Rookantha Gunathilake information

Rookantha Goonatillake
(රූකාන්ත ගුණතිලක)
Rookantha Goonatillake ; (රූකාන්ත ගුණතිලක)
Born	Mario Glory Rookantha Goonatillake; 5 September 1959 (age 64); Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Rooka[citation needed]
Education	St. Mary's College, Kegalle[citation needed] St. Anthony’s College, Kandy[citation needed]
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter
Spouse	Chandralekha Perera
Children	Raini Charuka ; Windy Goonatillake

Mario Glory Rookantha Goonatillake (born 5 September 1959: Sinhala: රූකාන්ත ගුණතිලක), is a Sri Lankan singer, musician and songwriter.^[1] One of the most influential musical artists in Sri Lanka, Rookantha started his career as a solo singer in late 1980s after few stints as a keyboard player.^[2] He frequently performs duets with his wife, Chandralekha Perera. His daughters Raini Charuka and Windy are both singers.^[3]

Rookantha is one of the most successful musicians in Sri Lankan pop and sentimental industry. He is known as the King of Pop amongst Sri Lankans.^[4] His albums have sold around 15,000 copies in Sri Lanka.^{[citation needed]} He is known as the person who changed the Sri Lankan music industry in the 1980s with his songs.^[5]

^ "Rookantha alone". mirrorarts. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ "My teacher is Stanley Peiris; Continue in Sri Lanka now! A conversation with Rookantha after a while". Divaina. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ "Rookantha-Chandralekha Youngest Daughter: Windy". Dinamina. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ "But I said that Madduma Bandara is not a hero.- Rookantha Goonatillake". foxmedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ "I have written about a hundred songs. I have sung two hundred: Rookantha". Divaina. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[1] "Rookantha alone". mirrorarts. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[divaina-2] "My teacher is Stanley Peiris; Continue in Sri Lanka now! A conversation with Rookantha after a while". Divaina. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[3] "Rookantha-Chandralekha Youngest Daughter: Windy". Dinamina. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[hero-4] "But I said that Madduma Bandara is not a hero.- Rookantha Goonatillake". foxmedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[5] "I have written about a hundred songs. I have sung two hundred: Rookantha". Divaina. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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Rookantha Goonatillake (රූකාන්ත ගුණතිලක)
Born	Mario Glory Rookantha Goonatillake (1959-09-05) 5 September 1959 (age 64) Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Rooka^{[citation needed]}
Education	St. Mary's College, Kegalle^{[citation needed]} St. Anthony’s College, Kandy^{[citation needed]}
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter
Spouse	Chandralekha Perera
Children	Raini Charuka Windy Goonatillake