Awards and Recognition
Star performers from Sri Lanka and abroad gathered together for the show Grand Salute to Vijaya Corea to pay a musical tribute to him on his 40th anniversary in electronic media and showbiz at the BMICH Conference Hall in Colombo on 6 August 2005. On that occasion, Sri Lankan star and London-based artiste Desmond de Silva presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Corea from the Autism Awareness Campaign.
In September 2007, he was fêted in Melbourne, Australia by Sri Lankan musicians living in that country who acknowledged his contribution to their careers.
When the National Media Awards took place for the first time in Sri Lankan history, three Gold awards were given to:
- Veteran journalist D. F. Kariyakarawana in honour of his contribution to newspaper journalism,
- Titus Thotawatte, the veteran filmmaker in honour of his contribution to the television media, and
- Vijaya Corea in honour of his contribution towards the upliftment of the broadcasting media over a long period of time.
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