Umaria Sinhawansa

She has won the 'Kala Keerthi Abhimani' award for her contribution to Sri Lanka's music industry.

[4][5][6] In 2020, her single "Manda Pama" was a super hit in Sri Lanka and reached 10 million views in a very short time.

[9] Umaria studied at Muslim Ladies College and Gateway International school, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

She later joined with popular music duo Bathiya and Santhush (BnS) for a song of the Arabic genre which is called Shaheena.

[18] In 2010, aged 16, Umaria participated in an International Singing Competition, Pan Asia Music Festival 2010 representing Sri Lanka, which was held in Beijing, China.

In 2018, Umaria got honoured by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the song Vaishnav Jana to, a musical tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's 150th Birth Anniversary.

[25] In 2014 she featured with Devashrie de Silva for the song, Nidahase Inna[26] and many BnS collaborations such as Kavikariye, Baila Gamuda Remix Karala, Hinipeththata, Hitha Wawannema Na etc.

[31] Then she joined with celebrity reality show "Hiru Mega Stars" for the team "Sooryans" along with Yureni Noshika, Himali Sayurangi, Asanka Perera, Pathum Rukshan, Piyumi Botheju and Akila Dhanuddara.

[34] In 2018, she released a single, Malak Nowe,[35] and then featured with Ruwan Hettiarachchi for the song Hiru Mal Kiniththak Dara.

The song also ranked number 1# in iTunes and Apple Music in Sri Lanka as well as received international recognition.

Umaria is a light lyric soprano possessing a four-octave vocal range and a whistle register She has mainly been described as a pop, R&B and jazz singer.

And Umaria has cited Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Celine Dion, Michael Jackson as her main musical influences.

[52] And she performed with BnS in many apartment complexes following health safety measures, to make people mentally fit during the lockdown with the help of Sri Lankan Government.

[53] She has opened up a social media page, called one promise to talk to people who are struggling with depression and other mental issues.

[56] Meantime she was a brand ambassador of Sunlight (cleaning product) and She voiced the song Manu dam Viyamana with various artists.

In the meantime, they released an advertisement showcasing a campaign between the company and Umaria with some of the proceeds going to "organizations that seek to improve people's health as well as mental and emotional well-being.