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Chithral Somapala
12+ albums
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Chitral "Chity" Somapala was born into a famous musical family in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 4 November 1966. Both parents, P.L.A. and Chitra Somapala were renowned Sri Lankan Artists. They both contributed on the soundtrack of the film "Asoka". P.L.A. Somapala was working as a film music director and his Mother Chitra was a singer. In 1998, he Produced the song "Nadee Ganga Tharanaye" in which the melody was based on "Many Rivers To Cross" by Jimmy Cliff for a TV and radio commercial for the Lion Brewery in Sri Lanka, a song that is very much in demand in the country to this day. The song is unique as it was a song sung with lyrics in the Sinhala language with a hard rock/metal with a bluesy touch. Shortly thereafter he joined Avalon, a German melodic power/progressive band as the front-man and lead singer. In cooperation with others, Avalon was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind, the same who also produced acts such as Helloween, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Saxon, etc. Avalon's third album, Vision Eden, received excellent reviews in the international press and the Vision Eden tour saw Avalon as a supporting act for bands like Hammerfall, Uriah Heep, Metallica, Motörhead, Royal Hunt, Pink Cream 69 and many others. During the summer of 2000 he participated on Avalon's 4th album Eurasia under the hands of Sascha Paeth, who is known for his work with Rhapsody, Kamelot, Heaven's Gate, Angra and others. On Eurasia one will hear some of the Asian musical influences from his home count