Mihindu Ariyaratne

Mihindu joined the band Nemesis in 2007 which took part in the TNL Onstage 2008 and emerged as the winners of the best band category. In 2010, the release of the single “Chakithaya” was a break-through step for Nemesis as it. turned out to be an instant hit among the rock music lovers and captured the hearts of everyone over time. By 2012 Nemesis was no longer active due to other commitments of band members hence in 2013 he emerged again as a solo artist with the hit ‘Mrs.Perera’. In 2015 he decided to pursue a full-time career in music when, he joined Wayo. At the same time he also released “Yana Thanaka” which was an instant hit around the island, being the top hit in most of the charts for more than a year. Later, the tamil version of the song, also sung by Mihindu was praised by the legendary musician A.R.Rahman. Yana Thanaka was followed by more of his single hits such as Thahanam Malak, Duwani, Anawakiyak, Sanda Rajini. In 2018, the title song of his debut album Yathrikaya was released in March as the first Rock song after a long break from rock music. This was followed by two more songs from his album, ‘Athaharena’, and then “Deshaya namin” – a song, was also released with the album as a tribute to his mother who has been working for the Sri Lankan Army for 25 years. He continues to work as a solo artist and has been featured in both TV and Cinema background singing and was awarded the Best background Singer in a Tele drama in 2018.