Tributes Pour In For Beloved Singer KK After His Sudden Death

Playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died at 53 shortly after performing at a concert in Kolkata’s Nazrul Mancha. Collapsing after the show, he was rushed to a hospital in the city where he was declared dead. He is survived by his wife, Jyothi Krishna and two children.

Vishal Dadlani, Indian singer, songwriter and music composer and one half of the duo Vishal–Shekhar and vocalist of one of India's leading rock bands, Pentagram paid his tributes to the evergreen singer. He wrote in his tweet, “The tears won't stop. What a guy he was. What a voice, what a heart, what a human being. #KK is FOREVER!!!”

Fans all over India have lost one of their favourite voices they grew up hearing. “He gave Tu Aashiqui the national award-winning song and the songs were a blessing in disguise,” tweeted out a user. 

Singer Shreya Ghoshal wrote, "I am unable to wrap my head around this news. Numb. #KK Why! This is too hard to accept! Heart is shattered in pieces."

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Singer KK Kolkata Concert Was His last

“I feel God calls up good people first as if he also wants to be with that person, wishing his happiness up there. You really did good karma that is why you were called up while doing what You love, that too painlessly. Rest in peace legend. An era comes to an end,” said another fan.

KK’s untimely demise makes one think that life is uncertain and unpredictable. “May his music be a melody wherever he is. Om Shanti!” said Pallavi Katoch. 

“Listening to his song made me want to become a singer. This hits. I have heard him twice live in Kolkata, back in the early 2000s; he was equally good on live performances as he was while doing playback. Gone too soon, Om Shanti,” recalls Ashish Pareek. For everyone, KK’s death was sad and shocking, especially after a live performance. 

His death indeed feels personal to many and his art is timeless for a generation like ours. For Kolkata folk, they will never be able to process what happened in the concert. “Death is the most unfair of all things. Cannot believe I got to witness this man’s magic for the very last time. Rest in music, KK,” Sohinee Basu, who was at the concert, wrote on Facebook. 

Feature Image Credit: NDTV.