Google Honors KK with Doodle: Remembering the Versatile Singer
Nakul also talked about the love and support their family received from fans.
The doodle shows KK standing and singing with a microphone in hand, set against the Google logo.
Google honored Indian singer KK, also known as Krishnakumar Kunnath, with an animated doodle on Friday, October 25.
This date marks the anniversary of his first Bollywood song, "Chhod Aaye Hum," which was released in 1996. The song was featured in Gulzar's film *Maachis*.
The doodle shows KK standing and singing with a microphone in hand, set against the Google logo.
There are music notes and star emojis in the background. Google explained, "This Doodle celebrates Krishnakumar Kunnath, also known as KK, a successful Indian playback singer most known for his versatility.
He is widely remembered for recording songs in several languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, and Gujarati."
KK was famous for songs like "Khuda Jaane," "Ankhon Mein Teri," and "Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai."
Over his 30-year career, he sang more than 500 songs in Hindi and over 200 in Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Sadly, KK passed away on May 31, 2022, in Kolkata, just hours after a concert.
After his death, KK's son Nakul Krishna shared an emotional note on Instagram.
He wrote, “Took me a while to come to terms with what happened 3 weeks ago. Even now the pain is physical, like I'm being choked, as though people are standing on my chest. I wanted to say something, share anything about my dad but I finally understood immobility in a state of shock. I finally comprehend true pain, I've only now realised the privilege you granted me, not the privilege of a comfortable life, I always knew I was blessed in that regard. The greatest privilege I ever had was the opportunity to witness you every day.”
Nakul also talked about the love and support their family received from fans. He wrote, “And here we were, being showered and inundated with your love every moment. I got to see your perspective on everything; how you treated people, how passionate you were about everything you did, especially singing. How generously you loved. Only focusing on the positives, and completely disregarding the negatives."
