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Umara Sinhawansa was born into a family of professional musicians. Her father, Tony Sinhawansa, and mother, Ayesha Sinhawansa,[2][3] exposed her to many genres of music, including jazz, hip hop, classical, and R&B. She has one sister, Umaria Sinhawansa, and two brothers.
Sinhawansa was educated at Muslim Ladies’ College. She represented Sri Lanka in three international singing competitions.[4] She and her sister, Umaria, won third place at the 2011 Crimea Music Fest and won first prize at the All-Island Singing Competition of Sri Lanka.[5][6]
Career
Sinhawansa made her first professional recording at the age of 10 with her sister Umaria and gave her first public performance at the age of 13.[7] Later, Sinhawansa teamed up with the singing duo Bathiya and Santhush and became the designated audio engineer when they toured.[citation needed]
Some of her chart-toppers are "Wassanayata", "Shaheena", "Sihina Ko" and "Malak Thibuna" with Chithral Somapla and Kasthuri.[8] After her marriage to Risky Fahmi, she moved to Hong Kong, where she studied jazz under Dylan Lye.[citation needed] During a six-year stint in Hong Kong, she performed in the Chinese market and established herself as a Sri Lankan vocalist, performing with her band Proteus.[9][citation needed] After returning from Hong Kong in 2017, Sinhawansa launched her academy, Umara Music Studio (UMS),[10] which provides music and vocal training for students of all ages.[5][11]
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