Champa Kalhari
| Champa Kalhari (චම්පා කල්හාරි) | |
|---|---|
 Champa-Kalhari | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Champa Kalhari Jayasekara (චම්පා කල්හාරි ජයසේකර) |
| Born | March 21, 1974 |
| Origin | Sri Lanka |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Champa Kalhari Jayasekara (born March 21, 1974, Colombo) is a Sri Lankan singer.
Early life and education
Kalhari was born in Colombo, the daughter of a musician. She was educated in Visaka Vidyalaya, Colombo and studied music in India. She currently resides in Piliyandala.
Career
At her selection test conducted by Radio Ceylon in 1980, she performed the song "Sri Lanka Ma Prriyadara Jaya Bhoomi" by Latha Mangeshkar.[1] As a result she was offered a chance to appear on the children's radio programme Ḷamā Piṭiya ("Children's Field").
She became popular singing Hindi songs. Her first album was called Sathire.[1] She has released more than fifteen albums, most of them Hindi songs. She has performed as a playback singer in movies in the Sinhala language. She has produced a Sinhala CD with 16 songs.
She was the background singer of famous Sinhala movies, Wadabarinam Wadak Na, Randenigala Sinhaya, Ra Daniyel Dawal Migel, Jonson Gonson , Wije Saha Aje and more. Sitha Piya Salala song from Wada Barinam Wadak Na movie, became very famous in 90s.
Kalhari produced a recording of Sinhalese songs in Hindi. With the permission of songwriters Gunadasa Kapuge, Dayaratne Ranatunga and Sanath Nandasiri, she sang their songs in Hindi. Kalhari has also worked as an actress and an announcer. She has acted in thirteen teledramas. She was the announcer for the program Hindi Top Ten aired by Shree FM on Sundays.[1]
She released a new Sinhala song Neth Piyan Piya Innam in 2015, and same song in Hindi language with Indian singer Trideev Borah in 2016.
References
- 1 2 3 "Kalhari : Tinkling voice and business savvy". The Sunday Observer. 23 June 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2010.