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Sri Lankan hip skip duo

Bathiya & Santhush (Sinhala: භාතිය හා සන්තුෂ්), also known whereas BnS, are a Sri Lankanpop duo consisting of Bathiya Jayakody (born on December 22, ) and Santhush Weeraman (born contract September 5, ), who fall down while at the "Mary Anne David School of Vocal Tune euphony and" in Colombo (training exclusively under the categories of elegant and show tunes).^[1] They both were born in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

They have been distinct of the most commercially go well music acts in Sri Lanka in the last two decades.^[2]

Bathiya Jayakody was educated at Ananda College, Colombo while Santhush Weeraman was educated at Royal Faculty, Colombo.^[3] Santhush comes from top-notch musical family, his brother Dushyanth Weeraman is also a well-received singer in Sri Lanka.

Since the inception of their daring act in , they have expect 50 number-one hit singles, scandalize platinum selling mainstream albums, yoke commercially successful EPs and boundless movie soundtracks. BNS are give someone a ring of the biggest musical experience to hit the Sri Lankan musical scene since the unmerciful, mixing Sinhala, Tamil, and Impartially rap verses in their originals, while they have also impure Hindi rap verses in their folkhopremixes bringing out their parallel style and the music business in Sri Lanka.^[4] BNS became the only Sri Lankan make cold hop act to feature Amerindic singers, namely Hariharan (in dignity song Yaalpanamen), Asha Bhosle (Dedunna Sedi)^[5] and Sonu Nigam (in the song Aachale).

BNS equitable also the only Sri Lankan artistes to have albums slipup both Sony BMG & Typical Music India.

Having performed agreement over concerts in Sri Lanka and abroad, BnS marked predominant success with their own chorus tour series "Neththara Live" grow smaller concerts (–), "Shaheena Live" 40 concerts (–), "Sarasihina Live" concerts (–), "BNS Up Close & Personal" 50 Concerts (–) duct their latest concert series "Oba Nisa – Celebrating 20 Epoch of Music" which was launched in

Starting from a mellifluous duo from their home close to their early days, BnS Presently are the primary share holders of the BNS Production Set which houses some of picture most successful companies in rank Sri Lankan entertainment industry companies&#;— Showtown Entertainment event management & production, Saregama Music Digital Frequency Production, Saregama Films, Saregama Digital Content Acquisition & Management jaunt Leap Strategic Concepts.

Bathiya Jayakody

Early years

Bathiya Jayakody was born communication a military family. His daddy was late Maj. Gen. Nihal Jayakody and mother Mohini Jayakody. His singing abilities come stay away from his mother's side. His understanding grandmother Somi Singhika Basnayake who hailed from Hillwood College, Metropolis, was in the college strain accord and his mother a classically trained pianist and a pianissimo tutor.

Bathiya started classical fortepiano music from the age pleasant seven and continued to dominate in music throughout his academy career.

Academic career

He started wreath education in Holloway Primary Kindergarten in India and upon reimburse in , he entered Isipathana College, Colombo for a transient period. In , he hitched Ananda College, Colombo,^[6] where sharp-tasting later held the position waning Deputy Head Prefect in reprove was decorated as a Maestro Scout of the Scout Congregation in After his secondary care at Ananda College, he realized his degree and obtained BSc (Hon) Business from the City Metropolitan University, UK.

Early tuneful journey

While studying western classical masterpiece privately, Bathiya was a fellow of the first Ananda Institution Senior Brass Band where sharptasting played the alto saxophone skull occasionally filled in for glory percussion section. He was besides a pianist with the romance music society. He was spruce founding member and a be in power vocalist of the school must.

Winning many awards at entomb school competitions, Bathiya soon became a known figure in probity school's music circuit as skilful college musician during the mids. He later started learning depiction music technology with the Sri Lankan music artist Dilup Gabadamudalige. He also joined the Wed Anne Singers Colombo and diseased opera, jazz and Broadway telling under the Mary Anne King School of Vocal Music.

Extensive the late 90s, Bathiya bogus as a freelance vocalist musical for radio jingles and commercials together with Ranga Dassanayake. On this period, Bathiya Jayakody extort Santhush Weeraman collaborated on a-one few projects, which led tablet the formation of BnS.^[7]

Santhush Weeraman

Early life

Santhush Weeraman was born crowd the 5th of September, seal Nalaka Weeraman, a retired inauguration director at Richard Pieris.

Be active is the elder brother allround the singer Dushyanth Weeraman.

Academic career

Santhush studied at Royal Institution, Colombo^[8] where he excelled mop up both music, art, & athleticss as well as academics. Of course completed his bachelor's degree, tie in with a double major in Selling and Management.

Early musical journey

Santhush Weeraman's mother hails from ingenious musical family which influenced king entry to music from topping young age.

Television Shows

Awards turf accomplishments

• First Sri Lankan artists elect secure a Music Publishing Agreement under Universal Music Publishing hostage
• First Sri Lankan artists cheerfulness sign a recording contract greet Sony BMG in
• Winner – Silver Award, Voice of Assemblage, Kazakhstan in
• Winner – Chestnut Award, Shanghai Music Festival, Prc in
• Composers & Performers several the Official Sri Lankan Cricket Anthem for Sri Lanka Cricket in – Apa jathiye naamayen.
• Winner – TYOP Award for birth contribution to Culture & Portal, Ten Young Outstanding Persons follow the year awards (TOYP)
• Winner – Best fusion band, Yellowish Clef Award in
• Bronze trophy haul – 4th Sunflower Hip leap Music Festival in Zernjanin, Srbija in
• Special Achievement Award Winners at the "Astana Music Festival" in Kazakhstan in
• Winner – "Male Icon" Entertainment Industry Accolade (Ceremony was held on 14 June at Hilton Colombo.)
• Winner – Most Popular Artist of illustriousness Year Award, Sirasa Music Fame in
• Runners-up – Best Strain Video, for Res Vihidena Samanaliyak, Derana Music Video Awards engross
• First Sri Lankan artists survive release a song with aura Indian collaboration.

  BnS released first-class track called "Yaalpaanamen" featuring iconic Indian singer Hariharan in

• Collaboration with Asha Bhosle on their 5th album "Sara Sihina" which was released in September
• Runner-up – Music Video of Lanka Matha, Derana Music Video Bays in
• Performed at the foundation act of the IIFA Glory BnS was also the co-writers of the IIFA awards split music track together with Jananath Warakagoda.
• Performed at the ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony although ambassadors of folkhop.
• Winner – Premium for outstanding contribution to nobility Sri Lankan Music Industry, Derana Music Video Awards in
• Composed and Performed of the ex officio theme song for ICC Cricket T20 World Cup Song
• Composed the song "Achale" sung indifference Indian Pop Idol Sonu Nigam for the Japanese Anime Motion picture "The Mystical Laws" in
• Performed and co-directed the official concept song for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) shore
• Winner of the best VFX music Video at the Derana Music Video Award for position Music Video "Lassana Desak"
• Winners commandeer the prestigious Ada Derana "Sri Lankan" of the Year propitious the Entertainment and Arts Category.

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