Keerthi Pasquel, a household name in the music arena, began his musical career as bass guitarist for the group “Galaxies” in 1976. His original debut song was recorded in 1980 and his maiden audio cassette released in 1985. To-date he has sung over 300 songs winning the hearts and admiration of a multitude of music-lovers.

He has so far released 12 audio-cassettes and compact disks including:

Keerthi, a playback singer for films and tele-dramas, has strummed his bass guitar for well over 10,000 song recordings. He has also composed music for films, tele-dramas and for leading singers in the country. His youthful looks paved the way for him to act main roles in tele-dramas.( Charulatha, gawwen gawwa, Tharu, and Sara.) With his wide repertoire, he has rendered his voice to many commercial jingles.

“Keerthi Gee”, his one-man show commenced in the year 1988. To-date he has performed more than 100 shows in Sri Lanka and abroad.

An important landmark in his career was the beginning of many visits overseas on musical tours. With his lilting voice and inimitable style of singing, he enraptured the audiences in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Doha Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, France, England, Canada and the USA at more than 110 shows.

In 1983 he re-organized “Fortunes” and was with the band for several years. Thereafter in 1989 he formed his own group called “The Super Fortunes”. The band made a great impact both in Sri Lanka and overseas. On his return from New Zealand after 4 years he formed a new band called “Sonic” which is currently performing under his guidance and leadership.

He has won many an award in Sri Lanka for music and singing. The crowning glory was in the year 1996 when he was honoured with an International Award from the World Science Council in Japan where he competed with musicians of repute from 13 countries.

"Keerthi Gee" in 1992 at BMICH

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