Chitral "Chity" Somapala was born into a famous musical family in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 4 November 1966. Both parents, P.L.A. and Chitra Somapala were renowned Sri Lankan Artists. They both contributed on the soundtrack of the film "Asoka". P.L.A. Somapala was working as a film music director and his Mother Chitra was a singer. In 1998, he Produced the song "Nadee Ganga Tharanaye" in which the melody was based on "Many Rivers To Cross" by Jimmy Cliff for a TV and radio commercial for the Lion Brewery in Sri Lanka