Shimoga Subbanna
Shimoga Subbanna (born G. Subramanya 14 December 1938) is an Indian Sugama Sangeetha 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.[2] He is the first Kannadiga to win National Award for playback singing.[3] Apart from being an exemplary singer and musician, he is also an advocate and a notary public.
Shimoga Subbanna | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | G. Subramanya |
| Born | 14 December 1938 Nagara[1] |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation(s) | Playback singer |
Awards and honorsEdit
Subbanna has received several awards and honors for his contributions to Sugama Sangeetha,[4] some of which are listed below.
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1978 [2]
- Kannada Kampu award in 2006 [5]
- Honorary doctorate from Kuvempu University in 2008 [6]
- Sundarashri Award in 2009 [7]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ kannada wikipedia}}
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Karnataka / Bangalore News : 'A synonym for melody and affability'". The Hindu. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "Friday Review Bangalore / Events : Songbird's story". The Hindu. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "Karnataka / Shimoga News : 'Instil love for classical music among children'". The Hindu. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "Karnataka / Bangalore News : Award for C. Ashwath". The Hindu. 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "Karnataka / Shimoga News : Four get honorary doctorate from Kuvempu varsity". The Hindu. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
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