Kolkata: Popular Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, passed away on Tuesday after a song program at Gurudas College, in Ultodanga district. According to initial reports, Kunnath was was taken to a private hospital on Diamond Harbor Road after falling ill during an event at Dimond Harbor Road.
According to sources, the musician was pronounced dead at the hospital. 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.
The playback singer felt chest congestion after the concert and was rushed to a private hospital in the city. He was “brought dead” to Kolkata’s CMRI Hospital around, hospital authorities told ABP News.
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 told news agency PTI.
The versatile singer has recorded songs in several languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, among other.