Gratien Ananda
- January 10, 2024
- Sri Lankan Singer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Gratien Ananda |
| Occupation | Sri Lankan singer |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 11, 1958(1958-03-11) |
| Age | 66 |
| Date Of Death | December 29, 2010, NHSL, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Birthplace | Tangalle |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth City | Southern Province |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Gratien Ananda Biography
| Name | Gratien Ananda |
| Birthday | Mar 11 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Place Of Birth | Tangalle |
| Home Town | Southern Province |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Gratien Ananda is one of the most popular and richest Sri Lankan singer who was born on March 11, 1958 in Tangalle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Gratien Ananda (Sinhala: ග්රේෂන් ආනන්ද ; 11 March 1957 – 29 December 2010), also as Gration Ananda or Greshan Ananda, was a Sri Lankan singer, composer, songwriter and a lyricist. 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.
In 1976, Ananda started to play under different bands most notably Stanley Perera’s Fortunes, which became his turning point. During that time, he met musician Sarath Dassanayake and joined his orchestra to play guitar. Within the orchestra, his first played the guitar for H.R. Jothipala’s Taj Mahalak song. With his extreme musical talent, he was elevated to the position of Assistant Music Director in the orchestra. Under Sarath Dasanayake and Mervin Perera, he started to learn classical Eastern Music.
Gratien Ananda Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Sri Lankan singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Gratien Ananda is one of the richest Sri Lankan singer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gratien Ananda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was born on 11 March 1957 to a family immersed in music. His grand father Brigadier Charley Jayawardena Amador is a renowned musician served in Royal Army. His mother was a pianist. He spent his early childhood in Kandy, after he moved to hometown Tangalle for primary education. He attended to as many as 10 schools. He first went to Little Flower Convent in Tangalle and then to St.Mathew College Dematagoda. Then he completed Advanced Level Examination from Saint Joseph’s College, Colombo.
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In December 2010, Ananda died at the age of 52 while taking medical assistance at the Colombo National Hospital. He was cremated at the Borella Cemetery. Hospital confirmed that, he died at 6.45 am while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Facts & Trivia
Greg Ranked on the list of most popular Sri Lankan singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Gratien Ananda celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.
He was a devoted Catholic, where he never missed a Tuesday mass at St Anthony’s Church, Kochchikade in Colombo. He polished his music ability as a chorister of All Saints’ Church in Borella by Reverend Father John Herath OMI.