Shimoga Subbanna
Shimoga Subbanna | |
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| Birth name | G. Subramanya |
| Born | 14 December 1938 Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
Shimoga Subbanna (Template:Lang-kn; born as G. Subramanya on 14 December 1938) is a Sugama Sangeetha singer and 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 is the first Kannadiga to win National Award for playback singing.[2] Apart from being an exemplary singer and musician, he is also an advocate and a notary public.
Awards and honors
Subbanna has received several awards and honors for his contributions to Sugama Sangeetha,[3] some of which are listed below.
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1979 [1]
- Kannada Kampu award in 2006 [4]
- Honorary doctorate from Kuvempu University in 2008 [5]
- Sundarashri Award in 2009 [6]
References
- ^ a b "Karnataka / Bangalore News : 'A synonym for melody and affability'". The Hindu. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Friday Review Bangalore / Events : Songbird's story". The Hindu. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Karnataka / Shimoga News : 'Instil love for classical music among children'". The Hindu. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Karnataka / Bangalore News : Award for C. Ashwath". The Hindu. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Karnataka / Shimoga News : Four get honorary doctorate from Kuvempu varsity". The Hindu. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ [1][dead link]
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