10 Facts About Sunil Edirisinghe

Patikirige Sunil Jayapreethi Edirisinghe is a Sri Lankan classical musician.

Sunil Edirisinghe 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.

Sunil Edirisinghe has won the Sarasaviya Award for playback singing in 1988 for "Thidasa Pure" from Sandakada Pahana and in 2002 for "Poronduwa" from Poronduwa.

Sunil Edirisinghe was born the youngest of seven children to Patikirige Sunil Edirisinghe and Ushettige Elizabeth Perera; he grew up in Waragoda Kelaniya amongst a blooming rubber industry.

Sunil Edirisinghe began his schooling at Sri Dharmaloka Vidyalaya in 1955.

Sunil Edirisinghe debuted as a playback singer that year singing "Sandakada Pahana" for his brother Satischandra's film Matara Achchi.

In 1975 Sunil Edirisinghe graduated with first class honors from the prestigious Bhathkhande Academy of Music in India.

Sunil Edirisinghe joined the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation soon after.

Sunil Edirisinghe's sister Mercy was a music teacher; his brothers Satischandra and Nimal went into film.

Sunil Edirisinghe met his future wife Nandani "Kumudu" Munasinghe on a visit to Kandy.