Singer KK, 53, passes away after live performance in Kolkata

In shocking development, Well-known Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, passed away in Kolkata on Tuesday night, officials said. He was 53.

 

 

KK was feeling unwell after reaching his hotel, following a performance at a concert in the evening where he sang for almost an hour, officials said. He was taken to a private hospital in south Kolkata where doctors declared him brought dead, they said. "It's unfortunate that we could not treat him," a senior official of the hospital said.

 

KK, known as a versatile singer, has recorded songs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, among other languages. -PTC News