Kannada Singer Shivamogga Subbanna Dies at 83 Due to Heart Attack
Subbanna was the first Kannadiga to win a National Award for playback singing for his song Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta in the film Kaadu Kudure. He is survived by a son and a daughter.
Noted Kannada singer Shivamogga Subbanna passed away following a heart attack at a hospital here on Thursday night, sources close to the family said. He was 83. "He was admitted to Jayadeva Hospital in the city where he passed away," one of the sources said. He is survived by a son and a daughter. Singer KK Dies at 53, Bollywood Singer Krishnakumar Kunnath Passes Away in Kolkata.
Subbanna was the first Kannadiga to win a National Award for playback singing for his song Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta in the film Kaadu Kudure.
Known for his work in the field of Sugama Sangeetha, a genre in which poetry in Kannada is set to music, Subbanna has worked on and sung poetries of famous poets such as Kuvempu and Da Ra Bendre, and got several awards and honours. Ambika Rao Dies: Malayalam Actress Was Known For Her Roles In Kumbalangi Nights, Virus And More.
He was also a singer with Akashvani and Doordarshan and had worked as an advocate.
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