K. J. YESUDAS

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Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian musician and singer.

He sings Indian classical, devotional, and music. He has recorded more than songs in many Indian as well as languages during a career spanning decades.

He has performed in most except Assamese, Konkani and Kashmiri.

He also composed a number of film songs in the 1970s and 1980s.

He is fondly called 'Gana ' (English: The Celestial Singer).

He is credited with singing of officially recorded songs by any singer .

He has won the National Award for the Singer seven times ( ) and the State Award for the Best Playback Singer , which consists of awards by the state governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and West Bengal.

He was awarded in 1975 and in 2002 by the Government of India for his contributions to the arts.

In 2006, he sang 16 film songs in South Indian languages at AVM Studio, Chennai.