Krishnakumar Kunnath(1968-2022)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Krishnakumar Kunnath or K.K. (as he is popularly known as) was born on
August 23, 1968. This Delhi-based singer came to Mumbai in 1994
in search for his career and finally, he got a call to sing a
one-minute jingle for singer Leslie Lewis for UTV which kick started
his career. He started singing and the age of two and was a part of his
college rock band. He has sung over 3500 jingles including Monte Carlo,
TVS Scooty, Amul, Britannia and Pepsi's Yeh Dil Maange More in a span
of four years. His dream to sing for a Bollywood movie materialized
when Vishal Bharadwaj asked him to sing "Chod Aaye Hum" in Sampooran
Singh Gulzar's Maachis (1996). But what catapulted him into the big
league was the wildly popular "Tadap Tadap" in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). He has recorded songs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati languages films.
On 31st May 2022, KK passed away at the age of 53 in Kolkata after suffering from a heart attack.
On 31st May 2022, KK passed away at the age of 53 in Kolkata after suffering from a heart attack.
