Chandralekha Perera

Chandralekh Perera (born 1 December 1961), is a Sri Lankan pop singer. Perera was born to a middle class family in Kurunegala. As a child she often sang at home. At school she frequently sang and successfully took part in inter-school competitions. While studying she sang for the band "Spring Time" in Kurunegala. She met her future husband Rookantha Goonatillake in 1976 when he was a keyboard player for this band. Perera's father submitted his daughter's name to a government-sponsored youth organization National Youth Services Council (NYSC).