SP Balasubrahmanyam, the legendary singer died at the age of 74 today. The singer had tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted at a private hospital in Chennai on August 5, 2020.

He had posted a video recording on Facebook on 5^th of August informing his fans about his condition and how he was battling against the Coronavirus disease. In the video, he told his well-wishers not to worry about him as he was fine and just needs to take some rest. He also added – “I am having a little discomfort, some congestion in the chest, which, for a singer, is nonsense. And fever on and off. Otherwise, I do not have any problems. But I donot want to take it easy, so I came to the hospital to get checked.”

During the second week of his admission into the hospital, the singer’s health began to deteriorate. However, his son, SP Charan kept updating his fans about his health stating his father was gradually making progress and moving towards recovery, as of September 22, 2020.

Sadly, for the past 24 hours, Subrahmanyam’s health began to worsen at a rapid rate, resulting in his demise.

He was an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, film producer, actor, and a prolific multifaceted artist.

The late singer had received many awards for his astonishing performance in Telugu movies as well as in Bollywood. He was honored with a Padma Shri award in 2001, and a Padma Bhushan in 2011, by the Government of India.

The very first National Award received by him was for the musical drama movie ‘Sankarabharanam’ in 1976.

Additionally, he had also won several National Film Awards for renditions in his melodious voice in movies like ‘Ek Duuje Ke Liye-1981’, ‘Rudraveena-1988’, ‘Minsaara Kanavu-1996’, and many more. He was also awarded the Filmfare in 1989 for his famous song ‘Dil Deewana’ in the romantic classic ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ featuring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree.

In 2017, he had won the ‘SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award’ for various films in various languages.

The Indian playback singer was well-known for his contributions to the South Indian films. He had sung approximately 40,000 songs in multiple languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and many more.

He was also known to have recorded 19 Tamil songs in a single day. Similarly, he had recorded over 16 Hindi songs in a day which is quite unbelievable.

Subrahmanyam was married to Savitri Subrahmanyam. The couple had 2 children, SP Charan, and Pallavi Balasubrahmnyam.

Various actors and politicians have shared their condolences to the singer and his family on twitter. Rahul Gandhi said, “My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Mr. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. His songs touched millions of hearts in many languages. His voice will live on.”

While Boney Kapoor tweeted –“We lost a legend today. Over 17,000 songs across 17 languages, his voice united music lovers across generations and regions. Your legacy of songs shall always keep your memories alive. Deepest condolences to the family.”

The legend of SP Balasubrahmanyam will live on.