Angelina Rachel de Lanerolle, popularly known as Angeline Gunathilake or Anjalin Gunathilaka, was a Sri Lankan singer, primarily working as a playback singer in Sinhala film industry.
15 Facts About Angeline Gunathilake
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Angeline Gunathilake was an A-grade singer who graduated from Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
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Angeline Gunathilake died at the age of 79 while receiving treatment at National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo.
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Angeline Gunathilake went to St Mary's Convent Matara for primary education.
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Angeline Gunathilake then attended St Thomas' College, Kotte for secondary education.
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At the age of 8, Angeline Gunathilake joined the Radio Ceylon amateur program, and secured the second place in a musical talent show.
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Angeline Gunathilake started her singing career with the solo song Adara Ambare.
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Angeline Gunathilake won the competition and was selected for first playback singing.
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Angeline Gunathilake then collaborated with Morris Dahanayake, R Sivananda and V Vardaraja for duets.
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Angeline Gunathilake rose to prominence within a small period of time, where she met P L A Somapala.
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Angeline Gunathilake invited Gunathilaka to record songs under His Master's Voice label.
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Angeline Gunathilake recorded songs with Chitral Somapala and Mohideen Baig for the 2500th Buddha Jayanthi commemoration.
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Angeline Gunathilake continued to gain popularity in the Sri Lankan music industry, where she started to play duets with Wally Bastian.
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Angeline Gunathilake sang virindu songs for the film Deyyange Rate.
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Angeline Gunathilake Gunathilaka worked on over 200 Sinhala films across six decades.