Harshana’s musical journey began long before the stage. Both of his parents were music teachers in their village, and music was part of everyday life in his home, shaping his earliest relationship with rhythm and melody.
Harshana began his education at Dambadeniya Madhya Vidyalaya and later continued at Wickramashila National School, where his interest in music developed into a serious passion and he began studying music formally.
After moving to Ananda College and later entering the University of the Visual & Performing Arts, he explored composition, Sinhala literature and cinema, deepening the identity he would later carry into Sinhala music.
In 2024, he established the Harshana Dissanayake Music Academy to share his knowledge with a new generation of artists. Alongside new songs, the 18-song album “Kusum Pipena Wasanthe” and film music, his song “Buduwariya” from the film “Tsunami” earned him the Presidential Award for Best Singer of the Year. Read the full biography →