Nihal Nelson is a Sri Lankan baila singer. He is from the Moratuwa region and has released over 100 albums.Nelson's first recording "Lassanata Pipunu Wanamal" was released on EP on March 31, 1963. He was among the first Sri Lankan vocalists to release a cassette in 1978 with Gune Ayyage Kamare. The release was on Wijaya Ramanayake's Tharanga label which introduced the format to Sri Lanka.