Kushani Sandarekha

Kushani Sandhareka
කුෂානි සඳරේකා
Born
Kushani Sandhareka

Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • Performer
  • Choreographer
  • Vocal coach
  • Actor
SpouseKasun Kalhara[1]
ChildrenDeveendri Kalhaaraa Jayawardhana
RelativesMaya Damayanthi (Mother),[2][3] Victor Vijayantha(Father),[4][3] Anoja Weerasinghe[5]
HonoursVisharadh[2]
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1987–present

Kushani Sandhareka also known as Kushani Sandareka (Sinhala: කුෂානි සඳරේකා), popularly referred to by the mononym Kushani, is a Sri Lankan pop, and R&B singer. She began her career as a playback singer at the age of 7 [2] and has since worked on over 30 [2] films. Sandarekha won the Best Singer award at the 34th Sarasavi Awards ceremony in 2017 [6][2] for her performance of the song "Sithuwuli Pura" from the movie Adaraneeya Kathawak (2016).[6][2]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Jayawardane, Ishara. "Melodic magnificence". Daily News. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
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  4. ^ "මායා දමයන්තිගේ ආදරණීය සැමියා.. ප්‍රවීණ ගායන ශිල්පී වික්ටර් විජයන්ත, ජීවන ගීතය නිමා කරයි.... - Victor Vijayantha - Hiru Gossip, Lanka Gossip News | Hirugossip | Hiru Gossip | Hiru Fm Gossip | Hiru Gossip Official Web Site | Lanka Gossip - A Rayynor Silva Holdings Company". gossip.hirufm.lk.
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  6. ^ a b "මේ සැබෑ වුණේ ප්‍රාර්ථනා කළ හීනයක්". archives.sarasaviya.lk. Retrieved 2024-06-08.