T. M. Krishna

T. M. Krishna

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T. M. Krishna Profile

  • Name:
  • T. M. Krishna
  • Born:
  • January 22, 1976
  • Father:
  • T.m. Rangachari
  • Spouse:
  • Sangeetha Sivakumar

T. M. Krishna Biography

T. M. Krishna is a Carnatic music vocalist from Chennai. One of the leading vocalists of Carnatic music at present, Krishna has released over 40 albums till now. This popular young Carnatic vocalist is known for his resonant voice and strict adherence to classicism. He has collaborated with many leading vocalists of present times including Sudha Raghunathan, Bombay Jayashri, Ustad Rashid Khan, his wife Sangeetha Sivakumar etc. He has been honoured with Best Outstanding Vocalist 2009 and Yogam Nagaswamy Award 2007 by The Music Academy, Madras. In 2004 he received Young Achievers Award by India Today. Isai Peroli and Nada Bhushanam are the honorary titles received by him. He also received Kalki Krishnamurthy Award 2001 and many other awards.

 

He was born into a musical family in Chennai in 1976. So he got exposed to the world of Carnatic music at a very young age. His father is a businessman and mother is an educationalist. Both his parents are patron of arts and his mother is a trained Carnatic singer. Krishna was introduced to formal training in music at the age of 6. He received training from Bhagavathula Seetharama Sharma, Chengalpet Ranganathan and later seven years training under Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. He made his first public performance at the age of 12.

 

He completed graduation from Vivekananda College and later married a Carnatic musician, Sangeetha Sivakumar. The couple now lives in Mylapore with two kids. His grand uncle T.T. Krishnamachari was one of the founding members of Madras Music Academy. After studies he launched his career as a full-time vocalist. Since then he has done over 2000 concerts all over the world, including foreign countries like US, Middle East, Europe, Australia etc. He has also released many albums of his live concerts.

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Updated: March 12, 2016

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