1. Sisira Senaratne, was a Sri Lankan singer and lyricist worked as a playback singer in Sinhala cinema.
10 Facts About Sisira Senaratne
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Sisira Senaratne was educated at Maradana Central College and Nalanda College, Colombo.
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Sisira Senaratne's father was Henry Soloman Senaratne and mother was M A Leelawathi.
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Sisira Senaratne's mother died when he was an infant, whereas his father married second time.
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Sisira Senaratne was married to Indrani Wijebandara, who was a popular singer.
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Sisira Senaratne died on 4 February 2015 at the age of 79 while receiving treatment at National Hospital of Sri Lanka.
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Sisira Senaratne started composing songs at the age of twelve where he wrote and composed his first solo song for the voice of Dharmadasa Walpola.
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Sisira Senaratne rendered his voice for many films in the 1950s and 1960s such as Sirakaruwa, Gehenu Geta, Hadisi Vivahaya, Daskon and Wana Mala.
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In 1966, Sisira Senaratne won the award for the Best Music Director at 3rd Sarasaviya Festival for the film Handapana.
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Sisira Senaratne had composed the melody for every song sung by Indrani since 1957.