Published 20:03 IST, September 25th 2020

S P Balasubrahmanyam's death: A R Rahman shares heartwarming musical tribute for singer

After S P Balasubrahmanyam's death, composer A R Rahman took to Twitter to share a heartfelt musical tribute paying respect to his late colleague

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Legendary playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away today on September 25. Balasubrahmanyam was one of most rewned singers in Telugu, Tamil, and Kanna film industry. He has lent his soulful voice to several of A R Rahman's breathtaking music. After unexpected death of S P Balasubrahmanyam, A R Rahman took to Twitter to share a heartfelt musical tribute to his late colleague. 

A R Rahman shares a heartbreaking musical tribute for S P Balasubrahmanyam's death

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Taking to social media, A R Rahman shared a musical tribute for S P Balasubrahmanyam. In caption, A R Rahman claimed that Balasubrahmanyam was voice of victory, love, devotion, and joy. Rahman n shared a short snippet of S P Balasubrahmanyam's song that clearly showcased playback singer's amazing vocal talent. A R Rahman was also one of first celebs to post about Balasubrahmanyam's death on social media. Before sharing musical tribute for Balasubrahmanyam, Rahman shared a short Tweet claiming that he was "devastated" to learn about his colleague's demise. 

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A R Rahman and S P Balasubrahmanyam worked toger multiple times during course of ir musical careers. In fact, A R Rahman debut album as a composer was also voiced by Balasubrahmanyam. Rahman first worked as a composer for 1992 movie Roja. movie's songs became massive hits and A R Rahman instantly became a highly sought after composer in industry. Moreover, multiple songs from movie were sung by S P Balasubrahmanyam, which is why two musicians have been close colleagues in music industry for several years. 

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S P Balasubrahmanyam was hospitalized back in August of this year, due to complications caused by COVID-19. A few weeks later, singer finally tested negative for virus but continued to stay in hospital as his body h been severely affected by disease. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away today at of 74. He is survived by his wife, and two children, daughter Pallavi and son S P Charan. Thousands of fans have also taken to social media to pay ir last respects to late singer. 

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20:03 IST, September 25th 2020