Draft:Sandun Perera (singer)

Sandun Perera
Sandun Perera
සඳුන් පෙරේරා
Born	March 19, 1994 (age 32); Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Years active	2016–present

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Comment: Make sure to only use existing categories per WP:REDNOT Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 05:30, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Sandun Perera (Sinhala: සඳුන් පෙරේරා; born 19 March 1994), is a Sri Lankan musician, and songwriter.

Early life and education

Sandun was born in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He received his education at Soysa Vidyalaya, Moratuwa, and Nalanda College Colombo.^[1]

Music career

In 2015, Perera penned the song Sansara Gaane for popular young singer Yashan de Silva and Shanudrie Priyasad^[2]

Sandun wrote the lyrics for the song Sinha Vise, created for the 2016 Cricket World Cup. Sri Lankan national cricketers Dasun Shanaka and Dinesh Chandimal participated in this song.^[3]^[4]

Sandun released the song Arabi Kumari in January 2024. The song gained rapid digital traction, reaching the number one trending spot on major video and streaming platforms in Sri Lanka within 21 hours of its official launch.^[5]

Selected singles

Ayeth Warak^[6] (2016)
Arabi Kumari^[7] (2024)

References

Category:Living people Category:People from Moratuwa Category:Sri Lankan male singer-songwriters Category:1994 births

[1] "මගේ හීනෙ වුණේ ලංකාවෙ ජනප‍්‍රියම ගායකයා වීමයි". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 2026-07-11.

[2] "Yashan hits new heights with Shanudrie | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2026-07-11.

[3] "'Sinha Wisea' Cricketers sing for their Cup | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2026-07-11.

[4] "Star cricketers and singers shine with 'Sinha Wise'". Daily FT.

[5] "පැය 21ක් ඇතුළත Trending වුණු අරාබි කුමාරි ගැන සඳුන් කියන කතාව". Mawbima.

[6] "'ආයෙත් වරක්' සමග කරළියට ආ සඳුන් පෙරේරා". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 2026-07-11.

[7] "පැය 21ක් ඇතුළත Trending වුණු අරාබි කුමාරි ගැන සඳුන් කියන කතාව". Mawbima.

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