Biography

/WHO IS/

Sanka dineth

It came as no surprise to many who knew him from a tender age, as Sanka Dineth de Silva transformed from your normal boy-next-door to a singing sensation, with a love for music that ran hand in hand with a passion for creativity, his rise to stardom was inevitable.

/HOW WAS HIS/

COLLEGE LIFE?

Sanka’s musical genius started to show during his early school years. He studied at Tissa
Central College and then transferred to Panadura Sri Sumangala College, both schools in
his hometown, Kalutara.
He was a member of the college western band and it was a common sight to see Sanka
taking part in most of his college extracurricular activities as well as talent shows,
promoting not only his musical talent and composing skills, but also his scholastic
capabilities. In a a highly demanding educational environment during his Advance Levels,
he still managed to participate in school musical events. He was awarded the post of
College Music Director without hesitation by his counterparties and teachers, who by this
time knew of Sanka as a versatile and endowed music prodigy. Composing also brought
the opportunity for Sanka to be a part of the College orchestra. These two years proved to
be vital in Sanka’s musical life, and he explored and studied many aspects and variations
of music from all across the world, even as far as the discipline of Opera. Soon after he
left school, Sanka joined the band “Drizzle” and played for many local functions and
events held in hotels and venues across the country.

/WHAT WAS HIS/

TURNING POINT?

Sanka Dineth de Silva was among the 50,000 people who competed in Sri Lanka’s answer
to “American Idol” – “Sirasa Super Star”. The panel of distinguished judges was startled by
the raw talent that Sanka depicted when he walked into the room with his 6 string and
started strumming the guitar with his own version of “Muwa Muktha Latha”, originally
performed by Mr. Edward Jayakody.
Sanka’s versatility in vocals and the ability to play music by ear was a stepping stone
within the competition, and he was eventually chosen as part of the ﬁnal twelve. It was a
battle for the best musician now, and most importantly he knew that he had to make an
impression to hold on to the nation’s love and support in order to gain their votes.
Sanka was eliminated from the competition and was the sixth member to leave the
newfound Super Star family, but even though Sanka left the show early, Sirasa had plans
for this budding young talent and his fans were positive that this wasn’t the last they
would hear from him.

/WHAT KIND OF MUSIC/

HE WAS INFLUENCED BY?

Sanka has been widely inﬂuenced by the artists of both spheres, ranging from Sri Lankan musicians such as Amarasiri Peiris and Kasun Kalhara to western icons such as Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias, Ronan Keating and Bryan Adams. Sanka also favors a variety of musical genres from soft rock and pop to latin and Indian music, mostly covering movie soundtracks. Sanka not only plays guitar, but also piano, violin and ﬂute. His versatility shows not only in his talent, but also in his qualiﬁcations, with a diploma in vocal classic Bhatkhande Music.

/HOW ABOUT/

HIS FAMILY?

Sanka’s tight knit family includes his father, a store’s manager of a private company, his
mother, his shadow and strength throughout the Sirasa Super Star journey, is an English
teacher in Kalutara, and his younger sister, sustaining her career as an English lecturer
and lives in Singapore.

/WHAT ARE HIS/

EDUCATIONAL AND
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS?

Sanka Dineth has qualiﬁed in GCE Advance level in the Mathematical stream. And is also qualiﬁed in LCCI marketing – London chamber of commerce and industry with a world prize for advertising. He is also qualiﬁed in Bhathkande University Lucknow and is a certiﬁed “City and Guild audio engineering 1”. Sanka holds a MBA for entrepreneurship and E commerce in IPAC university France.

Sanka Dineth is an honorary ambassador for ministry of environment for Sri Lanka. He was the music director for Sri Lanka Youth Council Maharagama.

/SANKA’S/

VERY FIRST MUSIC VIDEO

His passion for creativity and experimenting with new ideas led him to a conclusion that
he owed something new and memorable to his millions of fans as a sign of gratitude for
sticking by him and supporting him throughout the competition. His inspiration came in
the form of the movies Sin City, based on high quality black and white graphics with
colorization of speciﬁc subjects.
Sanka knew that such a visual would be groundbreaking if shot and produced in Sri Lanka.
His conﬁdence made him work alongside “Guerrilla Production” using the green screen
technique, providing the chance for artiﬁcial background as well as other foreground
elements to be added later. His hard work and tireless eƯorts did not go waste as the
video become a huge hit among his fans and music lovers across the country.
This video also received an appreciation from a US software company under the “special
effects “category

/WHAT MAKES SANKA HAPPY/

AS A MUSICIAN?

Sanka has so far been involved in several commercials such as Cream Soda and Maliban Cream Crackers. He has also been keeping track of his educational qualiﬁcations and was selected for the Sri Lankan prize for London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, United Kingdom. He was chosen as the Sri Lankan brand endorser by Unilever Sri Lanka for their exclusive product “Lux body wash” and alone with the leading Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, Sanka got a chance to get involved in the biggest music video which was ever made in Sri Lanka. The total budget was nearly 52 million. From 2011 he started to spread his musical knowledge as a vocal lecturer in Sri Lanka Youth Maharagama where he uses his subject matter into practice. So, every year nearly 75 students are passing out under his shadow and his blessings, and today he is the official western vocal training syllabus maker for Sri Lanka Youth with the super hits Rosa Kalpana, Chanchala Hegumak, Numba Langa Nathi Da. Sanka Dineth proved that he is not only a singer but a music director with special skills. Up to now he has nearly done 100 songs along with other artists in Sri Lanka as well. Sanka Dineth has been involved as a singer as as music director thoroughly in commercials which were made by advertising agencies and TV, Radio medias. He is the official music director for a leading FM channel and a leading TV channel. He had also worked as an oƯicial musical director at the Commonwealth Youth Forum 2013 and also at the World Youth Conference 2014. Sanka has been awarded as the Best Music Director at the 37th OCIC Signis Film Awards 2012 for the music direction of the movie “Colour”. In 2013 he has been nominated for the most popular singer in Sri Lanka at SLIM peoples awards with Master Amaradewa. Sanka also involve as the music director for a debut on “Nino Live” a movie directed by Thisara Imbulana and produced by an Indian movie producer Sahil Gupta which was nominated to the best music direction at 3rd global ﬁlm festival, as his 2nd movie music debut “Colour” has been released at the end of June 2012 featuring many popular artists like Kamal Addararachi

