Bathiya and Santhush

Bathiya N Santhush

Bathiya Jayakody (left) & Santhush Weeraman (right)
Background information
Origin Colombo, Sri Lanka
Genres Sri Lankan music, Pop, R&B, Hip hop
Years active 1998–present
Labels Torana Music, SonyBMG, Universal Music, M-Entertainment, SGMTune
Associated acts

Ashanthi De Alwis, Randhir Witana, Umaria Sinhawansa, Umara Sinhawansa, Nirosha Virajini, Hariharan,

Asha Bhosle,
Website www.bnsmusic.com
Members Bathiya Jayakody
Santhush Weeraman

Bathiya & Santhush (Sinhalese: භාතිය සහ සන්තුෂ්) :(BNS) are Sri Lankan Singer, Songwriter Producers. They are a duo composed of Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman, who met while at Mary Anne David's school for singing in Colombo (training mainly under the categories of classical and show tunes). They have been one of the most commercially successful music acts in Sri Lanka in the last two decades.

Bathiya Jayakody, born on 22 December 1976, was educated at Ananda College Colombo while Santhush Weeraman born on 5 September 1977 was educated at Royal College Colombo. Santhush comes from a musical family, his brother Dushyanth Weeraman is also a musician of repute.

Since the inception of their act in 1998, they have released nearly 8 albums and have had over 25 Sri Lankan number one singles. Bathiya & Santhush are one of the biggest musical acts to hit the Sri Lankan musical scene since the 1990s, mixing Sinhala, Tamil, and English lyrics in their originals, while they have also utilized Hindi language in remix songs bringing out their contemporary style and the music industry in Sri Lanka.

Having performed in over 600 concerts in Sri Lanka and abroad, in 2008 BNS marked the end of their concert series after over 120 performances "Neththara Live". This was replaced with a brand new concert series named "Shaheena" after their 2008 first single and the same titled promotional album for Lux. Their current concert series Sara Sihina is named after their 2010 release. With the release of their fifth mainstream album Sara Sihina - the 5th Element Bathiya and Santhush became the only Sri Lankan artists to feature with Indian singers Hariharan (in the song Yaalpanamen) and Asha Bhosle (Dedunna Sedi).

Starting from a 2-man operation from their bedroom during their early days, BNS Production Group today houses 4 companies — Showtown Entertainment event management & production, Saregama Music Digital Audio Production, Saregama Films, Saregama Digital Content Acquisition & Management.

Bathiya Jayakody

Early years

Bathiya Jayakody born December 22, 1976, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to a military family. His father was late Maj. Gen. Nihal Jayakody and mother Mohini Jayakody. His artistic abilities come from his mother’s side. His maternal grandmother Somi Singhika Basnayake who hailed from Hillwood College Kandy, was in the college choir and his mother a classically trained pianist and a piano tutor. Bathiya started classical piano music from the age of seven and continued to excel in music throughout his school career.

Academics

He started his education in Holloway Primary School in India and upon return in 1984 he entered Isipathana College Colombo for a brief period. In 1988 he joined Ananda College Colombo, where he later held the position of Deputy Head Prefect in 1995 and was decorated as a presidents Scout of the Scout troop in 1994. After his secondary education at Ananda College he completed his degree and obtained BSc (Hon) Business from the Manchester Metropolitan University UK.

Early musical journey

While studying western classical music privately, Bathiya was a member of the first Ananda College western band where he played the alto saxophone and occasionally filled in for the percussion section. He was also a pianist with the western music society. He was a founding member and a lead vocalist of the school pop band. Winning many awards at inter school competitions Bathiya soon became a known figure in the school's music circuit as a college musician during the mid-1990s. He later started learning the music technology with the Sri Lankan music tech Dilup Gabadamudalige. He also joined the Marry Anne Singers Colombo and studied opera, jazz and Broadway singing under the vocal teacher Maryanne David. During the later part of the nineties, Bathiya worked as a freelance vocalist singing for radio jingles and commercials together with Ranga Dassanayake. During this period Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman collaborated on a few projects, which led to the formation of Bathiya and Santhush.

Awards and accomplishments

Discography

Year Title Label
1998 Vasanthaye ~ A New Beginning Torana Music
2000 Life Torana Music
2002 Tharunyaye SonyBMG
2004 Hiri Poda Wessa (Movie OST) SGMTunes
2005 Neththara SonyBMG
2007 Resvihidena SGMTunes
2007 Ayubowan Universal Music
2007 Asai Mang Piyambanna (Movie OST) SGMTunes
2008 Shaheena SGMTunes
2008 Rosa Kele (Movie OST) SGMTunes
2009 Lanka Matha SGMTunes
2010 Dancing Star (Movie OST) M Entertainment
2010 Sara Sihina SGMTunes
2015 Pravegaya (Movie OST) SGMTunes

References

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