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Robin Foenander is an Australian musician and broadcaster. He was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

Rob Foenander comes from a distinguished musical family from Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island His uncle was Cliff Foenander, Sri Lanka's pioneering international star who achieved fame with The Faboulous Echoes in Las Vegas and South East Asia. Cliff Foenander (died 21 November 2000 was Sri Lanka 's first ever international musician who conquered the world of popular music in South East Asia and in . Rob Foenander's family migrated to Australia where Rob felt the music business was his goal. He began recording songs and performing in Melbourne.

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Heaven Sent Album

Rob Foenander released his first CD in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. “Heaven Sent”, Robs Foenander's first CD release was a success in Australia and in South Asia. Three songs from the 'Heaven Sent' CD made the No. 1 spot with the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, the oldest radio station in South Asia, between 2003 – 2005. The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC came into existence on January 5th 1967 when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation In 2005, Rob Foenander was awarded the Best Expatriate Male Performer by the SLBC as part of the Sri Lankan Originals Awards.

Foenander has also collaborated with Australian musicians Desmond Kelly and Gary Ellis who have released music CDs in Melbourne. For the British journalist see Des Kelly Desmond Kelly is the well known Ceylonese musician who has entertained generations of

Sri Lankan Aussie Breakfast Program on Southern FM Radio

Foenander is also a successful Australian broadcaster - he presents his own radio show 'Sri Lankan Aussie Breakfast' program on Tuesday mornings on 88. 3 Southern FM radio in Melbourne. The program with music, news and views has proved to be popular in the suburbs of Melbourne. He has interviewed the Australian folk icon Keith Potger among a number of celebrities.

Further Down The Road Single

Rob Foenander has collaborated with the international folk singer, Keith Potger who was a founder member of 'The Seekers' folk group from Australia and founded the New Seekers pop group in the UK. Keith Potger (born March 21 1941 at Colombo in Sri Lanka, is one of the founder members of the Australian pop-folk group The Seekers, in which The Seekers were a group of Australian folk -influenced popular musicians that was formed in Melbourne, in 1962 The New Seekers were a British / German / Australian pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the Foenander released a country single, 'Further Down The Road' in 2007 - the CD featured harmonies with Keith Potger.

'Further Down the Road' has been entered in the 2008 Tamworth Country Music Awards Vocal Collaboration & APRA song of the year section.

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The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC came into existence on January 5th 1967 when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation Radio Ceylon is the oldest Radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis in Ceylon by the Telegraph Department List of Australian radio stations. A list of Radio stations that broadcast in Australia. This is a list of musicians from the country of Sri Lanka which is located south of India. Keith Potger (born March 21 1941 at Colombo in Sri Lanka, is one of the founder members of the Australian pop-folk group The Seekers, in which
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