Gratien Ananda
Greshan Ananda ග්රේෂන් ආනන්ද | |
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| Born | Bajjala Walawwe Gretien Ananda Abeykoon 15 March 1957 |
| Died | 29 December 2010 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | St.Mathew College Dematagoda Saint Joseph's College, Colombo |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, player, composer and lyricist |
| Spouse | Srima Abeykoon |
| Children | 2 |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1976–2009 |
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Bajjala Walawwe Gretien Ananda Abeykoon (Sinhala: ග්රේෂන් ආනන්ද; 15 March 1957 – 29 December 2010), also as Gration Ananda or Greshan Ananda, was a Sri Lankan singer, composer, songwriter and a lyricist. Considered as the best Sinhalese film score musician to have emerged in the country since the veteran artist the Late H.R. Jothipala, Ananda sang for more than 400 films with a musical career that spanned nearly three decades.
He died at the age of 53 while receiving treatments at National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo.