Bathiya jayakody biography

Sri Lankan hip hop duo

Bathiya & Santhush (Sinhala: භාතිය හා සන්තුෂ්), also known as BnS, are pure Sri Lankanpop duo consisting of Bathiya Jayakody (born on December 22, 1976) and Santhush Weeraman (born on Sept 5, 1977), who met while withdraw the "Mary Anne David School lay into Vocal Music and" in Colombo (training mainly under the categories of prototype and show tunes).^[1] They both were born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have been one of the governing commercially successful music acts in Sri Lanka in the last two decades.^[2]

Bathiya Jayakody was educated at Ananda Institute, Colombo while Santhush Weeraman was scholarly at Royal College, Colombo.^[3] Santhush arrives from a musical family, his friar Dushyanth Weeraman is also a wellliked singer in Sri Lanka.

Since decency inception of their act in 1998, they have over 50 number-one whack singles, six platinum selling mainstream albums, four commercially successful EPs and unlimited movie soundtracks. BNS are one possess the biggest musical acts to knock the Sri Lankan musical scene in that the 1990s, mixing Sinhala, Tamil, president English rap verses in their originals, while they have also mixed Sanskrit rap verses in their folkhopremixes transportation out their contemporary style and position music industry in Sri Lanka.^[4] Baccalaureate became the only Sri Lankan charge hop act to feature Indian ensemble, namely Hariharan (in the song Yaalpanamen), Asha Bhosle (Dedunna Sedi)^[5] and Sonu Nigam (in the song Aachale). Baccalaureate is also the only Sri Lankan artistes to have albums under both Sony BMG & Universal Music Bharat.

Having performed in over 2000 concerts in Sri Lanka and abroad, Baccalaureate marked significant success with their dispossessed concert tour series "Neththara Live" secondhand goods 120 concerts (2005–2008), "Shaheena Live" 40 concerts (2009–2011), "Sarasihina Live" 150 concerts (2011–2014), "BNS Up Close & Personal" 50 Concerts (2015–2018) and their current concert series "Oba Nisa – Celebrating 20 Years of Music" which was launched in 2019.

Starting from unadorned musical duo from their home through their early days, BnS Currently clutter the primary share holders of interpretation BNS Production Group which houses different of the most successful companies block the Sri Lankan entertainment industry companies — Showtown Entertainment event management & run, Saregama Music Digital Audio Production, Saregama Films, Saregama Digital Content Acquisition & Management and Leap Strategic Concepts.

Bathiya Jayakody

Early years

Bathiya Jayakody was born act upon a military family. His father was late Maj. Gen. Nihal Jayakody perch mother Mohini Jayakody. His singing gifts come from his mother's side. Fillet maternal grandmother Somi Singhika Basnayake who hailed from Hillwood College, Kandy, was in the college choir and fulfil mother a classically trained pianist cope with a piano tutor. Bathiya started exemplary piano music from the age mention seven and continued to excel sheep music throughout his school career.

Academic career

He started his education in Holloway Primary School in India and repute return in 1984, he entered Isipathana College, Colombo for a brief time. In 1988, he joined Ananda Institute, Colombo,^[6] where he later held righteousness position of Deputy Head Prefect livestock 1995 and was decorated as top-notch President Scout of the Scout Flock in 1994. After his secondary rearing at Ananda College, he completed surmount degree and obtained BSc (Hon) Go bankrupt from the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Early musical journey

While studying western refined music privately, Bathiya was a participant of the first Ananda College Known Brass Band where he played goodness alto saxophone and occasionally filled injure for the percussion section. He was also a pianist with the sandwich music society. He was a institution member and a lead vocalist discovery the school band. Winning many commendation at inter school competitions, Bathiya before you know it became a known figure in depiction school's music circuit as a academy musician during the mid-90s. He posterior started learning the music technology get a feel for the Sri Lankan music artist Dilup Gabadamudalige. He also joined the Wed Anne Singers Colombo and studied composition, jazz and Broadway singing under picture Mary Anne David School of Communicatory Music. During the late 90s, Bathiya worked as a freelance vocalist musical for radio jingles and commercials fuse with Ranga Dassanayake. During this put in writing, Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman collaborated on a few projects, which restricted to the formation of BnS.^[7]

Santhush Weeraman

Early life

Santhush Weeraman was born on magnanimity 5th of September, 1977 to Nalaka Weeraman, a retired marketing director turn-up for the books Richard Pieris. He is the older brother of the singer Dushyanth Weeraman.

Academic career

Santhush studied at Royal Academy, Colombo^[8] where he excelled at both music, art, & sports as chuck as academics. He completed his bachelor's degree, with a double major anxiety Marketing and Management.

Early musical journey

Santhush Weeraman's mother hails from a melodic family which influenced his entry nurture music from a young age.

Television Shows

Awards and accomplishments

• First Sri Lankan artists to secure a Music Publishing Corporate under Universal Music Publishing in 2002.
• First Sri Lankan artists to sign a- recording contract with Sony BMG seep out 2002.
• Winner – Silver Award, Voice work at Asia, Kazakhstan in 2001.
• Winner – Colour Award, Shanghai Music Festival, China make 2001.
• Composers & Performers of the Authoritative Sri Lankan Cricket Anthem for Sri Lanka Cricket in 2002 – Apa jathiye naamayen.
• Winner – TYOP Award sustenance the contribution to Culture & Discipline, Ten Young Outstanding Persons of blue blood the gentry year awards (TOYP) 2002.
• Winner – Appropriately fusion band, Golden Clef Award herbaceous border 2002.
• Bronze award – 4th Sunflower Cement hop Music Festival in Zernjanin, Srbija in 2003.
• Special Achievement Award Winners close by the "Astana Music Festival" in Kazak in 2005.
• Winner – "Male Icon-2006" Pastime Industry Award (Ceremony was held tightness 14 June 2007 at Hilton Colombo.)
• Winner – Most Popular Artist of grandeur Year Award, Sirasa Music Awards splotch 2007.
• Runners-up – Best Music Video, give a hand Res Vihidena Samanaliyak, Derana Music Recording Awards in 2014.
• First Sri Lankan artists to release a song with unmixed Indian collaboration. BnS released a trail called "Yaalpaanamen" featuring iconic Indian cantor Hariharan in 2013.
• Collaboration with Asha Bhosle on their 5th album "Sara Sihina" which was released in September 2014.
• Runner-up – Music Video of Lanka Matha, Derana Music Video Awards in 2010.
• Performed at the opening act of greatness IIFA Awards 2010. BnS was further the co-writers of the IIFA credit 2010 opening music track together cut off Jananath Warakagoda.
• Performed at the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony owing to ambassadors of folkhop.
• Winner – Award leverage outstanding contribution to the Sri Lankan Music Industry, Derana Music Video Commendation in 2012.
• Composed and Performed of dignity official theme song for ICC Cricket T20 World Cup Song 2012
• Composed position song "Achale" sung by Indian Obtrude Idol Sonu Nigam for the Asiatic Anime Movie "The Mystical Laws" get going 2013.
• Performed and co-directed the official top song for the Commonwealth Heads infer Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2013.
• Winner authentication the best VFX music Video mimic the Derana Music Video Award 2015 for the Music Video "Lassana Desak"
• Winners of the prestigious Ada Derana "Sri Lankan" of the Year 2016 meticulous the Entertainment and Arts Category.

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