D O B August 23,1970
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Thiruvanantpuram, Kerela
Known For Singer, Music Director, Song Writer
Married Yes

Biography Krishnakumar Kunnath born August also known as KK is an award-winning Indian playback singer He is a prominent singer in Hindi Telugu Malayalam Kannada and Tamil films Born in Thrissur Kerala to C S Nair and Kanakavalli a Malayali couple Krishnakumar Kunnath was brought up in New Delhi KK sang jingles before Bollywood break An alumnus of Delhi's Mount St Mary school He appeared in Josh of India song for the support of Indian Cricket Team during Cricket World Cup Following this he released an album called Pal for which he notched up a Star Screen Award for the Best Solo Album the title song of which struck a chord with listeners Songs titled Aap Ki Dua and Yaaron from the same album were also popular KK is assisted by a band that comprise Jaideep Thirumalai on bass Kalyan Baruah on guitar Vibhas Rahul on drums and Rinku Rajput on keyboards As a child he wanted to be a doctor KK gave his first stage performance when he was in second standard KK 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 More rock band with his friends and played drums for two other rock bands and did vocals KK has been greatly influenced by the legendary singer Kishore Kumar and music director R D Burman Since his early days he grew up listening to them After graduating from Delhi University in commerce KK had a brief stint of eight months as marketing executive in the hotel industry After few years in he moved to Mumbai In he gave his demo tape to Louis Banks Ranjit Barot Shiv Mathur and Leslie Lewis to get a break in the music arena It was in when his son Nakul was born that things changed suddenly The same day he was called by UTV and he sung a jingle for Santogen Suiting ad In a span of four years he has sung more than jingles in Indian languages He got the first break in Mumbai from UTV to sing jingles and success followed soon He considers Leslie Lewis as his mentor for giving him his first jingle to sing in Mumbai br Till now KK has sung more than songs in Hindi and more than songs in Telugu Tamil and Kannada languages in a short span Down South he has worked with well-known music composers such as 'Maestro' Ilayaraja Yuvan Shankar Raja Deva Vidyasagar and Mani Sharma Noted film director Vishal Bhardwaj gave KK the much-needed break He started his stint in Bollywood with hit song Chhod Aaye Hum in Maachis and went on to entertain audiences with many more popular numbers Vishal Bhardwaj also gave him his first solo number in the as-yet-unreleased film Hum Paanchi Ek Daal Ke But it was his soulful rendition of Tadap Tadap Ke in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam that catapulted him to fame In Bollywood he has notched up winners with songs such as Tu Aashiqui Hai from Jhankaar Beats Chand Ki Roshni Se from Home Delivery Awarapan Banjarapan from Jism sach keh raha hai deewana from RHTDM It's The Time To Disco from Kal Ho Naa Ho and the smash hit Dus Bahaane with Shaan from the film Dus Aashayein from Iqbal His recent hit songs include Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai from the movie Gangster Maine Dil Se Kaha from Rog O Meri Jaan from Life in a Metro Soniye Soniye from Aksar Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar from MP - Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar Alvida from Life in a Metro Labon Ko from bhool bhulaya zara si and Haan Tu Hai from Jannat film Bin Tum from Dus Kahaniyan Ajab Si from Om Shanti Om and Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai from Woh Lamhe His smash hit Khuda Jaane is from the film Bachna Ae Haseeno released in August for which he won a Star Screen Award for Best Male Playback Singer His hits include songs like Hai Junoon and from New york O Jaana Kaisa Ye Raaz Hai from Raaz - The Mystery Continues Main Tera Dhadkan Teri from Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Haan Main Jitni Martaba from All The Best Aaya Re and Nazreim Karam are also hits from the movie Jashnn At the end of the year he came up with the songs like Dil Ibadaat and O Meri Jaan from movie Tum Mile In the year Sony Music had just been launched in India and they were looking to launch a new artiste KK was selected as the new artiste and he came out with a solo album titled Pal with Leslie Lewis composing the music Pal was the first album released by KK under Sony Music for which he got the prestigious Screen award as best singer On January KK released his second album Humsafar after a gap of eight years The songs Aasmaan Ke Yeh Kahaan Mil Gaye Hum and Rain Bhai Maajhi are famous songs from this album besides KK had also sung an English Rock Ballad Cineraria The title track Humsafar is a mix of English and Hindi lyrics KK appeared on television too He was invited as jury member for a talent hunt show Fame Gurukul but he is clear that he would not like to return to television as the medium restricts him Unlike many composers and singers who feel reality shows have made it easier for budding artists to enter Bollywood KK feels every one still has to struggle to mark one's presence in the film world He married his childhood sweetheart Jyothi in As a family man KK prefers to spend time with family when he is not working Once he said his family is what gives him the strength to cope with all the pressure of Bollywood where one has to continuously carve one's niche and hold on to it KK's son Nakul sang a song Masti from his latest album Humsafar with his father KK also has a daughter named Taamara Krishna Kumar's surname Kunnath is not his paternal family name but his maternal one Nairs of Kerala are matrilineal