Jagath Wickramasinghe
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| Born |
10 April 1966 Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Known for | Sinhala music |
Jagath Wickramasinghe (born 1966) is a Sri Lankan musician. His best-known songs are "Saagara Tharangaa," "Mage Nango," "Pemvantayin Se," and "Obe Sina Langa." He is one of the three judges on Sirasa Superstar.
Wickramasinghe pursued a career as an engineer, but later decided to become a musician like his parents. His career took off after his songs were played on stations owned by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
Wickramasinghe signed on as a judge on Sirasa Superstar in 2005 motivated by the chance to help musicians achieve success.
Jagath Wickramasinghe is a composer, singer, teacher, music producer, actor, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist.
Loku Kodikara Jagath Wickramasinghe was born on 10 April 1966 in Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka to father of Loku Kodikara Jinadasa Wickramasinghe and mother of Aryawathi Chandralatha Wickramasinghe. Both of his parents are music teachers and they were very much involved with lots of musical programs in Sri Lankan music culture. Therefore, he used to practice sing and play whatever his parents did during their rehearsals. It is during those days his potential of singing and playing instruments were discovered by his parents
In the year 2000, he got married with Gayani Prasangika Kohona and is father of one son and two daughters: Loku Kodikara Thidas Wickramasinghe, Sirini Suhansa wickramasinghe and Asini Ashcharya Wickramasinge.
In 1972, he was studied at Ashoka Kanishta Vidyalaya, Maradana and after past the grade 5 scholarship, he attended Ananda College and studied there up to grade 10.Then he had to study at Anuradapura Central College as his parents had got an unexpected transfer to Anuradapura.The people and subcultural background of Anuradapura changed him a lot and opened his eyes to the reality of life. During this time period as a milestone of his life he used to love silence embarrassing rhythm of music.He was engineering oriented and studied mathematics for A/Ls. Later on he followed a civil engineering course and specialized in building construction.
Therefore, being perfect amateur, Jagath Wickramasinghe fulfilled his music knowledge following Sangeeth Visharad Part 2 and Diploma in music (vocal), Bathkande institute of music, Lucknow, India. As well, he did Prathama Examination Music (Instrumental) Thabla, at Bathkande institute of music. He was student of western music Trinity College of London.
During the first half of 1990s he forwarded an application to the music section of SLBC. He got selected as music producer and he played instruments for programs and composed his own music. He made many contributions to new creations and got much experience as a young musician. Then he worked as a visiting lecture of university of visual & performing and was a lecture in oriental and western music, in the music department of the youth service council Sri Lanka.
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