Indrachapa Liyanage

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Indrachapa Liyanage ඉන්ද්‍රචාපා ලියනගේ
Chapa performing at Acoustic Brew
Background information
Birth name	Indrachapa Liyanage
Also known as	Chapa, Chapiii,Chopa
Born	(1981-05-13) May 13, 1981 (age 43) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Genres	Rock, western classical
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Instrument	Vocals/guitar
Years active	2000–present

Indrachapa Liyanage (Sinhala: ඉන්ද්‍රචාපා ලියනගේ; born January 13, 1982) is a Sri Lankan singer. He has completed his debut album Abinishkramanaya (renunciation), but it has not been officially released yet.

Biography

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Indrachapa Liyanage was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on January 13, 1982, and studied at Royal College, Horana up to O/L's then Ananda College Colombo. His music career started in the year 2000, with his school mate Kasun Kalhara in their own project. They released an album called Haritha Nimnaye, and it was a very successful release, and the album introduced them to a huge fan base. But in the years of 2004 and 2005, they closed down their project and went on to each make their own music, though they continued to work together on occasion.^[1]

Lately Indrachapa has moved on to rock music and doing experiments to create a "Sri Lankan Identity" rock style. His main aim is to popularize rock music among the majority of the country. He has released a single called "Ginidal" which was his first single.^[2]

Indrachapa has performed over 20 domestic major concerts and several abroad along with other artists.^[3]^[4]

In 2010, he entered the movie industry by composing the theme song for the movie How I Wonder What You Are.

Personal life

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Indrachapa is the youngest member in his family. He has three elder brothers: Saumya Liyanage Saman Liyanage and Aloka Liyanage. His father, Hemasiri Liyanage, is a veteran Sri Lankan actor.

Indrachapa is married to actress Samanalee Fonseka.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

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Abinishkramanaya (Renunciation)
Adaraya Anshumathrayak (Love is a Confession)
Dasin
Ginidal
Irunu Aththatu (2011)^[5]
Piyawuna Deneth Nidimathin
Sinhayo (for the 2011 Cricket World Cup)
Ulkapathayak (Falling Star)^[6]

References

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^ Colamba Online – This is a flash base site with no link to the specific page, so must be viewed.
^ "Daily News". Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
^ Whatsupcolombo
^ Sunday Times
^ Irunu Aththatu (Exclusive Web Release)
^ (YouTube video link)]

v t e Sinhala music
Sinhala language Music of Sri Lanka
Male singers	Abeywardena Balasuriya Ajith Bandara Allen Ratnayake Amarasiri Peiris Annesley Malewana Anton Jones C. T. Fernando Chandra Kumara Kandanarachchi Chandrasena Hettiarachchi Chitral Somapala Clarence Wijewardena Cliff Foenander Dasun Madushan Dayan Witharana Dayarathna Ranatunga Deepal Silva Desmond de Silva Dhanapala Udawaththa Dharmaratne Brothers Dinesh Kanagaratnam Edward Jayakody Freddie Silva Gamini Susiriwardana Gratien Ananda Gunadasa Kapuge H. R. Jothipala Henry Caldera Indrachapa Liyanage Ivor Dennis J. A. Milton Perera J. P. Chandrababu Jagath Wickramasinghe Jaya Sri Kamal Addararachchi Karunarathna Divulgane Kasun Kalhara Keerthi Pasquel Lahiru Perera Lakshman Wijesekara Lionel Ranwala M. S. Fernando Madhumadhawa Aravinda Mervin Perera Milton Mallawarachchi Mohideen Baig Morris Wijesinghe Nadeeka Guruge Nalin Jayawardena Namal Udugama Narada Disasekara Nihal Nelson Nihal Samarasinghe Nuwan Gunawardana P. L. A. Somapala Paul Fernando Pradeep Rangana Prince Udaya Priyantha Priya Suriyasena Punsiri Soysa R. A. Chandrasena R. Muttusamy Rookantha Gunathilake Rukshan Perera Sadiris Master Saman Lenin Sanath Nandasiri Sathish Perera Senaka Batagoda Shelton Perera Shihan Mihiranga Bennet Shirley Waijayantha Sisira Senaratne Somasiri Medagedara Suneera Sumanga Sunil Edirisinghe Sunil Perera Sunil Santha T. M. Jayaratne Tharanga Goonetilleke Upali Kannangara Victor Rathnayake Vijaya Kumaranatunga W. D. Amaradeva W. D. Ariyasinghe
Female singers	Amara Ranatunga Angeline Gunathilake Chandralekha Perera Chandrika Siriwardena Charitha Priyadarshani Deepika Priyadarshani G. S. B. Rani Indrani Perera Indrani Wijebandara Latha Walpola Leela Asoka Madhavee Wathsala Malani Bulathsinhala Mariazelle Goonetilleke Mercy Edirisinghe Mignonne Fernando Nanda Malini Neela Wickramasinghe Nirosha Virajini Nuwandhika Senarathne Pradeepa Dharmadasa Priyani Jayasinghe Rukmani Devi Saheli Rochana Gamage Sashika Nisansala Sujatha Aththanayaka Umaria Sinhawansa Uresha Ravihari Wasantha Sandanayake
Music directors	Allen Ratnayake W. D. Amaradeva Ananda Samarakoon Bibiladeniye Mahanama R. A. Chandrasena Clarence Wijewardena Dilup Gabadamudalige Dinesh Subasinghe Gunadasa Kapuge H. M. Jayawardena Kasun Kalhara Lakshman Joseph de Saram Lionel Algama Lionel Ranwala Marcelline Jayakody Mohammed Gauss Nanda Malini Patrick Denipitiya P. L. A. Somapala Premasiri Khemadasa R. Muttusamy Rohana Weerasinghe Rookantha Gunathilake Sarath Dassanayake Shelton Perera Shihan Mihiranga Bennet Somapala Rathnayake Stanley Peiris Sunil Santha Thilan Wijesinghe Victor Rathnayake W.B. Makuloluwa
Lyricists	Ajantha Ranasinghe Arisen Ahubudu Bandara Wijethunga Carlo Fonseka Cliff Foenander D. T. Fernando Dharmasiri Gamage Herbert M. Seneviratne Karunaratne Abeysekera Kumaratunga Munidasa Lucien Bulathsinhala Madawala S. Rathnayake Mahagama Sekara Marcelline Jayakody Nalin Jayawardena Premakeerthi de Alwis Saman Chandranath Weerasinghe Senaka Batagoda Sydney Chandrasekara Vicumpriya Perera Wasantha Dukgannarala W.B. Makuloluwa

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