Known as “The Crooner” in his native Sri Lanka. He has been entertaining the for 20 years. His performances fulfill music lovers all over the Asia with his powerful vocal ability and showmanship. He is a legend in his own time.
His voice has a complete and true pitch, a lyrical warmth and passionate strength. Derrick migrated to Australia in 1974 and in the same year his musical debut was on New Faces. He received Bert Newton’s encouragement award – with a score of 82. This stemmed to many other performances on TV, promoting him to eventually releasing and producing 7 albums.