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Dhanith Sri

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Dhanith Sri
ධනිත් ශ්‍රී
Born (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 29)
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationVidyartha College Kandy, Kingswood College Kandy ,University of Peradeniya
Occupations
  • Vocalist
  • songwriter
  • composer
Years active2016-present
Known forPandama

Dhanith Sri (Sinhala: ධනිත් ශ්‍රී; born 22 December 1994) is a Sri Lankan singer, composer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most popular artists in Sri Lanka. Dhanith entered the mainstream music industry with his 2018 hit "Pandama".[1] The alternative rock feel of this song is complemented by his high-pitched vocals as well as the mix of Sri Lankan traditional drum beats and synthesizers. It became number one on TV and radio charts concurrently.[2]

Biography

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Dhanith Sri was born on 22 December 1994 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was educated at Vidyartha College, Kandy and Kingswood College, Kandy. He graduated from University of Peradeniya with a specialised degree in electrical and electronic engineering.[3]

Career

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Dhanith released singles such as "Jeewithe" and "Obe As" when he was a teenager and was also a dancer, a talent he showcased in his music videos back in the day. Dhanith has also been featured in other singles such as "Lakmawuni", alongside various local artists in a tribute to the victims of the Easter Sunday tragedy and Sebala Puthu with Bathiya and Santhush. And also Dumal Warnakulasuriya.[4] Crew member of Nadagama.[5] Theme song of Dam (දාම්)[6] was sung by Dhanith.[7][8][9]

Discography

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Year Title Collaborated Artists Length Ref.
2018 Naukawa 03:34
2018 Pandama 04:11 [10]
2019 Sandaganawa 04:08
2020 Gindara Randhir Witana 03:24 [11][unreliable source?]
2020 Ehema Dewal Na Hithe Mage 03:57
2020 Alokawarsha 05:19
2020 Adariye 04:06
2021 Niwalanna Ma 03:10
2021 Roja 04:49
2021 Wedikawe 03:51
2023 Amme 03:26

References

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  1. ^ "Giving Life music". Sunday Observer. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Dhanith Sri". www.themorning.lk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ "පන්දමෙන් රටම කතාකල කවුද මේ ධනිත් ශ්‍රී ? සමරේ හෙළිකරයි – Siyatha 24Siyatha 24". Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "නන්දා මිස් සම්මානය දුන් නිසා එදා රෑ මට නින්ද ගියේ නැහැ". සරසවිය. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Divaina – පැදුරේ වාඩිවෙලා සින්දු අහන හැටි මනු කියයි.... රොටියක් කාලා, ප්ලේන්ටියක් බීලා නිදහසේ සින්දුවක් අහන්න නාදගමට එන්න". divaina.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Daam – Sirasa TV". Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Divaina – දාම් බෝඞ් එක ලෑස්තියි..." divaina.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ "පාසල් යන දවස්වල ඉදලා එක එක් දේවල් කළා, දැන් තමා මට ගැළපෙන දේ හමුවෙලා තියෙන්නේ – පන්දම ගීතය හරහා ජනප්‍රිය වූ ධනිත් ශ්‍රී කියපු කතාව – Video – Dhanith Sri – Hiru Gossip, Lanka Gossip News | Hirugossip | Hiru Gossip | Hiru Fm Gossip | Hiru Gossip Official Web Site | Lanka Gossip – A Rayynor Silva Holdings Company". gossip.hirufm.lk (in Sinhala). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ^ මෙරට විනෝදාස්වාද ක්ෂේත්‍රයට නව ජීවයක් ලබාදෙමින් ඩයලොග් Dream Music Fest සඳහා දායක වෙයි, retrieved 10 May 2021
  10. ^ "FM Derana – Sinhala Songs by Artist Name – New Sinhala Songs – Sinhala Songs – Sinhala mp3". fmderana.lk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  11. ^ හදගැස්ම – Heartbeat. "හදගැස්ම – Heartbeat". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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