Sirima
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Sirima Nicole Wiratunga (14 February 1964 – 7 December 1989), known simply by her first name Sirima, was a singer who sang in English and French. She was primarily known for her duet "Là-bas", recorded in 1987 with Jean-Jacques Goldman, which was a number two hit in France.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sirima is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to The Buddha, Céline Dion and Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
It is catalogued under topics including 1964 births, 1989 deaths and 20th-century English singers.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Women at the crossroads
- Asian panorama
- Women and politics in Sri Lanka
- Reconciliation of roles
- Asian Panorama
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1964
- Active to
- 1989
Discography
- Là‐bas1987
- A Part of Me1989
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 116
- Total plays
- 2,176
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sirima">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Sirima
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Isleworth
- Place of death
- 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.sirima.net
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1964-02-14
- date of death
- 1989-12-07
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Death
- Discography
- References
- External links
Sirima Nicole Wiratunga (14 February 1964 – 7 December 1989), known simply by her first name Sirima, was a singer who sang in English and French. She was primarily known for her duet "Là-bas", recorded in 1987 with Jean-Jacques Goldman, which was a number two hit in France.
==Early life== Sirima Nicole Wiratunga was born in Isleworth in County Middlesex on 14 February 1964, of a French mother and a Sri Lankan father (Charles Ranjit Wiratunga). She was named after Sirīmā (meaning Sweet Mother), one of the great disciples of Siddhattha Gotama the Buddha.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sirima” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.