{"id":70877,"date":"2021-08-09T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=70877"},"modified":"2021-08-09T07:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T07:45:00","slug":"udula-bandara-crowned-winner-in-sri-lankans-got-talent-in-nz-slgt-in-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/udula-bandara-crowned-winner-in-sri-lankans-got-talent-in-nz-slgt-in-nz\/","title":{"rendered":"UDULA BANDARA CROWNED WINNER in Sri Lankans Got Talent in NZ (SLGT in NZ)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">UDULA BANDARA CROWNED WINNER in Sri Lankans Got Talent in NZ (SLGT in NZ)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70878\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/udula-1.jpeg\" alt=\"udula\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t1Ba7GiBgDk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sixteen-year old Udula Bandara from Hamilton was crowned\u00a0 winner of Sri Lankans Got Talent in New Zealand (SLGT in NZ) at the grand finale held at the Dorothy Winston Centre in Auckland recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Live-streamed on Zoom in collaboration with Red Events Design,\u00a0 (SLGT in NZ) was an entertainment talent show spurring Sri Lankans across New Zealand to showcase their talent to the world. The contest was judged live\u00a0 by\u00a0 an expert panel of Sri Lankan artistes, with extensive knowledge of Sri Lankan music, dance and instruments, and the ability to provide feedback to the contestants but who remained anonymous in the preliminary rounds.\u00a0 The judges for the final of SLGT included Manoj Peshala and Edward Jayakody,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">While the judges were responsible for selecting the most talented performers, viewers were afforded the opportunity to vote online for the \u201c<em>most popular contestant<\/em>\u201d (SLGT in NZ).\u00a0\u00a0 The event was open to contestants up to the age of sixty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cC<em>onsiderable talent exists among Sri Lankans in New Zealand but denied the opportunity to state their case<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 said Samantha Chaudry of Auckland,\u00a0 organiser of the event with the support from RED Event Design.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<em>The beauty of the program is that ordinary people with no exposure or reference have the chance to come on stage, participate in front of a studio audience and at the end of the series the rightful winner pockets NZ$ 5,000.\u00a0 Usually we see familiar faces perform at regular events and contests, but there are those who possess the flair but lack confidence to perform on stage.\u00a0 Hence it was my desire to conduct a series of workshops\u00a0 to boost their confidence and unearth\u00a0 those hidden treasures<\/em>\u201d she added.\u00a0 Ten semi-finalists were coached and mentored \u2013 focused on learning techniques and performing on stage \u2013 from industry experts including composer and lyricist Priyananda Wijesundera and music director Don Dilantha.\u00a0 The Sri Lankan Dancing Academy in Auckland run by Nishi was also involved in the programme.<br \/>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70879\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/udula-2.jpeg\" alt=\"udula\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">From an initial list of 28 contestants, 22 progressed to round two, pruned to 15 in the third, ten in the fourth and five contested the Grand Finale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Udula started singing from the age of five encouraged by his parents, Vasanta Bandara and Menaka Dissanayake.\u00a0 He also learnt\u00a0 to twinkle the ivories and strum the guitar at a tender age and credits his maternal uncle, Kapila Dissanayake, for encouraging him to enter (SLGT in NZ).\u00a0 Udula received his voice training under the tutelage of his\u00a0 mother, Menaka Dissanayake and it is mum, fully aware of Udula\u2019s voice range, who chose his songs throughout the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">For the grand finale, Udula accompanied himself on the piano and\u00a0 delivered an emotional rendition of Lewis Capaldi\u2019s \u201c<em>Someone You Loved<\/em><em>\u201d\u00a0<\/em>hitting beautiful notes and taking control. His powerful voice and amazing personality wooed the judges and his performance was \u201cj<em>ust telling a story<\/em>\u201d. He then extended his repertoire with a rousing rendition of Saman Lenin\u2019s\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em><em>Ambaruwo\u201d\u00a0<\/em>proving beyond doubt his capability to perform all genre to add to his Hindi rendition of\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em><em>Tum Hi Hoi\u201d\u00a0<\/em>in the preliminaries<em>\u00a0\u2013<\/em>\u00a0and if that was not enough, he obliged with the judges request, singing George Michael\u2019s\u00a0<em>Careless Whisper\u00a0<\/em>simulating the late pop star with a pure and unique voice.\u00a0\u00a0 The way he handled that song was beyond his years.\u00a0 It feels he\u2019s lived an age with that voice, he\u2019s got something special, believes in himself and wanted to make everyone proud.\u00a0 Manoj Peshala who judged the final, had this to say: \u201c<em>even though the programme was streamed on Zoom,\u00a0<\/em><em>\u201c<\/em><em>I felt I was watching a live performance<\/em>\u201d comparing (SLGT in NZ) to \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d.\u00a0 Praising Udula, he said:\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em><em>For a kid living in New Zealand, he has not lost touch with his roots and his pronunciation of Sinhala words in\u00a0<\/em><em>\u201c<\/em><em>Ambaruwo\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<em>is very native<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Wijesundera has provided\u00a0 the aspiring artist with the opportunity to show the world his talent.\u00a0 He has laid a great platform for Udula, composing a \u201c<em>Jana Geethaya<\/em><em>\u201d\u00a0<\/em>for the teenager based on the theme of bee-honey collection in the rural region of Balangoda.\u00a0 He has commissioned renowned Sri Lankan musician Nandasena Katuwawala for this task and\u00a0 Ushan Alahakoon will undertake the\u00a0 recording at his Hamilton studio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Udula, credits the Workshop for boosting his confidence, expanding his natural ability and improving his expressions and emotions on stage.\u00a0 Extremely disciplined and open to advice, the youngster\u2019s performance at the final was a far cry from his nervous displays in the preliminaries. \u201c<em>I gained tremendously from the Workshop and rid myself of stage fright.\u00a0 I was oozing with confidence at the final,\u00a0 being able to move around freely and express myself. \u00a0It was an invaluable experience<\/em>.\u00a0<em>This competition has been incredible with some amazing people who made this possible and I have gained tremendous experience with the support from my family, friends and the Sri Lankan community in Hamilton.\u00a0 I feel blessed<\/em>\u201d says Udula.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">An Year 11 student at Hamilton Boys School, Udula, who aspires to become a doctor of medicine also participated in the inter-school Hamilton Boys School and Hamilton Girls School Talent contest securing fourth place from a field of ten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Udula is inspired by Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars and is a fan of rock.\u00a0 He adores Led Zeppelin and Six60, New Zealand\u2019s five-piece band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The five-week event also afforded all Sri Lankans living in New Zealand the opportunity to get together and appreciate New Zealand\u2019s Sri Lankan talent and make new friendships as one big family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Twelve-year old Dulakshi Pramodya, who dreams of becoming a psychiatrist and enjoys dancing and plays netball and basketball claimed second place dancing to\u00a0<em>Ganapathi<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Devatha.\u00a0<\/em>Dulakshi\u00a0 started dancing from the age of three and looks up to Channa and Upuli whose style she says is unique and beautiful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; 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