් පෙරේරා
Born
Jayasinghe Arachchige Milton Perera

(1938-05-05)5 May 1938
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died24 October 1991(1991-10-24) (aged 53)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
Spouses
  • Hemalatha,
Kalyani Perera
​
(m. 1969)​
Children4 Including Priyankara Perera, Chalaka Chamupathi
FatherEdwin Perera
RelativesDilhani Ekanayake (daughter-in-law)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, Harmonium, Tabla
Years active1961-1990
Labels
  • HMV
  • Columbia
  • Vijitha

Jayasinghe Arachchige Milton Perera (Sinhala: මිල්ටන් පෙරේරා; 5 May 1938 – 24 October 1991), popularly known as Milton Perera, was a singer, composer and playback singer of Sri Lankan cinema.[1] One of the most respected artists in Sri Lanka, Milton Perera rendered his voice to diverse array of artists as a playback singer for many films in a career spanned for more than three decades. He was the leading playback singer of Sri Lankan cinema during the 1960s and 1970s.[2]

  1. ^ "Twenty-five years since the song spring dried up". Dinamina. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "The tear drop of music: Milton Perera". Deshaya. Retrieved 3 March 2021.