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Sanjay Subrahmanyan<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/an-interview-with-sanjay-subrahmanyan-as-he-turns-50/article22464449.ece {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref> was born on 21 January 1968 in Chennai to S. Sankaran and Aruna Sankaran (who learned music from Rukmini Rajagopalan, Flute Rajaram Iyer, Maruthuvakudi Rajagopala Iyer and Mayavaram Saraswati). His father S. Sankaran, popularly known as Burma Sankaran, was a member of the drama troupe led by [[Cho Ramaswamy]].{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} He began learning music at age eight, studying the violin with [[V. Lakshminarayana]] and vocals from his aunt late Sukanya Swaminathan. He studied 'Carnatic vocal music from Rukmini Rajagopalan for eight years, until 1988, and after 1989 with Calcutta K. S. Krishnamurthi. It is during this phase, which lasted until KSK’s death in 1999, that he started first developing and then mastering an innovative style of singing that blended tradition and modernity,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/news/september2011/rare-honour-for-sanjay-subrahmanyam.asp|title=Rare honour for Sanjay Subrahmanyam- Lakshman Sruthi - 100% Manual Orchestra -|website=www.lakshmansruthi.com}}</ref> and he set aside his career as an accountant for one in music.

It was during this period that Sanjay Subrahamanyan,<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/come-soak-in-sanjay-subrahmanyams-thamizh/article25634745.ece {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref> along with several of his young contemporaries founded the Youth Association of Carnatic Music (YACM). YACM was created for the purpose of promoting ''Carnatic'' music amongst the youth, and provided a platform for young ''Carnatic'' musicians to showcase their talents.

He studied with Semponarkoil [[S. R. D. Vaidyanathan]] from 2002 until 2013.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

==Awards and titles==

*2015: [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] award from the Music Academy, Chennai.<ref>[[Sangeetha Kalanidhi,]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=March 2019}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sangita-kalanidhi-title-for-sanjay-subrahmanyan/article7339056.ece|title=Coveted 'Sangita Kalanidhi' title for Sanjay Subrahmanyan|first=B.|last=Kolappan|date=21 June 2015|publisher=|accessdate=17 February 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

*2011: [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards|GiIMA Award]], Best Album in Carnatic Vocal Music{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

*1986: First prize in the [[All India Radio]] music competition{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

== Filmography and discography ==