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.[1] 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.[2]
Gratien Ananda
ග්රේෂන් ආනන්ද
Born
Bajjala Walawwe Gretien Ananda Abeykoon
15 March 1957
Tangalle, Hambantota
Died29 December 2010 (aged 53)
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo
NationalitySri LankanEducationSt.Mathew College Dematagoda
Saint Joseph's College, ColomboOccupationSinger, player, composer and lyricistSpouse(s)Srima AbeykoonChildren2Musical careerGenres
Pop
soul
rhythm and blues
Indian classical music
InstrumentsVocals, guitarYears active1976–2009Labels
MEntertainments
Nilwala
Torana
Ransilu