{{short description|Sri Lankan singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Chamara Weerasinghe <br>චාමර වීරසිංහ | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|21|df=y}} | birth_place = Matara, Sri Lanka | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|musician}}<!--Please do not add any more occupations to the list, it is long enough already--> | spouse = Prasangi Weerasinghe | children = 2 | education = Shariputhra College | father = | mother = Shikshitha Manel | relatives = | awards = | website = | signature = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | instrument = Vocals | genre = <!--These music genres are all sourced under the section #Musical themes and genres-->{{hlist|Pop|soul|{{nowrap|rhythm and blues}}}} | years_active = 2000–present | label = }} }}
'''Chamara Weerasinghe''' (born 21 April 1981<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hirunews.lk/entertainment/188883/%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%8B%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92 |title=Chamara Weerasinghe celebrates his birthday |publisher=ceylon24x7.com |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174043/https://www.hirunews.lk/entertainment/188883/%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%8B%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92 |url-status=live }}</ref> චාමර වීරසිංහ) is a Sri Lankan singer and composer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.itnnews.lk/2023/12/23/540719/ |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ මහතා නිල ෆේස්බුක් ගිණුමේ සටහනක් තබයි |publisher=itnnews.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223102226/https://www.itnnews.lk/2023/12/23/540719/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Passionately known as ''Singer of Heart'' (Hadawathe Gayakaya),<ref name= ill>{{cite web |url=https://www.saaravita.lk/latest_news/%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%AD-%E0%B6%9C%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%85%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B1/100-717293 |title=හදවතේ ගායකයා, චාමර වීරසිංහ අසනීපයෙන් |publisher=saaravita.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174149/https://www.saaravita.lk/latest_news/%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%AD-%E0%B6%9C%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%85%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B1/100-717293 |url-status=live }}</ref> Weerasinghe is one of the most popular artists in Sri Lanka, with a career spanning over two decades. Weerasinghe sang many popular songs and is also an outstanding singer on the outdoor musical stage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2023/12/28/26193/%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B6%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%9A |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ දැඩි සත්කාර ඒකකයේ |publisher=sarasaviya.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102152502/https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2023/12/28/26193/%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B6%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%9A |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the Most Popular Singer award in multiple occasions. The health issues since 2017 made him to slow his singing career, but recovered well from number of hospitalizations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lifetraveler.lk/2023/12/20/chamara-weerasinghe/ |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ දැඩි සත්කාර ඒකකයට |publisher=lifetraveler.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174202/https://www.lifetraveler.lk/2023/12/20/chamara-weerasinghe/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B7%81%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%93-%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%84-icu/ |title=ගායන ශිල්පී චාමර වීරසිංහ ICU හි ප්රතිකාර ලබයි |publisher=divaina.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222015308/https://divaina.lk/%e0%b6%9c%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%ba%e0%b6%b1-%e0%b7%81%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%bd%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%93-%e0%b6%a0%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%b8%e0%b6%bb-%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%93%e0%b6%bb%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%82%e0%b7%84-icu/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.itnnews.lk/2023/12/21/540038/ |title=ගායන ශිල්පී චාමර වීරසිංහ කළුබෝවිල රෝහලේ දැඩිසත්කාර ඒකකයට |publisher=itnnews.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221012014/https://www.itnnews.lk/2023/12/21/540038/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personal life== Chamara Weerasinghe was born on 21 April 1981 as the fifth child of the family with 5 siblings. He has three elder sisters, one elder brother and one younger brother. His father was a tailor and mother Ediketiye Hewage Shikshitha Manel from Walgama, Matara was a housewife. His father died when Chamara was 11 years old.<ref name= mother>{{cite web |url=https://gossip.hirufm.lk/77435/2022/07/chamara-weerasinghe.html |title=Interview with Chamara Weerasinghe's mother |publisher=hirufm.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174155/https://gossip.hirufm.lk/77435/2022/07/chamara-weerasinghe.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
