Indian playback singer (1938–2022)
Musical artist
Shimoga Subbanna or Shivamogga Subbanna (born as G. Subramanya, 14 December 1938 – 11 August 2022) was an Indian Sugama Sangeetha(Light Music) playback singer in the Kannada language. He received a national award for singing for the song Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta in the film Kaadu Kudure.[1] He was the first Kannadiga to win National Award for playback singing.[2] Apart from being an exemplary singer and musician, he was also an advocate and a notary public.
Awards and honors
Subbanna received several awards and honors for his contributions to Sugama Sangeetha,[3] some of which are listed below:
Death
He died on 11 August 2022, at the age of 83, after suffering from a cardiac arrest.[8]
References
- ^ "Karnataka / Bangalore News: 'A synonym for melody and affability'". The Hindu. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Friday Review Bangalore / Events: Songbird's story". The Hindu. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Karnataka / Shimoga News: 'Instil love for classical music among children'". The Hindu. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/91_26thNfacatalogue.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Karnataka / Bangalore News: Award for C. Ashwath". The Hindu. 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Karnataka / Shimoga News: Four get honorary doctorate from Kuvempu varsity". The Hindu. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Renowned Kannada playback singer Shivamogga Subbanna passes away". Times of India. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
External links
- Shimoga Subbanna discography at Discogs
- Shimoga Subbanna at IMDb