SP Balasubrahmanyam death News
SP Balasubrahmanyam died at the age of 74 in Chennai.
SP Balasubrahmanyam, 74, died on Friday after an over two-month-long battle with coronavirus.
SPB was admitted to Chennai's MGM Healthcare hospital on August 5 after developing mild symptoms of the deadly novel coronavirus.
Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas took to Instagram and shared how SP Balasubrahmanyam played an important role in her childhood.
Venkatesh, who is currently the assistant coach of the Indian men's football team, said Balasubrahmanyam's songs have been a guiding light for him.
SP Balasubrahmanyam has sung songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam movies. In fact, he has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages reportedly.
The singer, also known as SPB, was extremely critical and on Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and other life support measures.
He was first admitted to the hospital after having mild COVID-19 symptoms.
The funeral is scheduled to be held on Saturday, sources close to SPB's family said. From youngsters to senior citizens, people lined up on sides of the highway towards Thiruvallur district at several spots including at the Red Hills junction to pay their last respects.
The galaxy of Indian cinema mourns the loss of S P Balasubrahmanyam, one of the greatest and brightest playback singer.
He had a Guinness record for having sung over 40,000 songs, spread across 16 languages, in the last five decades.
But one of the lesser-known facets about this singing sensation is that he himself had not aspired for a career in music.
SP Balasubrahmanyam has sung songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam movies.
In fact, he has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages reportedly.
The singer has been showered with several awards and honours in his illustrious singing career.
Ace director Priyadarshan said SPB would go down in history as a person who never had any enemies. SP Balasubrahmanyam sang for numerous Malayalam films and was a frequent visitor to the state to participate in musical events.
The noted musician SP Balasubrahmanyam crooned for many A-listers in Hindi and South film industry, with several honours and National Awards to his credit.
President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Modi on Friday joined thousands of fans who mourned the passing away of legendary playback singer and Padma awardee SP Balasubrahmanyam.
Balasubrahmanyam, who was also popularly known as SPB or Balu in the movie world, had recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 languages over a period of five decades.
The famed singer lost his battle against Covid-19 and passed away on Friday, his son SP Charan said
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