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sunil edirisinghe at sandakadapahan concert -lsb- http://www.suniledirisinghe.com www.suniledirisinghe.com -rsb- 1969 -- present colombo , sri lanka solo_singer 19 december 1949 vocals classical sunil_edirisinghe . jpg sunil edirisinghe
 patikirige sunil jayapreethi edirisinghe musician
sunil edirisinghe

patikirige sunil jayapreethi edirisinghe -lrb- sinhala : ස න ල එද ර ස හ -rrb- -lrb- born december 19 , 1949 in colombo , sri lanka -rrb- is a critically acclaimed sri lankan classical musician.edirisinghe won the presidential award for playback singing in 1983 for `` maya miringuva pirunu lo thale '' from `` adhishtanaya '' .
he was awarded the swarna sankha award for playback singing in 1988 for `` thurulaka hurathal '' from `` mangala thagga '' and in 1990 for `` walakulak gena muwa karamu '' from `` saharave sihinaya '' .
he has also won the sarasaviya award for playback singing in 1988 for `` thidasa pure '' from `` sandakada pahana '' and in 2002 for `` poronduwa '' from `` poronduwa '' .
