
For example, Ilayaraja played the guitar and harmonium when SPB was a singer in a programme organised by the Telugu Cultural Organisation in 1964.Superstar Rajinikanth's Annaatthe which is scheduled for a mega grand theatrical release for the festive occasion of Diwali is currently in the post-production stages. But interestingly, he was associated with Maestro Ilayaraaja at a time when they were both unknowns. SPB has been long associated with music legends like AR Rahman, KV Mahadevan and Anand-Milind, Hamsalekha. He recorded 21 songs in Kannada for composer Upendra Kumar in February 1981. He has a Guinness record for recording the highest number of songs in a day. He became the favourite voice of film industries. He went on to sing for Salman Khan in blockbusters like Hum Apke Hain Kaun and Saajan. SPB dubbed for the Telugu version of Dasavataram and lent his voice to seven characters in the movie.Īmong Bollywood, he was known as the perfect voice for Salman Khan after the songs of Maine Pyar Kiya won hearts across India. SPB is most famous as the voice of Kamal Hassan, not only singing for him but also dubbing Kamal’s Tamil movies in Telugu. SP Balasubrahmanyam had lent his voice to songs of MGR, Kamal Hassan, Vishnuvardhan, Shankar Nag, Gemini Ganesan and even Salman and Shah Rukh Khan. His first song in Hindi was Ek Duje Ke Liye from the movie Ek Duje Ke LiyeĪlso read: Coronavirus: Veteran singer SP Balasubramaniam passes away at 74

His first song in Malayalam Ee Kadalum Marukadalum was from the movie Kadalpalam

His first Tamil song Iyarkai Ennum Ilaiya Kanni was from the movie Shanthi Nilayam

His first Kannada song Nagabeku was from the movie Nakkare Ade Swarga SPB’s first playback song in Sri Sri Mryada Ramanna: Emi Ee Intha Moham The legendary singer breathed his last on September 25.

Awarded the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2011, SPB has won over 25 national awards in his singing career including Nandi and Filmfare awards.