/SANKA KEEPS/

A STEP AHEAD

Transforming into the next level of life, Sanka formed his own studio on 2012 named “Trans” equipped with state of the art technology. That was a platform to many people who are in urge of professional musical experience. At “Trans”, Sanka composed many song to renowned artist in Sri Lanka and all the pertaining services such as recording, editing, composing etc are facilitated. Sanka believed in pure techniques of music and delivered the same to his clients.

/HIS VERY FIRST/

MUSIC ALBUM

Sanka’s ﬁrst album named “Sankranthi” took on the most basic foundation of all human
emotions, love. Even though only a lucky few live to experience true love, there was or will be a moment in each and every person’s life where they feel drowned by the depth of this feeling. For Sanka, it was imperative to show his fans both shades of love, the light and dark. The moment when one realizes the end of a relationship, fear looms. Many wonders if they will ever ﬁnd love again. Most eventually move on, but some descend to darkness. Sanka based his songs, ranging from pop and rock to classical and opera, on this daring subject of what darkness love can bring within a short period of time.
The journey a man takes from the time of loss to the realization of new hope and a new life. The journey one can chose to make alone, or not make at all. The journey from a vacuum world to one ﬁlled with eternity. The journey Sanka wants you, his fans to take with him. The journey… Sankranthi… of love…

/SANKA PERFORMS/

AROUND THE WORLD

Over the span of 1.7 decades, Sanka has traveled to over 15 countries to fulﬁll the wishes of his international fan base. He has showcased his musical prowess through solo performances and collaborative ventures with other artists in diverse locations, including Korea, Bahrain, New Zealand, Dubai, the UK, Japan, India, and several Schengen countries. Sanka achieved a notable milestone by embarking on a European tour with his unique concert series, “Adios Alita.” This record-setting endeavor comprised an impressive eight concerts held in ﬁve diƯerent countries, all accomplished within the span of just 18 days.

/SANKA GOES/

VIRAL

In September 2017, Sanka published a tribute cover which consisted of few top hits of the world-famous Indian artiste Sonu Nigam, who was his biggest inspiration, and this video took the internet by storm. Within one night the video went viral on different Facebook pages while reaching over 1 million views. The best part was that Sanka was highly appreciated by Sonu Nigam himself and it was one of his dreams come true moments.

/SANKA FEATURES WITH/

LEGENDARY ARTISTS

Sanka Dineth produced a song featuring legendary musician Victor Rathnayake in July 2018 as “Hithin Yana Aya” with was a huge success in his career.

/SANKA FEATURES WITH/

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

In January 2018, Sanka Dineth published a mashup featuring Indian singer Aditya Narayan on YouTube which crossed 100K views within few hours. And featured with Mr. Adithya Narayan’s Sri Lankan concert.

/SANKA FEATURES WITH A/

GLOBAL FRANCHISE

Sanka Dineth, the sensational musician in Sir Lanka, who is currently a coach of voice teens global franchise. He is a coach who has grabbed the limelight exploring the raw talents of the teens and guiding them with his experience over the years.

/SANKA BRIDGING/

SENIORITY AND NOVELTY

Sanka Dineth becomes the ﬁrst youth musician to collaborate with the legendary musician Dr. Victor Rathnayake for a concert produced by Sanka himself, which is named as “Sanketha”

/SANKA’S ENROUTE TO/

INTERNATIONALIZATION

In March 2023, Sanka Dineth embarked on a remarkable milestone in his career, introducing his maiden international collaboration. This groundbreaking venture featured the illustrious presence of Padma Bhushan Udit Narayan, an iconic ﬁgure in the realm of Bollywood playback singers, renowned for his melodic contributions spanning an impressive catalog of over 1,200 songs. Adding a layer of artistic ﬁnesse to this musical masterpiece is the accomplished lyricist Masshe Uddin Qureshi, a distinguished personality in both the Bollywood ﬁlm industry and the realm of television. The soul-stirring melody that served as the backdrop to this artistic union was none other than Sanka Dineth himself. As a multifaceted artist, Sanka not only showcased his vocal prowess but also demonstrated his musical acumen by personally composing the captivating and harmonious soundscape that encapsulates the essence of this cross-cultural collaboration. The result is a symphony of talent and creativity, bringing together the rich vocal tones of Udit Narayan, the lyrical brilliance of Masshe Uddin Qureshi, and the musical ingenuity of Sanka Dineth. Together, they created an opus that resonates across borders and genres, leaving an indelible mark on the global music landscape.

Sanka Dineth is poised to collaborate with the renowned Bollywood playback singer
Shaan for an upcoming international concert series. Youth Council Maharagama.