Sri Lankan vocalist, songwriter and composer Nihal Nelson has passed away today (13) due to a sudden illness.
President of the Sri Lanka Singers’ Association Janaka Wickramasinghe said Nihal Nelson was 76 years old at the time of his demise.
He further said that Nihal Nelson will be placed at his residence in Moratuwa for viewing, while details of the funeral arrangement will be announced soon.
One of the most influential singers in Sri Lanka and considered the ‘undefeated on the concert stage’, Nelson holds the record for the most albums recorded by a Sri Lankan artist with 113 albums.
He was among the first Sri Lankan vocalists to release a cassette in 1978 with Gune Ayyage Kamare. The release was on Wijaya Ramanayake’s Tharanga label which introduced the format to Sri Lanka. Nelson was also among the first to release a compact disc. (NewsWire)
