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Rita Jenevi Fernando, better known by her stage name Latha Walpola (シンハラ語:ලතා වල්පොල) was born on 11 November 1934〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Latha Walpola )〕 in Galkissa Colombo, to Joseph Fernando and Elizabeth Muriel. Latha was then one of five children. Her mother Elizabeth, a teacher, encouraged her daughter to become a vocal artist. Latha received primary education at St. Anthony College in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia wherein she led the Church Choir. It was at this time that Latha began to pave her path to becoming Sri Lanka's premier singer of her day. Today her fans remember an honor her with the title of "The Nightingale of Sri lanka." * ==Career== Latha Walpola just was 12 years old when she was introduced to the country by Radio Ceylon as a member of Radio Ceylon's Choir in 1946. C.A. Fonseka, a family friend and a Radio dramatist brought her to Radio Ceylon and let her to perform in his Sarala Gee program with his son C.D. Fonseka. In 1947 Latha sang her first solo song, " Kandulu Denethe Vehena", with lyrics of Sarath Wimalaweera, music composed by Vincent de Alwis, the versatile violinist at Radio Ceylon. And then, she began to sing under direction of Mohammed Gauss, P.L.A.Somapala and B.S.Perera the famous musicians at the time brilliantly utilized her harmonious voice of high-pitched tone into their musical creations. By 1950 she was a well known female singer in the country and coped with Sukomala Banda Lelawa, Dunhinda Helena and Diyaluma Helena originally sung by Chitra Somapala. Latha has recorded her voice for both Columbia and HMV record labels. The song "Malbara Himidiriye Pipune Esala Araliya Mala", sung with C.T. Fernando is one of her most popular songs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Latha Walpola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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