Keerthi Pasquel
Sri Lankan musician (born in 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pasquel Wasam Ananda Keerthirathna (born January 29, 1956), popularly known as Keerthi Pasquel (Sinhala: කීර්ති පැස්කුවල්:), is a Sri Lankan pop musician and composer.[1] He has been performing for more than three decades and has won a number of awards. Keerthi is a judge on the reality show Derana Dream Star and sets the record as the only judge in Sri Lanka to sit for 10 consecutive seasons in a reality show beginning from 2008 until today. He has been active in music education and in social welfare.[2] He is affectionately known as the "balladeer of Sinhala music".[3]
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Keerthi Pasquel කීර්ති පැස්කුවල් | |
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Born | Pasquel Wasam Ananda Keerthirathna (1956-01-29) 29 January 1956 (age 68) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | Dharmaraja College |
Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, guitarist |
Spouse(s) | Muditha Fernando (m. 1978–div.1995) Chandana Mudalige (1995-present) |
Children | 4 |
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Relatives | Padmasiri Pasquel (brother) Chethana Ranasinghe (daughter-in-law) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitar, Rhythm guitar |
Years active | 1976–present |
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Website | http://www.keerthipasquel.com |
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