SP Balasubramanyam

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SP Balasubramanyam, (Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాలసుబ్రహ్మణ్యం / Kannada: ಶ್ರೀಪತಿ ಪಂಡಿತಾರಾಧ್ಯುಲ ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ) is a prolific Indian singer. He is commonly known as SPB. He was born as Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam into an orthodox Saivite family on June 4, 1946 in Konetammapeta in the Nellore district of then composite Madras State (Now part of state of Andhra Pradesh). He developed an interest in music and learnt the notations, instruments such as harmonium and flute on his own while listening to his father. He has a wide range and a deep rich voice and prefers to know the complete meaning of the song he sings when he does not understand the language. His fans claim that he modifies his voice to suit the voice of the actor he sings for but SPB himself has not accepted this claim.

Balasubramanyam made his debut in movies as a singer in 1966 with Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna which had music by his mentor Kodandapani. He has sung more than 30,000 songs in more than 5 different Indian languages including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam. Thus he holds the Guinness record for the most number of recordings by any single male singer. (the female record is held by Lata Mangeshkar).

SPB knows Hindi well enough, but has also sung in Bengali, Tulu and Oriya. He feels that vocal gimmickry cannot cover up incorrect accent, concedes that his accent and diction in Hindi are not perfect, but insists that accent is secondary to singing wherein the proper emotions are primarily needed as per the lyrics and situations. He welcomes modern technology as it enhances both speed and results.

The songs in Sankarabharanam, Sagara Sangamam, Rudra Veena were based on Carnatic Classical Music and the song Umandu Ghumandu in Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi was based on Hindustani Classical Music.

SPB, as he is popularly known, virtually monopolised playback singing for more than 15 years in the Telugu, Kannada and Tamil cinema. He hosts a popular TV show called Paadutha theeyaga on E-Tv, Paadalani Undi on MAA-TV and Ede Thumbi Haaduvenu on 'E-Tv Kannada'.

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Awards

SPB is winner of many awards both at state and national levels. He has won six National awards for best playback singing for the following movies:

In 2001, he was awarded the Padma Shri.

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Other Facts

  • He is a good actor and has acted in and produced a number of movies. He is also a popular dubbing artiste and has composed music for some films. He is known to encourage new singers.
  • Besides playback singing, Balasubramanyam is also the chairman of Kodandapani Audio Labs, Chennai.

He is the second son in a large family of three sons and five daughters. His father SP Sambamurthy was a well-known exponent of Harikatha. Balu took to singing as a hobby during his childhood. His father wished that Balu should become an engineer which brought him to Madras, where he enrolled for the AMIE course. Meanwhile, he also pursued his hobby and won awards at many singing competitions.

In 1964, a Madras-based Telugu Cultural Organisation, organised a music competition for amateur singers. Balu won the first prize, and that proved a turning point in his life. Music director SP Kodandapani took him under his wing. Then offers poured in from Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam movies.

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