Nalin Perera (singer)
Nalin Perera නලීන් පෙරේරා | |
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| Born | Mahabaduge Nalin Anjelo Perera 15 October 1969 |
| Education | St. Mary's College, Chilaw |
| Occupations | Singer, composer |
| Spouse | Nilmini Perera |
| Children | 2 |
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| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals, Lead Guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
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Mahabaduge Nalin Anjelo Perera, popularly as Nalin Perera (born 15 October 1969), is a Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, and composer. A popular musician, he founded the band Marians in 1988 which has become one of popular bands in Sri Lanka.
Personal life
Nalin Perera was born on 15 October 1969 in Chilaw as the eldest of the family with five siblings. His father was Christopher Perera and mother was Miriam Perera. Perera was educated at St. Mary's College, Chilaw.
He is married to his longtime partner and the couple has one daughter: Swetha, and one son: Nikhil.
Career
Inspired by Sunil Perera, young Nalin joined the group Nightingales as a vocalist in 1985. In 1988, Nalin became the head prefect of his school and with the help of the school principal Rev. Bro. Alosious, he formed the band with his school friends and named it "Marians". The first concert of the Marians was held on 11 February 1988 at Sudasuna auditorium. In the 1990s he began collaborating with other local bands such as the Gypsies and Sunflowers and Marians became popular.[1][2][3][4]
As a television compere, Nalin also hosted the Kageda Gee Nada on Sirasa TV from 1997 to 2008 which became highly popular. As an actor, he starred in the Sinhala movie Eka Malaka Pethi directed by Mohan Niyaz where he played the lead role of "Mahela Wijenayake".[5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ Weerasuriya, Sanath. "Marians celebrate 30 years of excellence". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Fernando, Susitha R. "Marians open a new chapter at Silver Jubilee". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Fernando, Susitha R. "Marians unplugged for the 17th time". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Weerasuriya, Sanath. "Sing along with Marians". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "'Eka Malaka Pethi' blooms". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Ekamalaka Pethi (Petals of desire) - A triangular love story". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Petals of Desire". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.