Umaria Sinhawansa
Umaria Sinhawansa | |
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| උමාරියා සිංහවංශ | |
| Born | Umaria binti Aisyah Sinhawansa 5 January 1991 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | BA in Music |
| Alma mater | Muslim Ladies College, Colombo Gateway International School, Colombo |
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| Spouse |
Dimitri Fonseka (m. 2018) |
| Relatives | Umara Sinhawansa (sister) Rukmani Devi (grand aunty) |
| Honours | Kala Kirti Abimani |
| Musical career | |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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Umaria binti Aisyah Sinhawansa (Sinhala: උමාරියා සිංහවංශ, born 5 January 1991), popularly referred to by the mononym Umaria, is a Sri Lankan pop, R&B and jazz singer. She is the youngest musician to be ever awarded A-Grade by Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. She has won the 'Kala Keerthi Abhimani' award for her contribution to Sri Lanka's music industry. Umaria began her music career at age 11 in the 2005, performing with her sister at various stages. She made her debut as a playback singer in the film Asai Man Piyabanna. And also she has won silver awards at Pan Asia Music International Music Competition and the Crimea Music Fest international competition.
In 2020, her single "Manda Pama" was a super hit in Sri Lanka and reached 10 million views in a very short time. She was listed among the most viewed female artists on YouTube with 22 million views. And she is the most followed Sri Lanka singer on Instagram. She received "Aya Pranama Award" for her contribution to the music and was awarded the 2021 SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards for the song of the year 2021. Umaria won best playback singer award at Sarasaviya film awards in 2019 for the song 'Ahi Pillamak Athara' (ඇහි පිල්ලමක් අතර) in film Vijayaba Kollaya.