Nirosha Virajini

Nirosha Virajini
Born (1973-01-13) 13 January 1973 (age 51)
Kandy, Sri Lanka[1]
Occupation(s)Singer, musician and music director
Spouses
  • Nalinda Sampath (m. 2000; div. 2005)[2]
Yasantha Nimalatheja
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(m. 2009)​
Websitewww.niroshavirajini.lk

Virajini Lalithya de Silva, also known as Nirosha Virajini (Sinhala: නිරෝෂා විරාජිනී) is a Sri Lankan award-winning singer,[3] musician and music director with a career spanning over 23 years.

Personal life

Nirosha was born on 13 January 1973. She is a native of Kandy, Sri Lanka.[1] She was married to Nalinda Sampath in 2000, but the couple got divorced in 2005.[2] She married Yasantha Nimalatheja in 2009.

Career

Nirosha has sung songs in Sinhalese, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam.

Awards and honors

In 2000, 2002, and 2016, she was awarded as Best Female Vocalist at President's Award and Sarasaviya Awards for her contribution as a playback singer in the films "Rajya Sevaya Pinisai" and "Kinihiriya Mal" respectively.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nirosha Virajini". FM Derana. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Marasinghe, Sandasen (30 April 2005). "Court gives judgement in favour of Nirosha Virajini". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ Perera, Mahes (1 May 2005). "A star in the music galaxy". Sunday Observer. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ Gamage, Anjana (27 April 2005). "Tharu Aes Dahasak brings Nirosha's mellifluous voice". Daily News. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Retrieved 4 September 2016.