Bathiya and Santhush
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Bathiya & Santhush are one of the biggest names in the Sri Lanka
n music industry who were pop/rap duo composed of Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman, who met while at Mary Anne David's school for singing in Colombo
(training mainly under the categories of classical and show tunes).
Bathiya Jayakody was educated at Ananda College
Colombo while his partner, Santhush Weeraman was educated at Royal College Colombo
. Santhush comes from a musical family,his brother Dushyanth
is also a musician of repute.
Since the inception of their act in 1998, they have released six albums and had seven Sri Lankan number one singles. Bathiya & Santhush are one of the biggest musical acts to hit the Sri Lankan musical scene since the 1990s, mixing Sinhala, Tamil
, and English
lyrics in their originals, while utilized Hindi
language also in remix songs bringing out their contemporary style and revolutionising the music industry in Sri Lanka.
In 2008 BNS marked the end of their most successful concert series after over 150 performances "Neththara Live". This was replaced with a brand new concert series named "Shaheena" after their 2008 No. 1 single and the same titled promotional album for Lux.
With the release of their 5th main album "Sara Sihina - the 5th Element" Bathiya and Santhush became the only Sri Lankan artists to feature with popular Indian singers Hariharan (in the song Yaalpanamen) and Asha Bhosle (Dedunna Sedi)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n music industry who were pop/rap duo composed of Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman, who met while at Mary Anne David's school for singing in Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
(training mainly under the categories of classical and show tunes).
Bathiya Jayakody was educated at Ananda College
Ananda College
Ananda College , Colombo which is considered as the leading National school in Sri Lanka, was established on November 1, 1886, by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott...
Colombo while his partner, Santhush Weeraman was educated at Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
. Santhush comes from a musical family,his brother Dushyanth
Dushyanth Weeraman
Dushyanth Weeraman is a Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist. He is the younger brother of hip hop artist Santhush Weeraman.-Early life:Dushyanth was educated and was a Senior Prefect of Royal College Colombo where he excelled in sports. Singing and Dancing on stage at many college events and shows...
is also a musician of repute.
Since the inception of their act in 1998, they have released six albums and had seven Sri Lankan number one singles. Bathiya & Santhush are one of the biggest musical acts to hit the Sri Lankan musical scene since the 1990s, mixing Sinhala, Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
lyrics in their originals, while utilized Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
language also in remix songs bringing out their contemporary style and revolutionising the music industry in Sri Lanka.
In 2008 BNS marked the end of their most successful concert series after over 150 performances "Neththara Live". This was replaced with a brand new concert series named "Shaheena" after their 2008 No. 1 single and the same titled promotional album for Lux.
With the release of their 5th main album "Sara Sihina - the 5th Element" Bathiya and Santhush became the only Sri Lankan artists to feature with popular Indian singers Hariharan (in the song Yaalpanamen) and Asha Bhosle (Dedunna Sedi)
Awards and accomplishments
- First Sri Lankan artists to secure a Music Publishing Contract under "UNIVERSAL MUSIC"
- Silver Award Winners at the "Azia DauysyVoice of AsiaVoice of Asia is a music festival, held annually in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Dozens of acts from all over Asia each take the stage over a period of several days and nights to mime to recordings of several of their hit songs...
" Music Festival in Kazakhstan 2001 / Shanghai Music Festival 2001 - Composers & Performers of the Official Sri Lankan Cricket Anthem BCCSL.
- Bronze Award Winners at the Shanghai Music Festival 2001
- Winners of the TYOP Award for the contribution to Culture & Arts 2002
- Winner of the Golden Clef Award for the best fusion band in 2002
- Runner-up the 4th Pop Music Festival in Zernjanin Serbia 2003
- Winners of the "Male Icon - 2006" award (Award ceremony was held on 14 June 2007 at the Colombo Hilton)
- Runner up at the first Music Video Awards held in Sri Lanka - Derana Music VDU Awards - Runner Up award for Res Wihidena Samanaliyak - 2008/9
- First Sri Lankan artists to release a song with Indian collaboration. BNS released a track called "Yaalpaanamen" featuring eminent Indian singer Hariharan (of colonial cousins) in June 2009 and a track with Asha Bhosle in their 5th album "Sara Sihina" which was released in September 2010
- Derana Music Video Awards 2010 - Video of Lanka Matha won the 2nd place