SP Balasubrahmanyam's duets were performed during the tribute episodes in Indian Idol Telugu and stories related to his career in playback were also revealed.
In a career spanning over five decades, S P Balasubrahmanyam gave his voice to more than 40,000 songs in as many as 16 languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.
Legendary Singer SP Balasubrahmanyam celebrates his 75th birthday anniversary today. The hugely influential singer whose work spanned more than 50 years, would have turned 75 this year. Here are 10 songs of legend that will leave you emotional
SP Balasubrahmanyam birth anniversary: Commemorating the legend, here's a list of 10 things you might not have known about SPB's career.
On Friday (June 4), the singer's fans flooded the internet with throwback videos and pictures to pay a tribute on his birth anniversary. From his popular song to remembering their favorite memories of SP Balasubrahmanyam, fans remembered the legendary singer.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced the awards that include seven Padma Vibhushan awards, 10 Padma Bhushan awards, and 102 Padma Shri awards. Although Bollywood has no recipients this year, late playback legend SP Balasubramanyam has been honoured posthumusly with Padma Vibhushan. For the unversed, the legendary singer passed away at the age of 74 on September 25, last year in Chennai.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to confer India's highest civilian honour - the Bharat Ratna - on the late S.P. Balasubramanyam for his legendary contribution to music and arts.
Amitabh Bachchan joined the rest of the Indian film and music industry members, including Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, AR Rahman, Kamal Haasan, Salman Khan, Shah RukhKhan, Ramya Krishnan, and Anil Kapoor in paying rich tributes to Balasubrahmanyam.
Priyanka Chopra shared a condolence message on her social media account for late singer SP Balasubrahmanyam. She even mentioned how his songs were a huge part of her childhood memories
As they say ‘Love is a song,’ SPB's immense control over his voice during high pitch to the low transitions and Salman Khan's raw, dishy looks in the films beautifully conveyed the hope and longing of love. And not to mention the pleasure of listening.
Famous playback singer and Padma awardee S.P. Balasurahmanyam, popularly known as SPB or Balu in the cine world and who recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 languages over a period of five decades, last rites are being performed in Chennai today.
SP Balasubrahmanyam's body was taken to his residence after embalming for public homage in the evening. A large number of people gathered at his residence here to have a last glimpse of the singer and pay their respects.
Remembering his "brother", Kamal Haasan said during a virtual press conference later in the afternoon: "When the bond gets really close, you actually forget the first meeting. He is part of my life. I had heard him first before seeing him. He had been part of my romance, first love, melancholy."
The 74-year old veteran singer, popularly known as SPB, died on Friday after an over two-months-long battle with coronavirus. The singer breathed his last at around 1.04 pm, his son and filmmaker SP Charan told reporters.
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam had played a role in the career growth of former World Chess Champion Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand during his school days.
SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away on Friday afternoon in a Chennai hospital, where he was being treated for COVID-19.
Veteran singer SP Balasubrahmanyam dies at 74, He recorded over 40,000 songs, won six National Film Awards. The legendary singer, who was hospitalised in August after testing positive for COVID-19 breathed his last on Friday. Celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Mahesh Babu, Hema Malini and others poured in condolences.
SPB sang for numerous Malayalam films and was always a frequent visitor to the state to participate in musical events. Popular singer Sujatha said she just cannot express her feelings as he was such a great human being .
SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away at the age of 74 after battling COVID-19. Take a look at his most famous Hindi songs
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam or popularly SPB, the playback singer, as well the voice over, of popular heroes of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies has gone silent permanently on Friday. The coronavirus attacked his lungs and permanently silenced the singer who had sung over 40,000 songs in 16 languages over a career spanning five decades.
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