He is married to Prasangi Weerasinghe and the couple has one son and one daughter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ceylon24x7.com/i-dont-want-my-son-to-be-like-me-and-my-wife-heart-singer-chamara-weerasinghe/ |title=Interview with Chamara Weerasinghe |publisher=ceylon24x7.com |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321235448/https://www.ceylon24x7.com/i-dont-want-my-son-to-be-like-me-and-my-wife-heart-singer-chamara-weerasinghe/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.hirutv.lk/news/16245/%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%85%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%A7 |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ යලිත් පියපදවියට |publisher=hirutv.com |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174628/https://blog.hirutv.lk/news/16245/%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%85%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%A7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rategossip.com/5237/2016/11/chamara-weerasinghe-article.html |title=ඒ අයට ඕන කොහෙන්හරි වාසි ප්රයෝජනයක් ගන්න: චාමර වීරසිංහ |publisher=rategossip.com |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174715/http://www.rategossip.com/5237/2016/11/chamara-weerasinghe-article.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.silumina.lk/2024/08/31/rasanduna/24279/එයත්-එක්ක-ජීවත්-වෙන්න-ගත්/ |title=එයත් එක්ක ජීවත් වෙන්න ගත්තට පස්සේ තමයි ජනප්රියයි කියල තේරුණේ |publisher=silumina.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024}}</ref>
==Career== During his school years at Shariputhra College, he started learning music and art. He also staged a solo musical concert when he was a kid.<ref name= mother /> Later he joined with the musical band "Purple Range" as the lead singer and continued to dominate outdoor musical shows throughout the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://24.siyathafm.lk/chamara-weerasinghe-news/ |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ පර්පල් රේන්ජ් සංගීත කණ්ඩායමෙන් ඉවත්වෙයි |publisher=siyathafm.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216103717/http://24.siyathafm.lk/chamara-weerasinghe-news/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the meantime, he sang popular songs such as: ''Dakuṇē Pin Athi'', ''Aetugala Vehera Vadina'', ''Væl Doḍam Malak'', ''Kiri Veheraṭa'', ''Kandē Vihārē'', ''Sonduru laduni'', ''Sitin Vitharak'', ''Amāvakaṭa Atha Vananā'', ''Bæddaṭa Sanda Wage'', ''Sandaṭa Sanda Eliyaṭa'', ''Budu Padavi Pathāgena'', ''Sudu Sadun Malaka'', ''Oya Susum'', ''Thanuva Ahimi'', ''Uḍavæḍiyā Malak'', ''Madunāgala Ahasē'' and ''Thaṇamalvila''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sinhala.asianmirror.lk/gossip/chamara-weerasinghe-2/ |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ ප්රේක්ෂකයෙක් වෙද්දී මුළු ප්රේක්ෂකාගාරයම චාමර වීරසිංහ වෙයි |publisher=asianmirror.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174651/https://sinhala.asianmirror.lk/gossip/chamara-weerasinghe-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Weerasinghe won the Most Popular Male Singer of the year award at the 12th,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cbr.lk/markets-and-financial/slim-nielsen-peoples-awards-reveal-true-voice-sri-lanka/|title=The SLIM Nielsen Peoples Awards Reveal the True Voice of Sri Lanka|publisher=cbr.lk|accessdate=7 February 2024|archive-date=February 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174701/https://cbr.lk/markets-and-financial/slim-nielsen-peoples-awards-reveal-true-voice-sri-lanka/|url-status=live}}</ref> 14th SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webgossip.lk/70682-2/ |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ |publisher=webgossip.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174703/http://webgossip.lk/70682-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2020/03/12/17212/%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%9C%E0%B7%85%E0%B7%9C%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A7%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%99%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%B6%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92 |title=දොළොස් වැනි වරටත් මාලිනිය ස්ලිම් නීල්සන් අබිසෙස් ලබයි |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020014512/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2020/03/12/17212/%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%9C%E0%B7%85%E0%B7%9C%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A7%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%99%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%B6%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92 |url-status=live }}</ref>
He made his first background vocals for the 2026 gangster film ''Father'', which is directed by Chaminda Jayasuriya.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/father-චිත්රපටයේ-නිල-පෝස්ටරය-එ/ |title=Father චිත්රපටයේ නිල පෝස්ටරය එළිදකී: ජනප්රිය ගායක චාමර වීරසිංහ පළමු වරට සිනමා පසුබිම් ගායනයට|date=22 August 2025 |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=22 August 2025}}</ref>
==Health issues== In 2016, he was injured with a road accident while riding the motor bike.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kotuwapaththare.blogspot.com/2016/11/blog-post_85.html |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ අනතුරට ලක්වෙලා |publisher=kotuwapaththare.com |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224205448/http://kotuwapaththare.blogspot.com/2016/11/blog-post_85.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2021 he was hospitalized in a Dubai hospital with an illness.<ref name= ill />
On 17 December 2023,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%92-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%9D%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%9A/ |title=චාමර තව කෙටි කාලයක් රෝහලේ – කළුබෝවිල රෝහල් අධ්යක්ෂ |publisher=divaina.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174709/https://divaina.lk/%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%80-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%A7%E0%B7%92-%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%9D%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%9A/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Weerasinghe was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital due to prolonged illness of respiratory obstruction.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ceylonwire.lk/chamara-weerasinghe-is-hospitalized-suddenly/ |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ හදිසියේ රෝහල්ගත කරයි |publisher=ceylonwire.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209174647/https://www.ceylonwire.lk/chamara-weerasinghe-is-hospitalized-suddenly/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=95806 |title=Popular singer Chamara Weerasinghe admitted to ICU |publisher=adaderana.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news/191117 |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ දැඩි සත්කාර ඒකකයට |publisher=adaderana.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220182737/https://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news/191117 |url-status=live }}</ref> With many fans started to gather around the hospital, hospital informed that only close relatives are allowed to visit him.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://srilankamirror.com/entertainment/hospital-informs-public-arent-allowed-to-visit-chamara-weerasinghe/ |title=Hospital informs public aren’t allowed to visit Chamara Weerasinghe |publisher=srilankamirror.com |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221103551/https://srilankamirror.com/entertainment/hospital-informs-public-arent-allowed-to-visit-chamara-weerasinghe/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sinhala.asianmirror.lk/gossip/chamara-weerasinghe-3/ |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ බලන්න ICU එකට එන්න එපා – රෝහලෙන් පණිවිඩයක් |publisher=asianmirror.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024}}</ref> Even though several rumors circulated that he died from the illness, people around the country started to pray and perform Bodhi Pooja.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lankacnews.com/%E0%B6%A0%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%82%E0%B7%84-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA-%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%A7-%E0%B7%80/ |title=චාමර වීරසිංහ මියගිය බවට වාර්තා.. |publisher=lankacnews.com |accessdate=7 February 2024 |archive-date=December 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227061710/https://lankacnews.com/%e0%b6%a0%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%b8%e0%b6%bb-%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%93%e0%b6%bb%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%82%e0%b7%84-%e0%b6%b8%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%ba%e0%b6%9c%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%ba-%e0%b6%b6%e0%b7%80%e0%b6%a7-%e0%b7%80/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news/191219 |title=චාමර වීරසිංහට සෙත් පතා විශේෂ බෝධි පූජාවක්|publisher=adaderana.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gossip.hirufm.lk/87854/2023/06/chamara-weerasinghe.html |title=Facebook message from Chamara Weerasinghe|publisher=hirufm.lk |accessdate=7 February 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * https://gossip.hirufm.lk/79267/2022/09/chamara-weerasinghe.html * https://naifm.lk/chamara_weerasinhe/
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weerasinghe, Chamara}} Category:Living people Category:Sri Lankan composers Category:21st-century Sri Lankan male singers Category:Sinhalese singers Category:20th-century Sri Lankan male singers Category:1981 births