Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. ^ 'Yesudas celebrates 70th birthday in Kollur'.Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. ^ 'Yesudas celebrated Birthday at Kollur'.Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. ^ 'Gandharva of songs : K.J Yesudas celebrates 70th birthday'.^ ' 'I do not sing trendy music': Yesudas'.Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. ^ 'Gaanagandharvan graces the Soorya festival for the 36th time'.^ 'Yesudas' Musical Campaign for peace'.'Exclusive – Interview with Yesudas on 15th November 2003'. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. ^ 'KJ Yesudas completes 50 glorious years as singer'.Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. ^ a b 'CDR K J YESUDAS THE INDIAN PLAYBACK SINGING LEGEND'S RAGS TO RICHES'.^ 'Yesudas receives CNN-IBN 'Indian of the Year' award'.^ 'Padma Bhushan Awardees – Padma Awards – My India, My Pride'.
^ 'Padma Vibhushan is another stepping stone for K J Yesudas - Times of India'.^ 'Those magical moments.' Chennai, India: The Hindu.^ a b ' 'I don't sing trendy music ''.^ a b c 'Music legend Yesudas turns 70'.Filmography As Actor Yearĭiscography See also References His statement faced huge backlash on social media. He again hit the news headline by making another controversial statement in 2018 on ‘Selfies’ he said “boys and girls rubbing shoulders to take selfies’ is not culturally right!”. Yesudas presents the awards at a Gandharva Sandhya every January. Awards have been given annually since 2000. The award is instituted jointly by Swaralaya, an organisation that promotes music and Kairali Channel, based in Trivandrum, Kerala. Swaralaya Yesudas award is a prestigious award for music artists in recognition of their outstanding performance.Sangeetha Kalasikhamani, 2002 by The Indian Fine arts Society, Chennai.Anandalok Best Male Playback Award 1 time for the best playback singer by the Government of West Bengal.Andhra Pradesh State Film Awards 4 times for the best playback singer by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 5 times for the best playback singer by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer a record 25 times for the best playback singer by the Government of Kerala.National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer a record 8 times by the Government of India.He is the only singer who has been accorded the title Asthana Gayakan (official singer) of Kerala State. Yesudas has recorded over 80,000 songs and has won scores of accolades including the coveted Padma Shri (1975), Padma Bhushan (2002), Padma Vibhushan (2017) and eight National Awards for Best Playback Singer.
Though there have been many different renditions of this song by many different renowned singers, Sabarimala officially uses Yesudas' voice for Harivarasanam every day. Devarajan, recited before closing the temple at Sabarimala was sung by Yesudas. Harivarasanam, a devotional song musical version composed by G. In 2002, during Marad massacare, he visited the place along with the veteran poet Sugathakumari, and conducted classes against violence. Yesudas also has many songs devoted to Lord Ayyappa including the hit song 'Harivarasanam'. All India Radio broadcast the special Sangeetharchana all over Kerala. He also took part in the Vidyarambha function. The Sangeetharchana included 'Pancharatna Gayana' of Thyagaraja's poems. The nine-day music festival begins every January at Kollur Mookambika Temple.On Sunday, 10 January 2010, he celebrated his 70th birthday (Sapthathi) at Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple with 'Sangeetharchana' (classical devotional songs), along with 70 singers before goddess Mookambika. The music festival started on his 60th birthday in 2000. Yesudas has been visiting Kollur Mookambika temple, Kollur, Karnataka on his birthday to sing keerthans of Saraswati devi, the Goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. Mohammed Rafi, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar and Balamurali Krishna are the ones he admires the most. He had his own heroes among the musicians too. Sree Narayana Guru’s great message, 'One religion and One God for all humanity', influenced young Yesudas in his dealings with his fellow men.