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- Nimal_Mendis abstract "Nimal Mendis (1934-2015) was a Sri Lankan singer and songwriter, and was one of a handful of Sri Lankan musicians to appear on the BBC television programme Top of the Pops (1968). Mendis was a longstanding member of the Performing Rights Society and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society of Great Britain. Mendis was discovered in the late 1950s by Radio Ceylon, which dominated the airwaves in South Asia in the era. The station backed Mendis' songs from the outset, including \"Kandyan Express\", turning them into hits in South Asia: so much so thuat listeners from all over the Indian sub-continent wrote in to Radio Ceylon requesting his songs.Mendis had been involved with music from his early childhood, and has lived for many years in London travelling often to Sri Lanka. He has also lived at Le Paradis in the Charente, the South West of France, for five years with his wife Ranjani. Mendis was married to Ranjani for 33 years until her death in 2010, and has one son, Paulmarie, with whom Mendis ran Mediaeye Productions.The devastation of the 2004 tsunami moved Mendis, leading him to compose a song to aid the victims. This was recorded in Australia, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom, and was commended by the British Parliament in early day motion 638, sponsored by MP Linda Perham.".
- Nimal_Mendis activeYearsEndYear "2015".
- Nimal_Mendis activeYearsStartYear "1958".
- Nimal_Mendis background "solo_singer".
- Nimal_Mendis birthDate "1934-03-29".
- Nimal_Mendis deathDate "2015-04-16".
- Nimal_Mendis genre Music_of_Sri_Lanka.
- Nimal_Mendis hometown Colombo.
- Nimal_Mendis instrument Electronic_keyboard.
- Nimal_Mendis recordLabel Decca_Records.
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- Nimal_Mendis wikiPageWikiLinkText "Nimal Mendis".
- Nimal_Mendis associatedActs "Mary Marshall sang 'Kiss Kiss Kiss' on Columbia Records in 1958, Singing 'Feel Like A Clown' – Ranee & Raj – with Sandra Edema on BBC TV'S 'Top of the Pops' programme in 1968".
- Nimal_Mendis background "solo_singer".
- Nimal_Mendis birthDate "1934-03-29".
- Nimal_Mendis caption "The distinguished Sri Lanka born singer/songwriter Nimal Mendis".
- Nimal_Mendis deathDate "2015-04-16".
- Nimal_Mendis genre "Rock, pop, piano rock, Sri Lankan music".
- Nimal_Mendis instrument Electronic_keyboard.
- Nimal_Mendis instrument "Guitar".
- Nimal_Mendis instrument "Piano".
- Nimal_Mendis instrument "Vocals".
- Nimal_Mendis label "Decca, Colombia Records, Fontana, Metronome, Kandyan Records".
- Nimal_Mendis name "Nimal Mendis".
- Nimal_Mendis occupation "Singer-songwriter, musician".
- Nimal_Mendis origin "Colombo, Sri Lanka".
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- Nimal_Mendis yearsActive "1958".
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