Shashika Nisansala


Shashika Nisansala Jayasumana commonly known as Shashika Nisansala is a Sri Lankan Songstress.
She won the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards for the Most Popular Female Singer for five consecutive years since 2016.

Personal life

She was born on 28 September 1982 in Deraniyagala as the eldest of the family with one younger brother. She completed primary education at Uranapola Primary School, Deraniyagala. Then she attended to the new junior school in Avissawella. After passing grade 5 scholarship and attended to the Dharmapala College, Eheliyagoda. She did the GCE Ordinary Level Examination at Dharmapala Vidyalaya and later attended to Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda for GCE Advanced Level.
She is married and the couple has two sons.

Career

Nisansala started music at very the age of 5 where she used to play keyboard. Then she joined Muthuhara and Udara musical programs in television as well as some radio programs. While educating in Anula Vidyalaya, she was selected to "Thurunu Shakthi" singing competition conducted by National Youth Services Council. After winning the contest, Nisansala released her first album which gained huge popularity. Some of her popular songs of the album included Paramitha Nopuramu Api Dedena, Thol Pethi Vitharak, Sanda Reta Reta and Sanda Eliya Mamai Nam. She was invited for hundreds of outdoor musical shows where she established as a popular singer in Sri Lanka.
Her first music video was released in 2010. During this period she sung very popular singles as well as playback songs. Some of her popular music video songs include Oba Esi Piya Nohela Baluwa, Mal Sara Hee Sarin, Es Deka Pura and Husmak Durin Inna.