Summary
K. G. Jayan (21 November 1934 – 16 April 2024) was an Indian Carnatic singer, musician, and music director from Kerala.[1] Known for his devotional songs, Jayan composed more than 1,000 songs for Tamil and Malayalam films.[2] He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019, the fourth highest civilian award in India.[3][4]
K. G. Jayan | |
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 K. G. Jayan with his brother K. G. Vijayan | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 21 November 1934 Kottayam, Travancore, British India |
| Died | 16 April 2024 (aged 89) Tripunithura, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1943–2024 |
| Labels | HMV |
Early life edit
Jayan and his twin brother K. G. Vijayan, with whom he formed the famous Jaya-Vijaya team, were born as the third and fourth sons of late Gopalan Thanthrikal and late Narayani Amma on 21 November 1934 at their home in Kottayam. They started to learn Carnatic music at a very young age, and had their arangettam at Kumaranalloor Devi Temple at the age of nine. Their first guru was one Raman Bhagavathar, and then they learnt from Mavelikkara Radhakrishna Iyer. They underwent a Ganabhooshanam course at the famous Swathi Thirunal College of Music at Thiruvananthapuram after their schooling, and passed with distinction. Later, they had their advanced training from Carnatic giants like Alathur Brothers, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar and M. Balamuralikrishna. It was during their lessons under Chembai that they started composing and singing songs.
Personal life edit
Actor Manoj K. Jayan is his younger son. K. G. Jayan died at his residence in Tripunithura, on 16 April 2024, at the age of 89.[5][6][7]
Awards edit
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References edit
- ^ Sathish, VM (22 November 2013). "80-year-old carnatic singer from Kerala enthralls Dubai audience". Emirates247.
- ^ "From Nambi Narayanan to Mohanlal: Five Padma award nominees from Kerala". New Indian Express. 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019.
- ^ "List of Padma Awardees 2019" (PDF). Padmaawards.gov.in. Government of India.
- ^ "Padma Bhushan for Mohanlal, Nambi Narayanan". The Hindu. 25 January 2019.
- ^ ഡെസ്ക്, വെബ് (16 April 2024). "ഗായകനും സംഗീത സംവിധായകനുമായ കെ.ജി. ജയൻ അന്തരിച്ചു | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Carnatic musician KG Jayan passes away". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Music director KG Jayan passes away". English.Mathrubhumi. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Classical Music". keralaculture.org.
- ^ "Creating better infrastructure is top priority: Sivakumar". The Hindu. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
External links edit
- K. G. Jayan discography at Discogs