ප්රගීත් පෙරේරා
7 songs performed · 59 compositions
Prageeth Perera (ප්රගීත් පෙරේරා) is a Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, and music director who emerged in the late 2010s as one of the busiest figures in the country’s independent Sinhala pop scene. He is known both for his own romantic singles, led by “Sudu Nona”, and for composing and producing songs for a long list of younger vocalists.
Perera, born in 1997, launched his recording career in 2017 with Dawasaka Therei (දවසක තේරෙයි), an early single that found a wide online audience and established his soft, melody-forward style. He followed it with the singles that remain his best known as a performer, including “Dethanaka Hitiyath” and the widely streamed Sudu Nona, whose lyrics were written by Sajith V. Chathuranga.
Much of Perera’s catalogue arrives in connected song “series”, a format popular on Sri Lankan music channels, where a hit spawns sequels and answer songs. As Deka Palla (Sudu Nona 2) continues the “Sudu Nona” story, and other tracks such as Mathaka Mage Laga and Kusumi sit alongside them in his output.
Beyond his own releases, Perera is prolific as a composer and music director, writing melodies and producing recordings for many of the rising singers in the field. He has composed for Shammi Fernando on tracks including “Kalabala Wenna Epa” and “Obai Devudu”, for Sandun Perera on songs such as “Godak Adarei” and “Wedi Warusa”, and for Shan Diyagamage. His production credits also extend to teledrama theme songs and film background music, reflecting a working role across Sri Lanka’s commercial music industry rather than a single-artist career.
Lyrics-lk presents these songs with the Sinhala lyrics, an English transliteration, and a translation, so listeners can follow both the sound and the meaning of Prageeth Perera’s work.
Every Sinhala lyric, composition, and song credit by Prageeth Perera.
Performed by: Shan Diyagamage (ශාන් දියගමගේ)
Performed by: Prageeth Perera (ප්රගීත් පෙරේරා)
Performed by: Thushara Joshap (තුෂාර ජෝෂප්)
Performed by: Sujan Fernando (සුජාන් ප්රනාන්දු)
Performed by: Pawan Minon (පවන් මිනොන්)
Performed by: Dilki Weliwatta (දිල්කි වැලිවත්ත), Sandun Perera (සඳුන් පෙරේරා)
Performed by: Pramudika Liyanage (ප්රමුදිකා ලියනගේ)
Performed by: Shan Diyagamage (ශාන් දියගමගේ)
Performed by: Lanka Nadimal (ලංකා නැදිමාල්)
Performed by: Lahindu Ishan (ලහිඳු ඉශාන්)
Performed by: Prageeth Perera (ප්රගීත් පෙරේරා)
Performed by: Ruwan Lakmal (රුවන් ලක්මාල්)
Performed by: Prageeth Perera (ප්රගීත් පෙරේරා)
Performed by: Saman Pushpakumara (සමන් පුෂ්පකුමාර)
Performed by: Harsha Dhanosh (හර්ෂ ධනෝෂ්)