Shihan Mihiranga is known as Sri Lanka's first ever pop star who emerged through a reality TV show. He became 5th in the local reality TV competition called "Super Star"(2005/06), which indeed a local version of famous "American Idol". Even though he was not the winner of that competition which had a participation over 30000 candidates and which was the biggest it kind held in Sri Lanka, he was the one who was able reach the pop star level first.