Where will history place SPB, as he is known, in the pantheon of great singers? His sheer longevity, perhaps matched only by the other south Indian stalwart KJ Yesudas, sets him apart from most. He has sung over 40,000 tracks in his mother tongue Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
In 2015, it was the singer’s partner in his musical journey, Ilaiyaraaja, who received the award.īalasubrahmanyam’s songs are part of the collective experience of film fans across southern India. In December 2016, SP Balasubrahmanyam completes half a century of playback singing – the equivalent of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar if we take into account the magnificence of the consistency in this longevity.īalasubrahmanyam will also be honoured with the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the International Film Festival of India (November 20-28).
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