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	'''Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam''' (~~born~~ 4 June 1946; also ~~referred to~~ as '''S. P. Bala''', '''S. P. B.''', or '''Balu'''~~) is~~ an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, actor, and movie producer. His works ~~are~~ in [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]], [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]], [[Hindi]] and [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam]].<ref name="entertainment.oneindia.in">{{cite web\|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/s-p-balasubramaniam/biography.html\|title=S P Balasubramaniam\|work=FilmiBeat}}</ref> He has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages.<ref name="TheHinduAward2012">{{cite news\|title=Singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam honoured\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/singer-sp-balasubrahmanyam-honoured/article3513621.ece\|accessdate=22 July 2013\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=11 June 2012}}</ref>		'''Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam''' (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also known as '''S. P. Bala''', '''S. P. B.''', or '''Balu''', was an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, actor, and movie producer. His works were in [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]], [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]], [[Hindi]] and [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam]].<ref name="entertainment.oneindia.in">{{cite web\|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/s-p-balasubramaniam/biography.html\|title=S P Balasubramaniam\|work=FilmiBeat}}</ref> He has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages.<ref name="TheHinduAward2012">{{cite news\|title=Singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam honoured\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/singer-sp-balasubrahmanyam-honoured/article3513621.ece\|accessdate=22 July 2013\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=11 June 2012}}</ref>

	He ~~holds~~ the [[Guinness World Records\|Guinness World Record]] for recording the highest number of songs by a singer with over 40,000 songs.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-06-04\|title=Happy Birthday SP Balasubramaniam: Five interesting unknown facts about the fabulous singer\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/happy-birthday-sp-balasubramaniam-five-interesting-unknown-facts-about-the-fabulous-singer/photostory/76177996.cms\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-11-20\|title=Have lost count of songs sung, says record holder S.P. Balasubrahmanyam\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-briefs/have-lost-count-of-songs-sung-says-record-holder-s-p-balasubrahmanyam/\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref> He was born in [[Nellore]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]].		He held the [[Guinness World Records\|Guinness World Record]] for recording the highest number of songs by a singer with over 40,000 songs.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-06-04\|title=Happy Birthday SP Balasubramaniam: Five interesting unknown facts about the fabulous singer\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/happy-birthday-sp-balasubramaniam-five-interesting-unknown-facts-about-the-fabulous-singer/photostory/76177996.cms\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-11-20\|title=Have lost count of songs sung, says record holder S.P. Balasubrahmanyam\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-briefs/have-lost-count-of-songs-sung-says-record-holder-s-p-balasubrahmanyam/\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref> He was born in [[Nellore]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]].

	He ~~has been~~ honored with the [[Padma Shri]] (2001) and [[Padma Bhushan]] (2011) from the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=26 January 2011 DC Correspondent New Delhi \|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/spb-wins-padma-bhushan-no-bharat-ratna-year-615 \|title=SPB wins Padma Bhushan, no Bharat Ratna this year \|work=Deccan Chronicle \|date=26 January 2011 \|accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref>		He was honored with the [[Padma Shri]] (2001) and [[Padma Bhushan]] (2011) from the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=26 January 2011 DC Correspondent New Delhi \|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/spb-wins-padma-bhushan-no-bharat-ratna-year-615 \|title=SPB wins Padma Bhushan, no Bharat Ratna this year \|work=Deccan Chronicle \|date=26 January 2011 \|accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref>

	On 5 August 2020, Balasubrahmanyam tested positive for [[Coronavirus disease 2019\|COVID-19]] and was hospitalized in [[Chennai]]. A week later, he was put on life-support.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=14 August 2020\|title=Covid-19: SP Balasubrahmanyam remains critical after testing positive, put on life support\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sp-balasubramaniam-who-tested-positive-remains-critical-singer-put-on-life-support/articleshow/77546328.cms\|url-status=live\|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=CNN\|first=Manveena Suri and Amy Woodyatt\|title=Famed Indian film singer SP Balasubrahmanyam on life support\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/sp-balasubrahmanyam-life-support-covid-19/index.html\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=CNN}}</ref>		On 5 August 2020, Balasubrahmanyam tested positive for [[Coronavirus disease 2019\|COVID-19]] and was hospitalized in [[Chennai]]. A week later, he was in critical condition and put on life-support.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=\|first=\|date=14 August 2020\|title=Covid-19: SP Balasubrahmanyam remains critical after testing positive, put on life support\|work=The Economic Times\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sp-balasubramaniam-who-tested-positive-remains-critical-singer-put-on-life-support/articleshow/77546328.cms\|url-status=live\|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=CNN\|first=Manveena Suri and Amy Woodyatt\|title=Famed Indian film singer SP Balasubrahmanyam on life support\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/sp-balasubrahmanyam-life-support-covid-19/index.html\|access-date=2020-08-15\|website=CNN}}</ref> He tested negative for COVID-19 on September 7, but still remained on life support. However, on September 24, his condition became critical again and he was put on maximum life support again. He died the following day from the post-COVID complications on 25 September, aged 74.<ref name="spb death">{{cite web \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/legendary-singer-sp-balasubrahmanyam-dies-at-74-in-chennai-1725054-2020-09-25\|title=SP Balasubramahmanyam dies at age 74 \|accessdate=25 September 2020\|author=Abishek Jerold}}</ref>

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'''Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam''' (born 4 June 1946; also referred to as '''S. P. Bala''', '''S. P. B.''', or '''Balu''') is an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, actor, and movie producer. His works are in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Hindi]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]].<ref name="entertainment.oneindia.in">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/s-p-balasubramaniam/biography.html|title=S P Balasubramaniam|work=FilmiBeat}}</ref> He has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages.<ref name="TheHinduAward2012">{{cite news|title=Singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam honoured|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/singer-sp-balasubrahmanyam-honoured/article3513621.ece|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 June 2012}}</ref>

He holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for recording the highest number of songs by a singer with over 40,000 songs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-04|title=Happy Birthday SP Balasubramaniam: Five interesting unknown facts about the fabulous singer|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/happy-birthday-sp-balasubramaniam-five-interesting-unknown-facts-about-the-fabulous-singer/photostory/76177996.cms|access-date=2020-08-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-20|title=Have lost count of songs sung, says record holder S.P. Balasubrahmanyam|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-briefs/have-lost-count-of-songs-sung-says-record-holder-s-p-balasubrahmanyam/|access-date=2020-08-15|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He was born in [[Nellore]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]].

He has been honored with the [[Padma Shri]] (2001) and [[Padma Bhushan]] (2011) from the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|author=26 January 2011 DC Correspondent New Delhi |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/spb-wins-padma-bhushan-no-bharat-ratna-year-615 |title=SPB wins Padma Bhushan, no Bharat Ratna this year |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=26 January 2011 |accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref>

On 5 August 2020, Balasubrahmanyam tested positive for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] and was hospitalized in [[Chennai]]. A week later, he was put on life-support.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=14 August 2020|title=Covid-19: SP Balasubrahmanyam remains critical after testing positive, put on life support|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sp-balasubramaniam-who-tested-positive-remains-critical-singer-put-on-life-support/articleshow/77546328.cms|url-status=live|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=CNN|first=Manveena Suri and Amy Woodyatt|title=Famed Indian film singer SP Balasubrahmanyam on life support|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/sp-balasubrahmanyam-life-support-covid-19/index.html|access-date=2020-08-15|website=CNN}}</ref>

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