<p><br />India's legendary playback singer Manna Dey passed away early Thursday after a prolonged illness at a private hospital here. He was 94.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Mannada breathed his last around 4 a.m. after his condition suddenly deteriorated in the wee hours though he was on a ventilator in the intensive care unit," Narayana Hospital spokesman K.S.Vasuki told IANS here.<br /><br />The multi-lingual singer, who has been ailing for four months, leaves behind two daughters -- Rama and Sumita.<br /><br />"Dey's eldest daughter (Rama) rushed to the hospital and was at his bedside when the end came after we alerted her about her father's deteriorating condition," Vasuki said.<br /><br />According to Dey's family sources, Sumita lives in the US.<br /><br />Dey's wife Sulochana Kumaran passed away here in January 2012 due to cancer.<br />Dey was admitted to the super specialty hospital in early July after he complained of complained of lung infection and was undergoing treatment for respiratory disease.<br /><br />"Dey's body will be kept at Ravindra Kalkshetra in the city centre from 10am to 12noon for the public to pay their last respects and homage," a family friend said.<br />The family plans to perform Dey's last rites at Hebbal crematorium in northwest of the city by Thursday evening.<br /><br />News of Dey's passing away shocked thousands of his fans, especially the music industry and the million-strong Bengali community in this tech hub.<br /><br />Dey was in the same hospital for about 20 days in May a week after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee honoured him May 1 with Bengal's Vishesh Maha Sangeet Samman award in recognition of his yeomen service to the world of music and the film industry for over seven decades.<br /><br />Mannada, whose original name was Prabodh Chandra Dey, has to his credit over a record 3,500 songs in an illustrious career spanning seven decades since 1943. His oeuvre boasts of a range of songs -- from romantic numbers to classical to fun songs.<br /><br />Dey was also honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the country's highest award in the film world, in 2007.<br /><br />He was also recipient of several awards, including Padma Shri and Padma Bhusan.</p>
<p><br />India's legendary playback singer Manna Dey passed away early Thursday after a prolonged illness at a private hospital here. He was 94.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Mannada breathed his last around 4 a.m. after his condition suddenly deteriorated in the wee hours though he was on a ventilator in the intensive care unit," Narayana Hospital spokesman K.S.Vasuki told IANS here.<br /><br />The multi-lingual singer, who has been ailing for four months, leaves behind two daughters -- Rama and Sumita.<br /><br />"Dey's eldest daughter (Rama) rushed to the hospital and was at his bedside when the end came after we alerted her about her father's deteriorating condition," Vasuki said.<br /><br />According to Dey's family sources, Sumita lives in the US.<br /><br />Dey's wife Sulochana Kumaran passed away here in January 2012 due to cancer.<br />Dey was admitted to the super specialty hospital in early July after he complained of complained of lung infection and was undergoing treatment for respiratory disease.<br /><br />"Dey's body will be kept at Ravindra Kalkshetra in the city centre from 10am to 12noon for the public to pay their last respects and homage," a family friend said.<br />The family plans to perform Dey's last rites at Hebbal crematorium in northwest of the city by Thursday evening.<br /><br />News of Dey's passing away shocked thousands of his fans, especially the music industry and the million-strong Bengali community in this tech hub.<br /><br />Dey was in the same hospital for about 20 days in May a week after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee honoured him May 1 with Bengal's Vishesh Maha Sangeet Samman award in recognition of his yeomen service to the world of music and the film industry for over seven decades.<br /><br />Mannada, whose original name was Prabodh Chandra Dey, has to his credit over a record 3,500 songs in an illustrious career spanning seven decades since 1943. His oeuvre boasts of a range of songs -- from romantic numbers to classical to fun songs.<br /><br />Dey was also honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the country's highest award in the film world, in 2007.<br /><br />He was also recipient of several awards, including Padma Shri and Padma Bhusan.</p>