Ivor Dennis was well known for establishing long time relationship with legendary musician Sunil Santha, who is known as one of the icons and pioneers of Sinhala music.
11 Facts About Ivor Dennis
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Ivor Dennis had worked as a playback singer in many Sinhala films including Sri Lanka's first Sinhala film Rekava.
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Ivor Dennis died on 18 June 2018 at his home in Seeduwa at the age of 86.
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Ivor Dennis pursued his career as a vocalist and took part in a song competition at Radio Ceylon in 1952.
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Ivor Dennis sang veteran musician Sunil Santha's famous song Waren Heen Sare Redhee Walave during the competition and his performance waser recognised by Sunil Santha who came forward to teach music for the latter.
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Ivor was pursued by Sunil Santha to croon a song on his own and Ivor recorded his first song Kurulu Paradiseye, which became an evergreen hit.
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Ivor Dennis had performed in many concerts in various countries including Japan, Indonesia, Italy, England and New Zealand.
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Ivor Dennis made his film debut as a singer which coincidentally came in Sri Lanka's first Sinhala film Rekava which was released in 1955.
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Ivor Dennis was promoted as an A grade singer at Radio Ceylon in 1958.
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Ivor Dennis notably won the Presidential Award for the Best Playback singer for the film Hima Kathara.
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Ivor Dennis was honored with the prestigious Kala Keerthi award during the 2017 Sri Lankan national honours, for his outstanding contributions to the Sinhala cinema.