Chandralekha Perera (Sinhala: චන්ද්රලේකා පෙරේරා) (born 1 December 1961),[citation needed] is a popular Sri Lankanpop singer.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Perera was born to a middle-class family in Kurunegala.[citation needed] As a child she often sang at home.[citation needed] At school she frequently sang and successfully took part in inter-school competitions.[citation needed] While studying she sang for the band 'Spring Time' in Kurunegala.[citation needed] She met her future husband Rookantha Goonatillake in 1976 when he was a keyboard player for this band.[citation needed]
Perera married Rookantha Goonatillake in 1989, and she has three daughters and a son. Two children from her previous marriage; Daughter Shyami Nadisha and Son Yohan Perera. Daughters with Rookantha ;also a popular singer/actress Raini Charuka Goonatillake and youngest daughter Windy Goonatillake[citation needed].
Chandralekha Perera SongsMusic career[edit]
Linkin park all songs. Without her knowledge, Perera's father submitted his daughter's name to a Sri-Lankan government-sponsored youth organization National Youth Services Council (NYSC).[citation needed] She subsequently attended and had a successful interview.[citation needed] She also appeared on the national television service in Sri Lanka that was a gift from Japan to Sri Lanka and was at that time broadcasting test transmissions.[citation needed]
Perera was noticed by the film director and producer D. B. Nihalsinghe while he was reporting on NYSC.[citation needed] He selected her to act in his new television seriesRekha, which made her a star.[citation needed] She was given the award for best television actress in 1986 (for Nadee Geethaya,[citation needed] another series by Nihalsinghe), and the award for best playback singer in the same year (for the film Yali Hamuwennai).[citation needed] She was signed for LUX International by Lever Brothers at that time.[citation needed]
Perera has sung duets with many popular singers and actors.[citation needed]Vijaya Kumaranatunga, the late husband of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, sang more than 15 songs with her.[citation needed]
Violent incidence[edit]
In 2000, she and her husband were violently attacked by the Presidential Security Division (PSD) of president Chandrika Kumaratunga and threatened with death if they performed at anti-government events. The attack sparked a protest by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake who thereafter also received death threats. In the wake of these developments, Artists Against Violence (AAV) was founded.[2] Ten officers of the PSD were arrested for the attacks and given jail sentences in 2013, but one year later pardoned by president Mahinda Rajapaksa.[3]
References[edit]
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