Sunil Edirisinghe

Sunil Edirisinghe
Sunil Edirisinghe at Sandakadapahana concert
Background information
Birth name	Patikirige Sunil Jayapreethi Edirisinghe
Born	(1949-12-19) 19 December 1949 (age 74) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Genres	Classical
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1969 – present
Website	www.suniledirisinghe.com

Patikirige Sunil Jayapreethi Edirisinghe (Sinhala:සුනිල් එදිරිසිංහ; born 19 December 1949) is a Sri Lankan classical musician. Edirisinghe won the presidential award for playback singing in 1983 for "Maya Miringuva Pirunu Lo Thale" from Adhishtanaya. He was awarded the Swarna Sankha Award for playback singing in 1988 for "Thurulaka Hurathal" from Mangala Thagga and in 1990 for "Walakulak Gena Muwa Karamu" from Saharave Sihinaya. He has also won the Sarasaviya Award for playback singing in 1988 for "Thidasa Pure" from Sandakada Pahana and in 2002 for "Poronduwa" from Poronduwa.^[1]