Actors left the stage, music composers bid adieu, and generations changed, but SPB’s voice never faded away from the silver screen for five decades – he had worked with legends like M S Viswanathan-Ramamurthy, Ilaiyaraaja, A R Rahman and even with young music composers whose age would just be half his experience as a playback singer. Did PM Modi make 'potato-gold' machine remark?
The Padma Shri award-winning musician is survived by his wife Savitri Balasubrahmanyam and his children SP Charan and Pallavi Balasubrahmanyam. He made Madras (now Chennai) his home.
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"It's unfortunate that the best efforts put in by doctors and medical staff have gone in vain. He provided voiceovers for various artists, including Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Vishnuvardhan, Salman Khan, K. Bhagyaraj, Mohan, Anil Kapoor and many others. He also travelled far and wide entertaining lakhs of Indian diaspora by taking his music straight to them. Your legacy will live on.
Born into an orthodox Brahmin family in Konetammapettai, 120 km from here, in the then Chittoor district of the Madras Presidency and the present-day Tamil Nadu in 1946, SPB took to singing at a young age and had recorded over 40,000 songs in 14 languages, including all South Indian languages, and Hindi.
A household name across India, his melodious voice and music enthralled audiences for decades. Post limit reached. A workaholic who breathed music and singing for the most part of his illustrious life, SPB was a devout and dedicated singer who had enormous respect for his co-singers, especially seniors – he and his wife performed ‘padha pooja’ on another legendary playback K J Yesudas on the latter completing 50 years in Indian cinema as ‘guru dakshana’. Users can initiate the recovery of their account / unlock access by contacting the moderators at moderator@sputniknews.com. By clicking on the "Accept & Close" button, you provide your explicit consent to the processing of your data to achieve the above goal.
The singer started his career as a playback singer in 1966. SPB, whose father S P Sambamurthy was a well-known exponent of Harikatha, took keen interest in learning music and his first performance was in 1964 at the age of 18.
A gifted singer, SPB’s vocal range, his deep rich voice, and the mastery style of delivery hypnotised millions of fans across the country and the diaspora who healed their wounds with his exquisite rendition.