KK: Ruling playlists since the Bluetooth era

KK Reminds the good old days when you used Bluetooth to transfer songs from your friend’s phone. Yes! Those blurred flashbacks, if you were able to read the names of the songs, 3 out of 5 songs would have named KK as the singer.    

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Krishna Kumar Kunnath known as kk was born on August 23, 1968. And became one of the best playback singers with evergreen songs in the industry could have had.

Remembering the iconic singer K.K on his birth anniversary.  

This legendary voice would have been 54 today, but unfortunately, he left us 4 months ago! On 31st May 2022. KK has recorded songs in several languages and won millions of hearts.   

There is a KK song for every mood.

He has worked with legendary composers like AR Rahman, Vishal Dadlani, and Shekhar RaviJani and released his first two albums, Pal and Humsafar.  

Pyaar Ke Pal by KK (1999)  

Yeh Hai Pyaar Ke pal! Yes, the one you heard and used to sing along with your classmates on farewell was from KK’s first album, “Pal”. This iconic song is written with not a pen but emotions and adding a cherry to ice cream, his voice made it incredibly touchy.  

KK himself considered Pyaar Ke Pal his best song. The song was composed by Leslee Lewis and written by Mehboob. The first line of “Hum Rahe Ya Na Rahe Kal” contains millions of emotions of love, separation, friendship and memories.  

Yaaron by KK (1999)  

Another classic from the album “Pal”. If ever a written musical composed for a friend of friendship ever existed, this could be this song. Teenagers and youngsters loved the song as they could relate to it so much. The song, “Yaaron,” was composed by Leslee Lewis and written by Mehboob.  

Tadap Tadap (1999)  

KK’s debut song in Bollywood from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. “Tadap Tadap” KK’s voice will force you to cry your heart out and scream for your lost love.  

Alvida (2007)  

Song from Anurag Basu’s Life in a Metro stays with their listeners. This is the song that expressed passion.  

Very well composed by Pritam and his voice made it treat to the ear.  

Ajab Si (2007)  

People adored Deepika Padukone for Ajab Si, but the beauty of the character came across effortlessly to your ear thanks to this divinely gifted voice. 

Kya Mujhe Pyaar hai  

This Pritam-composed song is evergreen. Shout at a room full of Bollywood lovers Kya mujhe pyaar hai and the public will scream out the lyrics.  

KK has sung more than 3000 jingles in his entire career. He was a die-heart fan of another KK we know as Kishor Kumar. He was an auditory treat for his listeners. This versatile singer lives in heart of almost every ’90s kid. KK’s music is a part of millions of love stories, Breakups and friendships.  

KK also sang “Josh of India” as a song anthem for the Indian Cricket team during the 1999 World Cup. 

Over the time span of more than 3 decades of KK’s career, he has sung more than 500 Hindi songs and 200 plus songs in Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam. KK has also received awards for his playback singing record in the industry.  

He married the love of his life, Jyothi Krishna in 1991 and was blessed with two children Nakul and Tamara.  

He was not labeled by any particular genre. KK has upbeat songs and soft emotional songs on his list. As we say, there is a KK song for every mood. No matter if you want to cry your heart out or jump in the rain or dream about your love life, his playlist will be the best partner you can have.  

Let’s remember him today by listening to his playlist.