Indian cricket fraternity mourns the demise of legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam

SP Balasubrahmanyam's songs were loved by everyone in many languages across India.

SP Balasubrahmanyam's songs were loved by everyone in many languages across IndiaLegendary Indian singer and actor SP Balasubrahmanyam has passed away at the age of 74 in a hospital in Chennai on Friday. He was hospitalized since August this year and was treated for COVID-19 related complications.

Popularly and lovingly known as SPB, he sang predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam films. Balasubrahmanyam made his debut as a playback singer in 1966 with Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna, a Telugu film.

He went on to sing for over five decades in multiple languages and for Hindi music lovers, he was the voice of Kamal Hassan and Salman Khan. His songs in movies like EK Duje ke Liye, Saagar, Maine Pyaar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, and many more remain immortal to this day.

He received Padma Shri in 2001 and Padma Bhushan in 2011. Apart from this, he won 6 National Awards for singing, one Filmfare Hindi award, and multiple Nandi, South Filmfare, Tamil Nadu State, and Karnataka State awards for his silken voice.

The Indian cricket fraternity joined the rest of the country to pay their condolences on Twitter to one of the greatest singers India has produced in SP Balasubrahmanyam.

Here are some of the tweets:

 

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 25 Sep, 2020

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