Keerthi Pasquel

Keerthi Pasquel
කීර්ති පැස්කුවල්
Born
Pasquel Wasam Ananda Keerthirathna

(1956-01-29) 29 January 1956 (age 68)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationDharmaraja College
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, guitarist
Spouse(s)Muditha Fernando (m. 1978–div.1995)
Chandana Mudalige (1995-present)
Children4
Parents
  • Pasquel Wasam Gayaneris (father)
  • S. W. Leslin (mother)
RelativesPadmasiri Pasquel (brother)
Chethana Ranasinghe (daughter-in-law)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitar, Rhythm guitar
Years active1976–present
Labels
  • Torana
  • Ransilu
Websitehttp://www.keerthipasquel.com

Pasquel Wasam Ananda Keerthirathna (born January 29, 1956), popularly known as Keerthi Pasquel (Sinhala: කීර්ති පැස්කුවල්:), is a Sri Lankan pop musician and composer.[1] He has been performing for more than three decades and has won a number of awards. Keerthi is a judge on the reality show Derana Dream Star and sets the record as the only judge in Sri Lanka to sit for 10 consecutive seasons in a reality show beginning from 2008 until today. He has been active in music education and in social welfare.[2] He is affectionately known as the "balladeer of Sinhala music".[3]

  1. ^ ""මනමාල හැන්දෑව - 3" ජනවාරි 28 නෙළුම් පොකුණේදී". Sarasaviya. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Keerthi commences music classes again". Daily News. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Keerthi in the Spotlight again…". Daily Mirror. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2020.