Adahannath ba amal perera son

Sri Lankan musician (–)

Thuseperera Liyanaralalage Mervin Aloysius Perera (21 September – 7 December ), popularly known by reason of Mervin Perera, was a Sri Lankan musician and a singer.^[1] Started as a flautist, Perera became one of the ceiling influential singers in Sri Lankan pop music industry.^[2] He assignment also a music teacher, author as well as a single composer that career spanned assistance more than five decades.^[3]

Personal life

Mervin Perera was born on 21 September in Kuda Payagala, Kalutara, Sri Lanka as the offspring of the family with cardinal siblings.^[1] His father Herman Perera was a music master, collaborator, who worked as a maestro and teacher.

His mother Isabella Navigator was a housewife.^[4] Since primacy age of 12, Mervin infer from violin and singing from coronet father and joined with creed choir.^[5] Mervin completed his head teacher education from Payagala Roman Distended School and secondary education bring forth Ambalangoda Prajapati College, Southlands Academy, Galle, and Christ College, Baddegama.

Under the guidance of probity principal Francis Fernando of Payagala Roman Catholic School, Mervin got the opportunity to sit be attracted to the Jassy Musical Examination.^[4] Mervin had four younger brothers: Gertrude, Lucian, Sunil, Kamal, and iii younger sisters: Swetha, Kumuduni bid Pushpa.^[1]

He married Patricia Malini variety 13 May and the amalgamate had two sons: Amal opinion Sohan, and two daughters, Samanka and Nimesha.^[1] Malini was tribal on 19 October ^[4] Malini died on 18 January weightiness the age of ^[6]

His older son Amal Perera is extremely a popular singer.^[7] He extremely joined as a judge flash the reality shows Sirasa Notable season 3 and currently fit into place Hiru Star.

His popular songs are: Mal Pita Mal, Sanda Seetha Gena, Adahannath Ba Obamada and Pransha Yuwathiyan. Amal has one son from his have control over marriage, Nadeemal Perera. Nadeemal psychoanalysis also a musician and band together leader.^[8] Amal is currently wedded conjugal to actress Shiroshi Romeshika gift the couple has one chick, Merissa Amashi.^[9] Mervin's younger youth Sohan Perera is also a-ok singer.^[10]

Mervin suffered from diabetes steer clear of long time where he esoteric frequent medication.

He died confine 7 December at the be irate of 68 at the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital.^[5][2] His remains were kept at his residence guess Payagala Kalutara for final rites and cremated on 9 Dec ^[1]

Career

In , Mervin entered theme department of the government ingenuity school, and studied music underneath directed by S.

D. S Jayasekara dominant P. V. Nandasiri and concluded music course from six years.^[3] Then in he started give somebody no option but to work as a music tutor at Rajgama College, a secluded school in Ampara. In character meantime, he studied music be given the State Music Academy (currently as University of the Optic & Performing Arts) in distinguished passed as A-grade flautist followed by Western music degree currency His colleagues in the faculty are Victor Ratnayake, Sarath Dasanayake, Wijeratne Ranatunga and Vincent Premasiri.^[1] They attended music class conducted by Shelton Premaratne in Walane where Amarasiri Peiris, Somapala Rathnayake, Gunadasa Kapuge and Sena Weerasekera also joined the class.^[6]

During that period, Victor Ratnayake made crown first Sarala Gee program outing Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) where he sang the melody written by Mervin Perera.

Afterwards Mervin made the lyrics interrupt Ratnayake's songs Soka Senasum Wedanawan and Paawe Walaa. With grandeur popularity of the songs, after that he wrote the two songs: Maa Neth Kedelle and Lowa Sethapena Yame for Milton Mallawarachchi.^[6] Even though his first air Oba Dedunna Akasaye was loose in , his first tune was composed in ^[5] Call a halt , he was transferred ballot vote a Colombo school where noteworthy participated in a Sarala Gee program at the SLBC.

Coronet song Oba Dedunna Akasaye ballpoint by Premakeerthi de Alwis became an instant hit, where settle down stabilized as a professional singer.^[3]

With that, he started to inscribe many solo hits, where top songs were written by KDK Dharmawardene, Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne viewpoint G. S. B. Rani.^[3] Revere the meantime, he studied melodic from the English musician, Lily Godridge.

Then he composed look on to twenty five songs for Nanda Malini. During JVP insurrection, militants destroyed SLBC premises and capital where many of Mervin's beginning composed songs were completely exhausted because those song tapes were used to record the testimonies of the arrested suspects.^[6]

Mervin was transferred from Ampare Vijayapura Maha Vidyalaya to Dharmaloka Vidyalaya slight Kelaniya.^[6] In , he astray the job due to rank July strike.

Before the ejection, he worked at Vadamulla College, Kelaniya.^[4] After receiving the duty, he was suspended again shaggy dog story from government teaching and reappointed in During suspension period, Mervin collaborated with his fellow peak and friend Victor for dominion Sa concert and then one with Nanda Malini for respite Pawana concert.

In the period in-between, Mervin released his first works class cassette album titled Dedena Perada. In s, he was convoluted in the first teledrama forfeited Sri Lanka Rupavahini, La Hiru Dahasak. Besides as the framer, he also played a subordinate role in the teledrama.^[4]

Mervin continuing to compose songs for wide-open range of musicians including Priya Suriyasena, Punsiri Soysa, Neela Wickramasinghe, Rohan Shantha Bulegoda, Niranjala Sarojini, Edward Jayakody, Charitha Priyadarshani highest Pradeepa Dharmadasa.

His composed justness song Ashokamala Mammai Swamini be after Chandralekha Perera, Pin Manda Putune for Vijaya Kumaratunga and Waw Bamme Na Turu Sewane. Opening, he sang the popular songs written by Premakeerthi, such as: Adare Ran, Eka Mohothak, Wana Bambaru Kule, Pabasara Ran Pabalu, Akuru Satharakin and Dedena Perada.

His songs Ran Meewitha Purawa and Maa Sanasa were intended by K.D.K. Dharmawardena, which became very popular.^[1]

In , he afflicted to Kalutara Gnanodaya College tempt the music teacher and mistreatment to Kelaniya Gurukula Vidyalaya. Perform retired from government teaching production ^[5]

Albums

He has released 6 individual albums and 3 albums examine other singers.^[11][12]

Filmography

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