‘Mesmeriser’ KK coming to Auckland
As a child he wanted to be a doctor. Destiny made him a singer instead. Krishna Kumar Kunnath better known as K K is on a high note in his singing career and today needs no introduction.
A commerce graduate from Delhi University, K K realised very late in life that he could make singing his career. A die-hard fan of Kishore Kumar, K K switched from Hindi to English songs during his teens. His versatile voice was soon tapped by various ad agencies in Delhi for jingles. He even formed a rock band with his friends and played drums for two other rock bands and did vocals.
After graduating, K K did a brief stint as a marketing executive but after eight months gave up the job.
Having married his childhood sweetheart Jyothy in 1991, as destined for the big time K K arrived in Mumbai in 1994 finally. K K gave his demo tape to Louis Banks, Ranjit Barot, Shiv Mathur and Leslie Lewis to get a break in the music scene.
In 1994, UTV gave him his first break in Mumbai and since then has never looked back. He worked with his mentor Leslie Lewis in his first jingle in Mumbai and success soon followed him. In a span of four years, he has to his credit more than 3500 jingles in 11 Indian languages. Vishal Bhardwaj, who noticed this new talent, gave him the much-needed break in Hindi cinema in Maachis.
“I was one of the playback singers in Gulzar’s hit number ‘Chodh aaye hum woh galiyan...’,” he says. Vishal Bhardwaj also gave him his first solo number in HUM PAANCHI EK DAAL KE. In 1999, K K bagged the prestigious Screen Award as the Best Singer for his solo (non – filmy) album PAL under Sony Music & Star Screen Award 2008 as the Best Playback singer for khuda jaane (Film Bachna Ae Haseeno). He teamed up with his mentor Leslie Lewis for PAL.
K K surely has come a long way since ‘Chodh aaye hum who galiyan...’ and ‘Chappa chappa...’ (Maachis). In Sapnay, he gave a memorable song ‘Strawberry ankhen...’ and worked with A. R. Rahman. With ‘Tadap tadap ke is dil se aah nikalti rahi...’ (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam), he registered himself as a singer to reckon with and shared a beautiful bonding with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ismail Darbar. He has given popular hits like ‘Mujhe kucch kehna hai...’, ‘Pyaar re...’ (Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai), ‘Aaja gufaon mein aa...’, ‘Bandaa yeh bindaas hai...’ (Aks), ‘Koi kahe kehta rahe...’ (Dil Chahta Hai), ‘Bardaasht nahin kar sakta...’ (Humraaz), ‘Sach Kah Raha Hai Deewana...’ (Rahna Hai Terre Dil Mein), ‘Chale Jaise Hawaey...’ (Main Hoon Na), ‘It’s time to Disco...’ (Kal Ho Na Ho), ‘Awaarapan...’ (Jism), ‘Sikh Dhum...’ (Dhoom), and some of the latest hits are ‘Dus Bahane...’ (Dus), ‘Ashaye...’ (Iqbal), ‘Dil Samudra...’ (Garam masala), ‘Dil Nashi Dil Nashi...’ (Aashiq Banaya Aapne), Kyu Aaj Kal (Who Lamhe), Aakho Mein Teri Ajab Si (Om Shanti Om), Zara Sa (Jannat), Khuda Jaane (Bachna Hai Haseeno).
K K has worked with all the top most music directors like A R Rahman, Ismail Darbar, Nadeem-Shravan, Anu Malik, Shankar Ehsaan & Loy, Himmesh Reshammiya, Sandesh, M M Kreem, Jatin-Lalit, Vishal Shekhar, Pritam and Saleem Suleman. K K has also lent his voice for most of the top stars in the industry from Amitabh Bachchan to Hrithik Roshan and Tusshar Kapoor to Akshaye Khanna. Down South, he has worked with well-known maestro Ilayaraj, Harris Jayraj, Deva, Vidyasagar and Mani Sharma.
K K has sung some 500 songs in Hindi and more than 100 songs in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages in a short span. He has perform for several corporate giants
He says, “I have been very fortunate to have worked with all the best people in the industry. I prefer to spend some quality time with my family. I work less because I want to enjoy my work and life to my heart’s content.”
He concludes, “I least expected to be a playback singer in my life. Destiny surely shaped me up to be one and I have taken GOD’s choice in my stride with great humility.”
Event details:
KK Live in Auckland
Date: 9th of July 2011
Venue: TelstraClear Pacific Event Centre, Great South Road, Manukau
More at: www.themesmerizer.com.
As a child he wanted to be a doctor. Destiny made him a singer instead. Krishna Kumar Kunnath better known as K K is on a high note in his singing career and today needs no introduction.
