Nihal Nelson information

Nihal Nelson
Nihal Nelson
නිහාල් නෙල්සන්
Born	9 January 1946; Moratuwa, British Ceylon
Died	13 December 2022 (aged 76); Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Rawathawaththa Methodist College; Moratu Maha Vidyalaya;
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician
Spouse	Malini Sriyalatha (m. 1974; died 2020)
Children	1
Awards	Moratu Puthra Abhimani
	Musical career
Genres	Pop; soul; rhythm and blues; Baila;
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1963–2022
Labels	DKRS, Torana, Nilwala, Tharanga
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Nihal Nelson (Sinhala: නිහාල් නෙල්සන්; 9 January 1946 – 13 December 2022) was a Sri Lankan vocalist, songwriter and composer.^[1] One of the most influential singers in Sri Lanka, and considered 'undefeated on the concert stage',^[2] Nelson holds the record for the most albums recorded by a Sri Lankan artist, at a total of 113.^[3]^[4]

^ "When I saw Mali I knew about her". Hiru FM. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Welcome here, '50 years, Nihal has come'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Nihal Nelson in Paris". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Nihal, who climbed the other side, is still at the top of the hill". Dinamina. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[nel-1] "When I saw Mali I knew about her". Hiru FM. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[nihal-2] "Welcome here, '50 years, Nihal has come'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[3] "Nihal Nelson in Paris". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[4] "Nihal, who climbed the other side, is still at the top of the hill". Dinamina. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

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Nihal Nelson
නිහාල් නෙල්සන්
Born	(1946-01-09)9 January 1946 Moratuwa, British Ceylon
Died	13 December 2022(2022-12-13) (aged 76) Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Rawathawaththa Methodist College Moratu Maha Vidyalaya
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician
Spouse	Malini Sriyalatha (m. 1974; died 2020)
Children	1
Awards	Moratu Puthra Abhimani
Musical career
Genres	Pop soul rhythm and blues Baila
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1963–2022
Labels	DKRS, Torana, Nilwala, Tharanga
Musical artist
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