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S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946 - 2020)

Few singers could rival him in popularity. Fewer were as versatile. Still fewer were as prolific.

September 25, 2020 07:40 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 11:50 pm IST

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The legendary playback singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam is no more. Popularly known as SPB, Balasubrahmanyam made his singing debut in 1966 with Telugu movie Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna .

Few singers could rival him in popularity. Fewer were as versatile. Still fewer were as prolific. He sang over 40,000 songs in different languages in different eras of Indian cinema.

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