His songs stand out not just for the melody but also for the versatility and style. In 2001, he sang for 'Ahimsa', an album in Sanskrit, Latin and English mixed with New Age and Carnatic music. He also gave his voice for many leading actors in Hindi cinema including Amol Palekar, Amitabh Bachchan and Jeetendra.
But, he gave his voice first for the movie 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' (1971). His first Hindi movie was 'Chhoti Si Baat'. In mid-1970, Yesudas started playback singing in the Bollywood. He began his career as a playback singer from the Malayalam movie 'Kaalpadukal'. He also played a very important role in promoting Indian music in foreign countries by giving many performances. In the Middle East, Yesudas presented Arabic songs in Carnatic style. He has recorded in many languages that include Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English. Yesudas won a gold medal at the age of seven at a local music competition in Kochi. One of the most senior and respected performers of Kerala, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar trained him in classical music. He later went to the Sree Swathithirunal Music Academy for higher studies. Music Academy in Thrippunithura for training. His first Guru was his father Augustine Joseph Bhagavathar, a well-known theatre artist and a classical singer. Yesudas started to receive training in Carnatic music at a very young age. His father was Augustine Joseph Bhagavathar, while his mother was Elizabeth Joseph. Yesudas was born on 10th January, 1940, in Kochi (Kerala) as Katttassery Joseph Yesudas.
He has sung popular film songs, classical, Carnatic and devotional songs. He has been honored with many awards and titles and he continues to spin magic with his melodious voice. Yesudas has sung in both Tamil and Hindi film industry, but is most famous for his Malayalam songs. Thus he is known as the 'Cultural Ambassador of India'. His contribution in promoting Indian music is immense. He has recorded numerous songs in many Indian as well as foreign languages. Yesudas is one of the famous Indian classical musicians as well as a renowned playback singer. Career: Classical Musician and Playback Singerĭr.
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