K. J. Yesudas (Indian Singer) Age, Biography, Family

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K. J. Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer known for recording songs in multiple languages across a career spanning more than six decades.
His birth place is consistently reported as Fort Kochi / Kochi, and multiple reliable bios give his date of birth as 10 January 1940.
He is widely known by the nickname Dasettan and the title Gaana Gandharvan.

College	Swathi Thirunal College of Music in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Education	Three-year certificate course in Music

School	Not Known

Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	Prabha Yesudas
Marriage Date	1970
Children	Vinod Yesudas (president at Youth Congress) Vijay Yesudas (Playback singer, actor) Vishal Yesudas (Singer)

Singing Debut

Playback (Tollywood)	Attention Penne Attention from the movie- Kaalpadukal (1962)
Playback (Bollywood)	Chhoti Si Baat from the movie- Chhoti Si Baat (1975)

Awards/Achievements

National Award for the Best Male Playback Singer - 7 times
Filmfare Awards - 5 times
State Award for the Best Playback Singer - 43 times
CNN-IBN outstanding achievement award for over 20,000 songs
Outstanding Achievements in Music by UNESCO
Padma Shri (1975)
Padma Bhushan (2002)
Padma Vibhushan (2017)
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry (2024)
Doctorate by Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu (1989)
D.Litt by Kerala University, Kerala (2003)
D.Litt by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (2009)

1. K. J. Yesudas learned music from his father, a famous Malayalam classical musician and stage actor.
2. Financial constraints prevented him from continuing his music studies.
3. He was invited by the Soviet Union government to perform in various cities of the USSR.
4. Yesudas recorded a Russian song on Radio Kazakhstan.
5. He has sung for many top actors in Hindi cinema.
6. The album ‘Ahimsa’ was recorded by Yesudas in Sanskrit, Latin, and English.
7. He performed Arabic songs in Carnatic style at concerts in the Middle East.
8. Yesudas represents Indian culture through his performances as a cultural ambassador.
9. He initiated the 'cross-country musical' campaign in Thiruvananthapuram against terrorism.
10. Yesudas has performed 36 times at the Soorya Music festival.
11. His son, Vijay Yesudas, received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
12. The Temple of Sabarimala in Kerala plays Yesudas's voice for Harivarasanam daily.