Gresha Schuilling

Education

Gresha was educated in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the Continental School, and in Sri Lanka. When she returned to Sri Lanka she decided to follow her in popular music after she completed her General Certificate of Education Advanced Levels.

Career

She has been hailed as a rising star from the world of popular music in South Asia. She comes from a distinguished musical family from Sri Lanka. "Cold Cold Night" was released by Media Eye Music in the United Kingdom in November 2007.

The British Broadcasting Corporation said Gresha Schuilling was attempting to reach the Number.1 spot in the Christmas Charts of 2007.

Gresha Schuilling is recording her debut album in Colombo and it is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2008. Media Eye Music in London released her "Cold Cold Night" Christmas single on download through the mediaeyeproductions website.

She has also recorded the Nimal Mendis classic from the iconic Sri Lankan film, "Ganga Addara." The original song was recorded by the Sri Lankan film star, the late Vijaya Kumaratunga. "Ganga Addara" will be released on her debut album.

Gresha Schuilling was appointed by the Autism Awareness Campaign United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

Gresha has been raising awareness of the condition - an estimated 39,000 children in Sri Lanka are on the autism spectrum. Gresha said: “Autistic is the adjective of a development disorder of the brain, NOT a definition of who a person is! Educate yourselves and others on this disorder more common that Down Syndrome or cystic fibrosis. lieutenant is four times more common in boys than in girls and is said to be as common as one in every 250 children born in recent years.

lieutenant is our duty as people who have been given the talent and opportunity to do everything we can to increase awareness of Autism.

Ignorance in this case is as far from bliss as it can get.”.

Achievements

• She took to music while she was in Saudi Arabia and even won a "battle of the bands" contest in her school.

Personality

She is determined to make a difference to the lives of all people with autism and Asperger syndrome in her island home.