Nihal Samarasinghe
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Nihal Samarasinghe | |
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| නිහල් සමරසිංහ | |
| Born | 1937 British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 11 July 2017 (aged 79–80) |
| Education | S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia |
| Occupations | Singer, Saxophonist, Musician |
| Years active | 1965–1996 |
| Spouse | Felicia Samarasinghe |
| Children | Nuwan |
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Nihal Samarasinghe, (Sinhala: නිහල් සමරසිංහ; 1937 – 11 July 2017), popularly known as Sam The Man was a famous Sri Lankan saxophonist and singer, who was considered an icon of the Sri Lanka English music scene.[1] He played the Saxophone for Leonard Franke’s band “The Manhattans" (Sri Lankan", “The Jetliners” in the 1960’s, and also in his own band. He was active as a musician for 6 decades.[2] Nihal was considered by many Sri Lankans as the ‘King’ of the Sing Along, he is said to have introduced the first Sing Along Concert in Sri Lanka in 1997.[3]
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