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Most Famous Sri Lankan Musicians

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485,618 PK Premasiri Khemadasa Sri Lankan Composer 1937–2008
522,645 SS Sunil Santha Sunil Santha Sri Lankan Singer 1915–1981
719,512 ME Mercy Edirisinghe Sri Lankan Singer 1945–2014
747,849 NM Nanda Malini Nanda Malini Sri Lankan Singer b. 1943
827,153 KK Kasun Kalhara Kasun Kalhara Sri Lankan Singer b. 1981
1,073,002 VR Victor Rathnayake Victor Rathnayake Sri Lankan Singer b. 1942
1,083,086 SA Sunil Ariyaratne Sri Lankan Lyricist b. 1949
1,689,456 MB Malani Bulathsinhala Sri Lankan Singer 1949–2001
1,825,677 SN Sanath Nandasiri Sri Lankan Singer b. 1942
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Inside Sri Lanka Musicians

9 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sri Lanka Musicians peaked in the 1940s with 6 people.

What Sri Lanka Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are Sri Lanka Musicians's biggest group — 78% of all notables (7).

Sri Lanka Musicians over-index on singer — 33.3× the global rate.

  1. Singer7
  2. Composer1
  3. Lyricist1
  1. Singer733.3×