Happy Birthday KK: Remembering musical legend KK, a look back to his musical journey.
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- A throwback to the musical journey Of Krishnakumar Kunnath
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Happy Birthday KK: Playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, passed away on 31 May 2022 after performing at a concert at Nazrul Mancha in Kolkata. He would have turned 54 today.
The versatile singer has recorded Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, and Bengali songs.
KK may not be that popular among Gen Z, but he still rules the playlists of Millenials. Therefore, offering tribute to the legendary singer, let us revisit some of his fans’ favourite soulful songs on social media, which can never be out of trend.
Most of the Emran Hashmi songs are backed by KK’s voice. And some Hashmi fans always thought that this was his magic. Well, the real magician behind those was Krishnakumar Kunnath. A Twitter user wrote about the same.
Read More- KK and Emraan Hashmi, a duo that we can’t forget!
A throwback to musical journey Of Krishnakumar Kunnath
Born in Delhi to Malayali parents, his breakout album ‘Pal’ (1999), where he collaborated with composer Leslie Lewis came as a breath of fresh air.
Whether it was the romantic ‘Aankhon Mein Teri’ from Om Shanti Om or, the adrenalin rush in ‘Khuda Jaane’ from Bachna Ae Haseeno, Vishal-Shekhar, KK was a mood.
In 1999, he debuted as a Bollywood playback singer with ‘Tadap.
Tadap’ from ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’.
Every ’90s kid will never forget KK for the album’s title track ‘Pal’ and also ‘Yaaron’ which gave most school kids friendship goals. His voice struck a connection with
listeners that left them wanting for more, and such was the emotional connect
that even today, these songs are played in school and office farewells.
The year 2010 saw him sing songs like ‘Zindagi Do Pal Ki’ and ‘Dil Kyun Yeh Mera’ for the movie ‘Kites.’
Throughout his almost 3-decade-long career KK sang over 500 songs in Hindi and more than 200 songs in Bengali, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages. He had also received various honors, including two Screen Awards for Best Playback Singer- Male (Non-Film Music) and many more.
KK had married his childhood sweetheart Jyothy Krishna in 1991and they had two children, Nakul and Taamara.
KK was not restricted to any one genre. His songs were a treat for the soul and meant for all ages. The music industry will never be able to fill his void.
