Sashika Nisansala

Visharada Sashika Nisansala Jayasumana (Sinhala: සශිකා නිසංසලා: born 28 September 1981),popularly as Sashika Nisansala ,is a Sri Lankan singer and playback singer.[1][2][3]She is one of the best known and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans often refer to her as the "singer of the heart". she is a award-winning singer, with a career spanning over 20 years. She won the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards for the Most Popular Female Singer for record eight consecutive years since 2016.[4]

Sashika Nisansala
සශිකා නිසංසලා
Born
Sashika Nisansala Jayasumana

(1981-09-28) 28 September 1981
Deraniyagala, Sri Lanka
EducationAnula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda
University of Kelaniya
Occupation(s)Vocalist, Producer
Children2
AwardsState Awards, People's Awards, Raigam Awards, Popular Awards, Sumathi Awards, More info
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
BackgroundSolo singer
Years active1999–present
LabelsIndependent Artist

Personal life

She was born on 28 September 1981 in Deraniyagala as the eldest of the family with one younger brother. She completed primary education at Udapola Primary School, Deraniyagala. Then she attended President's College, Avissavella for grade-5 scholarship. After passing grade 5 scholarship she attended Dharmapala College, Eheliyagoda. She did the GCE Ordinary Level Examination at Dharmapala Vidyalaya and later attended Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda for GCE Advanced Level.[4] After passing the A/Ls, she entered University of Kelaniya in 2002 and completed a special degree in Bachelor of Arts. Then in 2006, she completed her Master of Arts degree.

She is married and the couple has two sons.[4]

Career

Nisansala started music at the age of 5 when she used to play keyboard. Then she joined Muthuhara and Udara musical programs in television as well as some radio programs. While educating in Anula Vidyalaya, she was selected to "Thurunu Shakthi" singing competition conducted by National Youth Services Council. After winning the contest, Nisansala released her first album which gained huge popularity. Some of her popular songs of the album included Paramitha Nopuramu Api Dedena, Thol Pethi Vitharak, Sanda Reta Reta and Sanda Eliya Mamai Nam. She was invited to hundreds of outdoor musical shows where she established herself as a popular singer in Sri Lanka.[4]

Her first music video was released in 2010. During this period she sang very popular singles as well as playback songs. Some of her popular music video songs include Oba Esi Piya Nohela Baluwa, Mal Sara Hee Sarin, Es Deka Pura, Vinde Nubai, Amathaka karanna and Husmak Durin Inna. In addition Akasaye Dura Gimhana,Dagakara Heene,Maaya,Ma Ahase Liyu De and Mathak Wenawa are her some popular songs. [4] Sashika became a judge of the singing reality show 60 plus on TV Derana for first three seasons. In 2020 and 2022, she joined The Voice Sri Lanka Season 1 and 2 as a coach.

Her first original music video is Chandra Payanna and it was released in 2021 on youtube. Xavier Kanishka[5] and Praveena Dissanayake is playing the main roles and are directed by Srilankan film director Chamil Pathirana.[6]

Television shows
Year Title Channel Language Role
2018 Derana 60 plus(Season 1) TV Derana Sinhala Judge – Herself
2019 Derana 60 plus(Season 2) TV Derana Sinhala Judge – Herself
2020 Derana 60 plus(Season 3) TV Derana Sinhala Judge – Herself
2020-21 The Voice Sri Lanka(Season 1) Sirasa TV Sinhala Coach – Herself
2022-23 The Voice Sri Lanka(Season 2) Sirasa TV Sinhala Coach – Herself

Awards

National Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
1999Thurunu Shakthi National AwardsFirst placeWon
2000Yawwana Sammana National AwardsFirst placeWon

Raigam Tele'es
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007SedonaBest Female VocalistWon
2022pichchamala suwandaiBest Female VocalistWon

Sumathi Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008Sandagala ThannaBest Female VocalistWon
2013Monara ThannaBest Female VocalistWon
2020PulinguBest Teledrama Singer AwardWon

State Television Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008Theme songBest Female Vocalist [7]Won
2009Theme songBest Female Vocalist [8]Won
2012Theme songBest Female VocalistWon
2013Theme songBest Female Vocalist [9]Won

SIGNIS Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012Best Female VocalistWon

State Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014Best Female VocalistWon
2016Best Female VocalistWon

Derana Music Video Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015Oba As Piya Nohela BaluwaMost Popular Song of the Year [10]
Won

SLIM-Kantar Peoples Awards

(Formerly known as SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards)

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016People's voteMost Popular SongstressWon
2017People's voteMost Popular SongstressWon
2018People's voteMost Popular SongstressWon
2019People's voteMost Popular SongstressWon
2020People's voteMost Popular SongstressWon
2021People's voteMost Popular SongstressWon
2022People's voteMost Popular SongstressWon
2023People's voteMost Popular SongstressWon
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2022People's voteYouth Choice Female Singer of the YearWon
2023People's voteYouth Choice Female Singer of the YearWon

Bunka Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017Achievement in MusicSpecial Recognition AwardWon
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2023People's voteMost popular Female Singer of the YearWon

References
  1. Jayawardane, Ishara (30 May 2017). "Notes from the heart". Daily News. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "Shashika Nisansala Gossip". Hiru Gossip English. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. Wimalasinghe, Vasantha (29 October 2012). "Shashika: In tune with the times". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. "Oba Esi Piya Nohela Baluwa". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. "Xavier Kanishka". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  6. "Chamil Pathirana". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  7. "State Festivals".
  8. "State Festivals".
  9. "රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උළෙල - 2013 ප්‍රතිඵල ලේඛනය".
  10. "Winners of Derana Music Video Awards 2015".


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