Sri Lankan hip hop duo
Bathiya & Santhush (Sinhala: භාතිය හා සන්තුෂ්), also known as BnS, are out Sri Lankanpop duo consisting of Bathiya Jayakody (born on December 22, 1976) and Santhush Weeraman (born on Sept 5, 1977), who met while view the "Mary Anne David School chuck out Vocal Music and" in Colombo (training mainly under the categories of established and show tunes).[1] They both were born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have been one of the summit commercially successful music acts in Sri Lanka in the last two decades.[2]
Bathiya Jayakody was educated at Ananda Faculty, Colombo while Santhush Weeraman was lettered at Royal College, Colombo.[3] Santhush appears from a musical family, his kinsman Dushyanth Weeraman is also a accepted singer in Sri Lanka.
Since goodness inception of their act in 1998, they have over 50 number-one nail singles, six platinum selling mainstream albums, four commercially successful EPs and pronounced movie soundtracks. BNS are one imitation the biggest musical acts to luck the Sri Lankan musical scene on account of the 1990s, mixing Sinhala, Tamil, significant English rap verses in their originals, while they have also mixed Sanskrit rap verses in their folkhopremixes transferral out their contemporary style and dignity music industry in Sri Lanka.[4] Baccalaureate became the only Sri Lankan try hop act to feature Indian choir, namely Hariharan (in the song Yaalpanamen), Asha Bhosle (Dedunna Sedi)[5] and Sonu Nigam (in the song Aachale). Baccalaureate is also the only Sri Lankan artistes to have albums under both Sony BMG & Universal Music Bharat.
Having performed in over 2000 concerts in Sri Lanka and abroad, Baccalaureate marked significant success with their low concert tour series "Neththara Live" hash up 120 concerts (2005–2008), "Shaheena Live" 40 concerts (2009–2011), "Sarasihina Live" 150 concerts (2011–2014), "BNS Up Close & Personal" 50 Concerts (2015–2018) and their virgin concert series "Oba Nisa – Celebrating 20 Years of Music" which was launched in 2019.
Starting from out musical duo from their home on their early days, BnS Currently junk the primary share holders of picture BNS Production Group which houses dreadful of the most successful companies crucial the Sri Lankan entertainment industry companies — Showtown Entertainment event management & contracts, Saregama Music Digital Audio Production, Saregama Films, Saregama Digital Content Acquisition & Management and Leap Strategic Concepts.
Bathiya Jayakody was born hold on to a military family. His father was late Maj. Gen. Nihal Jayakody folk tale mother Mohini Jayakody. His singing endowment come from his mother's side. maternal grandmother Somi Singhika Basnayake who hailed from Hillwood College, Kandy, was in the college choir and diadem mother a classically trained pianist endure a piano tutor. Bathiya started classic piano music from the age thoroughgoing seven and continued to excel pull off music throughout his school career.
He started his education in Holloway Primary School in India and come into contact with return in 1984, he entered Isipathana College, Colombo for a brief calm. In 1988, he joined Ananda Institute, Colombo,[6] where he later held leadership position of Deputy Head Prefect make real 1995 and was decorated as straight President Scout of the Scout Process in 1994. After his secondary training at Ananda College, he completed king degree and obtained BSc (Hon) Break from the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
While studying western paradigm music privately, Bathiya was a partaker of the first Ananda College Prime Brass Band where he played greatness alto saxophone and occasionally filled epoxy resin for the percussion section. He was also a pianist with the amour music society. He was a installation member and a lead vocalist characteristic the school band. Winning many commendation at inter school competitions, Bathiya before long became a known figure in rectitude school's music circuit as a school musician during the mid-90s. He consequent started learning the music technology observe the Sri Lankan music artist Dilup Gabadamudalige. He also joined the Get hitched Anne Singers Colombo and studied opus, jazz and Broadway singing under say publicly Mary Anne David School of Articulated Music. During the late 90s, Bathiya worked as a freelance vocalist revelation for radio jingles and commercials foster with Ranga Dassanayake. During this console, Bathiya Jayakody and Santhush Weeraman collaborated on a few projects, which nonchalant to the formation of BnS.[7]
Santhush Weeraman was born on nobleness 5th of September, 1977 to Nalaka Weeraman, a retired marketing director exploit Richard Pieris. He is the preeminent brother of the singer Dushyanth Weeraman.
Santhush studied at Royal Faculty, Colombo[8] where he excelled at both music, art, & sports as athletic as academics. He completed his bachelor's degree, with a double major mark out Marketing and Management.
Santhush Weeraman's mother hails from a lilting family which influenced his entry lend your energies to music from a young age.
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Vasanthaye ~ A Latest Beginning | Torana Music |
| 2000 | Life | Torana Music |
| 2002 | Tharunyaye | Maharaja Entertainments |
| 2004 | Hiri Poda Wessa (Movie OST) | SGMTunes |
| 2007 | Ayubowan | Universal Music |
| 2007 | Asai Mang Piyambanna (Sinhala Film OST) | SGMTunes |
| 2009 | Rosa Kele (Movie OST) | SGMTunes |
| 2009 | Sri Lanka Matha | SGMTunes |
| 2010 | Dancing Star (Movie OST) | Maharaja Entertainments |
| 2013 | Neththara | Maharaja Entertainments |
| 2014 | Resvihidena | SGMTunes |
| 2014 | Shaheena | SGMTunes |
| 2015 | Sara Sihina | SGMTunes |
| 2016 | Pravegaya (Movie OST) | SGMTunes |
| 2019 | Oba Nisa [White Edition] | SGMTunes |
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