Kundapura : Singing maestro K.J. Yesudas turns 75

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Kundapura , Jan 10 (IANS) Veteran playback singer K.J. Yesudas, who has over 45,000 film songs in 14 languages and 22,000 other songs in his kitty, turned 75 Saturday.

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As has been his practice, on every birthday, he and his family visits the Kollur Mookambika temple near here and takes part in the musical tribute there.

Dressed in a flowing white kurta and a white dhoti, the seven-time national award winner conducted the customary musical session Saturday morning at the temple where he sang hymns.

Yesudas is a recipient of the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan, besides winning 17 state film awards.

He shuttles between Chennai and Florida, and sometimes visits Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram.


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