National-award winning Kannada singer Shivamogga Subbanna passes away
12 Aug 2022 13:00:38
Bengaluru, August 12: Renowned singer Shivamogga Subbanna passed away due to heart attack on Thursday night. He was 83. He breathed his last at Jayadeva Hospital in Bengaluru.
He was also a singer with Akashvani and Doordarshan and had worked as an advocate.
After learning about the unfortunate news, several netizens took to social media to pay their heartfelt condolences. “Had grown up listening to his amazing renditions of #Kannada Bhaavageete. His songs and unique voice will continue to mesmerise #music lovers forever…May his Aatman Attain Sadhgati Aum Shaanti,” a Twitter user wrote.
Shivamogga 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 gained popularity by rendering songs written by Jnanpith Award-winning Kannada writer Kuvempu.
Known for his work in 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.
After learning about the unfortunate news, several netizens took to social media to pay their heartfelt condolences. “Had grown up listening to his amazing renditions of #Kannada Bhaavageete. His songs and unique voice will continue to mesmerise #music lovers forever…May his Aatman Attain Sadhgati Aum Shaanti,” a Twitter user wrote.