Ashanthi de Alwis (Sinhala:අශාන්ති ද අල්විස්) is a female Sri Lankan music artist. She is the only Sri Lankan female R&B / Hip-Hop artist to be signed to an international record label, Sony Music in 2003 and Universal Music in 2006. She began as a singer with Bathiya and Santhush, and continued that role after achieving solo success.