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

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

Personal life

Nisansala was born on 28 September 1981 in Deraniyagala. She completed primary education at Udapola Primary School. 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 has two sons.[4]

Career

Nisansala started music at the age of 5 playing keyboard. Then she joined Muthuhara and Udara musical programs in television and radios. She won the Thurunu Shakthi singing competition conducted by the National Youth Services Council. After winning, she released her first album. Some of the songs on the album were "Paramitha Nopuramu Api Dedena", "Thol Pethi Vitharak", "Sanda Reta Reta", and "Sanda Eliya Mamai Nam". She was invited to hundreds of outdoor musical shows.[4]

Her first music video was released in 2010. During this period she sang singles as well as playback songs.[4]

Her first original music video is Chandra Payanna, which was released in 2021 on YouTube.[5]

Television shows

Sashika in Derana 60 plus Season 2
Sashika in The Voice SL Season 1
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

Songs

(1) Solo Tracks
No.TitleLength
1.""CHANDRA PAYANNA"" (Solo Track Version)03:20
2.""AS DEKA PURA"" (Solo Track Version)04:04
3.""MAL SARA HEE SARIN"" (Solo Track Version)02:40
4.""HUSMAK DURIN"" (Solo Track Version)03:33
5.""OBA MA HAMU UNU DA"" (Solo Track Version)04:53
6."" DANGAKAARA HEENE"" (Solo Track Version)03:38
7.""WINDE NUMBAI"" (Solo Track Version)02:34
8.""Paramitha"" (Solo Track Version)04:00
9.""AKASAYE"" (Solo Track Version)03:25
10.""SANDA ELIYA MAMAI NAM"" (Solo Track Version)03:48
11.""MAYA"" (Solo Track Version)03:08
12.""GIMHANA KALE"" (Solo Track Version)03:43
13.""KIRI WEHERATA MAL"" (Solo Track Version)03:36
14.""SANDA RETA"" (Solo Track Version)04:10
15.""AMATHAKA KARANNA"" (Solo Track Version)03:40
16.""MAHATHTHAYO"" (Solo Track Version)04:25
17.""NISANSALA SANDAK"" (Solo Track Version)02:40
18.""MA AHASE LIYU DE"" (Solo Track Version)02:56
(2) Collaborations
Num.SongCollaboration
1Kawurunda kawuluwa wahuweChamara Weerasingha
2Gimhana SihineUdaya Shree
3Suwandai MalSamantha Perera
4Me GindaraMiyuru Somarathna
5Nim Him Sewwa (cover song)Bathiya and Santhush, Umaria Sinhawansa, Kasun Kalhara
6Karamba MalBachi Susan

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
2008Sandagala ThannaBest Female Vocalist [6]Won
2009Theme songBest Female Vocalist [7]Won
2012Sandagiri PawwaBest Female VocalistWon
2013Monara ThannaBest Female Vocalist [8]Won

SIGNIS Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012Sandagiri PawwaBest Female VocalistWon
2021Underpants ThiefBest Female Film Playback Singer of the YearWon

State Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014"Me tharam digu ai rathriya"Best Female VocalistWon
2016"Theme Song"Best Female VocalistWon

Derana Music Video awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015Oba As Piya Nohela BaluwaMost Popular Song of the Year(Gold winner)[9]
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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Oba Esi Piya Nohela Baluwa". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Chamil Pathirana". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  6. ↑ "State Festivals".
  7. ↑ "State Festivals".
  8. ↑ "රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උළෙල - 2013 ප්‍රතිඵල ලේඛනය".
  9. ↑ "Winners of Derana Music Video Awards 2015".
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