1. Pradeepa Dharmadasa was born on 26 January 1964 in Rawatawatta, Moratuwa as the second in a family of four children.
14 Facts About Pradeepa Dharmadasa
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa's mother Meda Gamage Hema Dharmadasa was a housewife.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa has one elder sister and two younger brothers.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa studied at Princess of Wales' College, Moratuwa where she met her mentor Somalatha Subasinghe.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa completed a Masters Degree in Sociology from the University of Kelaniya.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa holds an Excellence in Music Scholarship from Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, India.
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In 1980s, Pradeepa Dharmadasa started career as a professional actress with the stage play Sathyanganavi produced by Vijitha Gunaratne.
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Therefore, its music director Premasiri Khemadasa invited Pradeepa Dharmadasa to join his choir.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa acted and sang the songs in the play.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa made the cassette "Duwillen Seduna Liye" with 12 songs, where six of them composed by Khemadasa and the other six by Rohana Weerasinghe.
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However, Pradeepa Dharmadasa selected her pathway from singing where she sang several popular songs including; Kolom Thotin Naw Nagga, Supem Hangum, Sandagiri Pawwa, Vine Katina Un, Hansa Geethaya, Nadan Punchi Hiramane, Neka Uyan Wathu and Ha Ha Balagenai.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa last starred in the teledrama Pinmada Puthuni directed by Malini Fonseka.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa selected to sing the songs of a new lyricist for her new CD 'Hendewata Kalin Enna' in 2012 where it was the first time that a new lyricist has put together as many as six songs at a time.
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Pradeepa Dharmadasa started playback singing for films with Christy Shelton's 1994 film Aragalaya.