Clarence Wijewardena - Sri Lanka's 'King of Pop'

Sri Lanka's 'King of Pop'

Wijewardena died on December 13, 1996, at the age of 53, in Sri Lanka after a brief bout with cirrhosis of the liver. He also suffered from diabetes. Many of his songs are considered classics, and continue to enjoy ample airtime on Sri Lankan television and radio broadcasts and on some overseas radio stations. He will always be remembered as a pioneering musician from Sri Lanka and one of the island's 'greats' in terms of popular music. He was undoubtedly Sri Lanka's 'King of Pop.'

• Stone memorial (Tomb) of Clarance Wijewardana at Borella cemetery