උමාරියා සින්හවංස
35 songs performed
Umaria Sinhawansa (also spelled Umariya Sinhawansa, උමාරියා සිංහවංශ), born 5 January 1991 in Colombo, is a Sri Lankan singer whose work moves across pop, R&B, jazz, and classically rooted Sinhala song. She is one of the most widely streamed Sinhala vocalists of her generation, known for the viral 2020 single Manda Pama and for her early collaborations with the duo Bathiya and Santhush.
Umaria was born into a household of working musicians. Her parents, Tony and Ayesha Sinhawansa, performed professionally, and she grew up alongside her sister Umara and her brothers, all of whom took to music. The family also traces a line to the late actress and songstress Rukmani Devi, a foundational figure in Sri Lankan cinema and song. Umaria began performing publicly at the age of eleven, in 2005, and later completed a BA in music while studying at the Muslim Ladies’ College and Gateway International School in Colombo.
Her early recognition came through playback singing, including work tied to the 2007 film Asai Man Piyabanna, which she has described as a turning point. Through the 2010s she released a steady run of singles and collaborated repeatedly with Bathiya and Santhush, who produced her 2015 hit Denuwan Piya. In 2020 the single Manda Pama became a defining moment in her catalogue, drawing millions of views within a short window and broadening her audience well beyond Sri Lanka.
Lyrics-lk hosts a broad slice of Umariya Sinhawansa’s recorded work, from contemporary singles to softer, melody-led pieces. The page presents these songs with their Sinhala script, transliteration, and English translation.
Umaria’s voice is at home in both polished pop production and more traditional Sinhala arrangements, a range that reflects her formal training. She has been noted as among the youngest performers to earn an A-Grade rating from the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, and she later took on a coaching role on The Voice Sri Lanka. For diaspora listeners, songs such as Manda Pama and Denuwan Piya remain among the most searched entries in her catalogue, which is why both spellings, Umaria and Umariya Sinhawansa, point to the same artist.
Every Sinhala lyric, composition, and song credit by Umariya Sinhawansa.