A commerce graduate from Delhi University, K K realised very late in life that he could make singing his...
As a child he wanted to be a doctor. Destiny made him a singer instead. Krishna Kumar Kunnath better known as K K is on a high note in his singing career and today needs no introduction.
A commerce graduate from Delhi University, K K realised very late in life that he could make singing his career. A die-hard fan of Kishore Kumar, K K switched from Hindi to English songs during his teens. His versatile voice was soon tapped by various ad agencies in Delhi for jingles. He even formed a rock band with his friends and played drums for two other rock bands and did vocals.
After graduating, K K did a brief stint as a marketing executive but after eight months gave up the job.
Having married his childhood sweetheart Jyothy in 1991, as destined for the big time K K arrived in Mumbai in 1994 finally. K K gave his demo tape to Louis Banks, Ranjit Barot, Shiv Mathur and Leslie Lewis to get a break in the music scene.
In 1994, UTV gave him his first break in Mumbai and since then has never looked back. He worked with his mentor Leslie Lewis in his first jingle in Mumbai and success soon followed him. In a span of four years, he has to his credit more than 3500 jingles in 11 Indian languages. Vishal Bhardwaj, who noticed this new talent, gave him the much-needed break in Hindi cinema in Maachis.
“I was one of the playback singers in Gulzar’s hit number ‘Chodh aaye hum woh galiyan...’,” he says. Vishal Bhardwaj also gave him his first solo number in HUM PAANCHI EK DAAL KE. In 1999, K K bagged the prestigious Screen Award as the Best Singer for his solo (non – filmy) album PAL under Sony Music & Star Screen Award 2008 as the Best Playback singer for khuda jaane (Film Bachna Ae Haseeno). He teamed up with his mentor Leslie Lewis for PAL.
K K surely has come a long way since ‘Chodh aaye hum who galiyan...’ and ‘Chappa chappa...’ (Maachis). In Sapnay, he gave a memorable song ‘Strawberry ankhen...’ and worked with A. R. Rahman. With ‘Tadap tadap ke is dil se aah nikalti rahi...’ (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam), he registered himself as a singer to reckon with and shared a beautiful bonding with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ismail Darbar. He has given popular hits like ‘Mujhe kucch kehna hai...’, ‘Pyaar re...’ (Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai), ‘Aaja gufaon mein aa...’, ‘Bandaa yeh bindaas hai...’ (Aks), ‘Koi kahe kehta rahe...’ (Dil Chahta Hai), ‘Bardaasht nahin kar sakta...’ (Humraaz), ‘Sach Kah Raha Hai Deewana...’ (Rahna Hai Terre Dil Mein), ‘Chale Jaise Hawaey...’ (Main Hoon Na), ‘It’s time to Disco...’ (Kal Ho Na Ho), ‘Awaarapan...’ (Jism), ‘Sikh Dhum...’ (Dhoom), and some of the latest hits are ‘Dus Bahane...’ (Dus), ‘Ashaye...’ (Iqbal), ‘Dil Samudra...’ (Garam masala), ‘Dil Nashi Dil Nashi...’ (Aashiq Banaya Aapne), Kyu Aaj Kal (Who Lamhe), Aakho Mein Teri Ajab Si (Om Shanti Om), Zara Sa (Jannat), Khuda Jaane (Bachna Hai Haseeno).
K K has worked with all the top most music directors like A R Rahman, Ismail Darbar, Nadeem-Shravan, Anu Malik, Shankar Ehsaan & Loy, Himmesh Reshammiya, Sandesh, M M Kreem, Jatin-Lalit, Vishal Shekhar, Pritam and Saleem Suleman. K K has also lent his voice for most of the top stars in the industry from Amitabh Bachchan to Hrithik Roshan and Tusshar Kapoor to Akshaye Khanna. Down South, he has worked with well-known maestro Ilayaraj, Harris Jayraj, Deva, Vidyasagar and Mani Sharma.
K K has sung some 500 songs in Hindi and more than 100 songs in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages in a short span. He has perform for several corporate giants
He says, “I have been very fortunate to have worked with all the best people in the industry. I prefer to spend some quality time with my family. I work less because I want to enjoy my work and life to my heart’s content.”
He concludes, “I least expected to be a playback singer in my life. Destiny surely shaped me up to be one and I have taken GOD’s choice in my stride with great humility.”
Event details:
KK Live in Auckland
Date: 9th of July 2011
Venue: TelstraClear Pacific Event Centre, Great South Road, Manukau
More at: www.themesmerizer.com.
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