Born in the rural village of Siripura, Nawadagala in Galle, Prince started his music career as a keyboard player in the early 1990s, with his inborn abilities. His father Eaton Fernando, was a former violinist in Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, and also a former principal and a music teacher. His mother Rosalyn Palliyaguruge was also principal, who died in 2014 in a Dubai Hospital. Prince has one sister, Shiromi Priyangika, who cared for Prince until his death.
He stated that, though he has not married, he had a relationship with fellow female singer Nirosha Virajini, which did not extend up to the marriage, however.