Playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, passed away in Kolkata late last night. He was 53.<\/p>\n
KK was in the city to perform at a function in Nazrul Manch organised by the Gurudas College.<\/p>\n
It has been learnt that KK felt sick while he was performing.<\/p>\n
After returning to his hotel, the singer complained of uneasiness following which he was rushed to a hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead.<\/p>\n
West Bengal Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Arup Biswas told mediapersons that the body has been sent for post-mortem.<\/p>\n
“His family members have been informed. They are likely to reach Kolkata on Wednesday morning,” Biswas said.<\/p>\n
He said KK came to Kolkata on Monday, and on the same day he performed at Nazrul Manch for a function organised by another city- based college.<\/p>\n
Born on August 23, 1968, KK recorded songs in multiple languages including Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu, among others.<\/p>\n
Several Kolkata-based singers have expressed their grief over the sudden demise of KK, who will be remembered for songs like ‘Pyaar Ke Pal’, ‘Yaaron’, ‘O Meri Jaan’, among many others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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