Sashika Nisansala

Nisansala was born on 28 September 1981 in Deraniyagala. She completed primary education at Udapola Primary School. Then she attended President's College, Avissavella for the grade-5 scholarship. After passing the grade 5 scholarship, she attended Dharmapala College, Eheliyagoda. She did the GCE Ordinary Level Examination at Dharmapala Vidyalaya and later attended Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda for GCE Advanced Level. After passing the A/Ls, she entered University of Kelaniya in 2002 and completed a special degree in Bachelor of Arts . Then in 2006, she completed her Master of Arts degree,specialized in Drama and theatre from University of Kelaniya. She is married and has two sons.

Nisansala started music at the age of 5 playing keyboard. Then she joined Muthuhara and Udara musical programs in television and radio. She won the Thurunu Shakthi singing competition conducted by the National Youth Services Council. After winning, she released her first album. Some of the songs on the album were "Paramitha Nopuramu Api Dedena", "Thol Pethi Vitharak", "Sanda Reta Reta", and "Sanda Eliya Mamai Nam". She was invited to hundreds of outdoor musical shows.

Her first music video was released in 2010. During this period she sang singles as well as playback songs. Her first original music video is Chandra Payanna, which was released in 2021 on YouTube.{{Cite web |title=Chamil Pathirana |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm12073974/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=IMDb}}

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| title1 = "CHANDRA PAYANNA"

| note1 = Solo Track Version

| length1 = 03:20

| title2 = "AS DEKA PURA"

| note2 = Solo Track Version

| length2 = 04:04

| title3 = "MAL SARA HEE SARIN"

| note3 = Solo Track Version

| length3 = 02:40

| title4 = "HUSMAK DURIN"

| note4 = Solo Track Version

| length4 = 03:33

| title5 = "OBA MA HAMU UNU DA"

| note5 = Solo Track Version

| length5 = 04:53

| title6 = " DANGAKAARA HEENE"

| note6 = Solo Track Version

| length6 = 03:38

| title7 = "WINDE NUMBAI"

| note7 = Solo Track Version

| length7 = 02:34

| title8 = "Paramitha"

| note8 = Solo Track Version

| length8 = 04:00

| title9 = "AKASAYE"

| note9 = Solo Track Version

| length9 = 03:25

| title10 = "SANDA ELIYA MAMAI NAM"

| note10 = Solo Track Version

| length10 = 03:48

| title11 = "MAYA"

| note11 = Solo Track Version

| length11 = 03:08

| title12 = "GIMHANA KALE"

| note12 = Solo Track Version

| length12 = 03:43

| title13 = "KIRI WEHERATA MAL"

| note13 = Solo Track Version

| length13 = 03:36

| title14 = "SANDA RETA"

| note14 = Solo Track Version

| length14 = 04:10

| title15 = "AMATHAKA KARANNA"

| note15 = Solo Track Version

| length15 = 03:40

| title16 = "MAHATHTHAYO"

| note16 = Solo Track Version

| length16 = 04:25

| title17 = "NISANSALA SANDAK"

| note17 = Solo Track Version

| length17 = 02:40

| title18 = "MA AHASE LIYU DE"

| note18 = Solo Track Version

| length18 = 02:56

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|| 1999 ||| Thurunu Shakthi National Awards || First place || {{won}}

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|| 2000 ||| Yawwana Sammana National Awards || First place || {{won}}

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|| 2007 ||| Sedona || Best Female Vocalist || {{won}}

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|| 2022 ||| pichchamala suwandai || Best Female Vocalist || {{won}}

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|| 2008 ||| Sandagala Thanna || Best Female Vocalist || {{won}}

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|| 2013 ||| Monara Thanna || Best Female Vocalist || {{won}}

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|| 2020 ||| Pulingu || Best Teledrama Singer Award || {{won}}

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|| 2008 ||| Sandagala Thanna || Best Female Vocalist {{Cite web|url=http://www.culturaldept.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=73&lang=en|title = State Festivals}} || {{won}}

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|| 2009 ||| Theme song || Best Female Vocalist {{Cite web|url=http://www.culturaldept.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=73&lang=en|title = State Festivals}} || {{won}}

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|| 2012 ||| Sandagiri Pawwa || Best Female Vocalist || {{won}}

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|| 2013 ||| Monara Thanna || Best Female Vocalist {{Cite web|url=http://www.culturaldept.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159&Itemid=73&lang=en|title = රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උළෙල - 2013 ප්‍රතිඵල ලේඛනය}} || {{won}}

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|| 2012 ||| Sandagiri Pawwa || Best Female Vocalist || {{won}}

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|| 2021 ||| Underpants Thief || Best Female Film Playback Singer of the Year || {{won}}

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|| 2014 |||"Me tharam digu ai rathriya" || Best Female Vocalist || {{won}}

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|| 2016 |||"Theme Song"|| Best Female Vocalist || {{won}}

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|| 2015 ||| Oba As Piya Nohela Baluwa || Most Popular Song of the Year(Gold winner){{Cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/37816/winners-of-derana-music-video-awards-2015|title = Winners of Derana Music Video Awards 2015}}
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|| 2016 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2017 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2018 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2019 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2020 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2021 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2022 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2023 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2024 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2025 ||| People's vote || Most Popular Songstress || {{won}}

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|| 2022 ||| People's vote || Youth Choice Female Singer of the Year || {{won}}

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|| 2023 ||| People's vote || Youth Choice Female Singer of the Year || {{won}}

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|| 2024 ||| People's vote || Youth Choice Female Singer of the Year || {{won}}

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|| 2025 ||| People's vote || Youth Choice Female Singer of the Year || {{won}}

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|| 2017 ||| Achievement in Music || Special Recognition Award || {{won}}

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|| 2023 ||| People's vote || Most popular Female Singer of the Year || {{won}}

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|| 2024 ||| People's vote || Most popular Female Singer of the Year || {{won}}

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