| Artist of the Week - Dushyanth Weeraman - 08 February 2009 | ||||
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His unofficial musical career kicked off in 1995, at the "Inter School Talent Search" organised by Royal College, which showcases the talents of school kids, when he and four other friends (Harith, Indika, Chamila and Nayantha) took the stage for a guest performance, with a rendition of the Boys II Men’s "I’ll Make Love to You." Since 12 years old(1992), moving his bed against the wall, dancing and singing in his bedroom in front of the wardrobe-mirror, imagining him being on stage, unknowingly he had grown into a fully fledged performer by 1996, and proved this to impressed audiences when he performed a cover of MJ, at the "Talent Search" held that year. Not even he had understood what he had achieved on stage by then. And that was the start for an unstoppable Dushyanth who was invited to almost every school show from that point onwards. Dushyanth’s next feat was winning the Show-Boat Carlsberg Singing Competition in 1999. With the Grand-Finals being jammed with twelve of the most talented young Sri Lankan singers, the competition was stiff and standards sky-high. But coming out on top, he stamped his name in the local pop music industry – and this artist was here to stay. Following the competition, he was encouraged to enter the entertainment industry on a professional level by Andre Estefan, renowned fashion designer and entertainment expert. This encouragement and watching his brother Santhush established himself as a local pop artist got Dushyanth thinking that his dream could well become a reality. With gigs coming in regularly, and steadily carving out his own niche in the entertainment industry, there was no turning back for this young artist… But certain other departments in his life were hitting a bit of a low, with him having to study a subject stream he chose but wasn’t too happy with. Having to complete his education, but wanting to launch his musical career, he was at emotional and professional crossroads for quite some time. It was then that he was invited to sing with the Merry-Anne Singers, and had a thoroughly enjoyable year in the process. In 2002, he got involved with the Workshop Players, and played the lead role of "Raoul" in the musical "Phantom of the Opera," the Sri Lankan production Directed by Jerome De Silva of original version of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. He also played the lead role of "Thomas" in "RAG - the musical" a productions of Jehan Aloysius and the role of "Guththila" in the musical "Guththila," Produced by Uddaka Thennekoon and Diliup Gabadamudalige. Joining Mercedes-Benz in May 2003, Dushyanth continues with his work, enjoying the experience of working closely with customers purchasing the super luxury vehicles on offer. Planning to continue with his musical creations, one of his dreams is to do a fully fledged MJ show named "Tribute to MJ". "I want to end up doing what I dreamt of doing all my life!" he said, summing up his dream. |
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