Remembering KK: 10 lesser-known facts about the singer

Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, was a multifaceted personality who connected with everyone with his mesmerising voice and humble attitude. Here are some lesser-known facts about this talented singer who has a career spanning over 25 years in the Indian music industry.

The singer has often credited his wife, Jyothy Lakshmi Krishna for her support in his singing career. Very few people know this but KK was working in sales to marry Jyothy. Later it got frustrating for him and with Jyothy’s faith in him, KK quit the job and followed his singing passion. Credit: Instagram/ @kk_live_now

KK with Gulzar Saab. KK, who has a nation-wide fan following for his music, is not a trained classical singer. In media interviews, the singer had revealed that he learnt music by simply listening to it. Credit: Instagram/ @kk_live_now

Kishore Kumar was KK’s initial influence. When KK got to know that Kishore Kumar, someone he looked up to, had never learnt music, he also got inspired to take up a career in music without any formal training. Credit: Instagram/ @kk_live_now

Before KK moved to Mumbai in 1994 to become a popular Bollywood singer, he was working in the hotel industry. Credit: Instagram/ @kk_live_now

KK, who has sung over 500 Hindi songs, has also sung songs in other Indian languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati and Assamese. Credit: Instagram/ @kk_live_now

Before the singer got his big break in Bollywood, KK has revealed that he has sung over 3,500 jingles in over 11 languages. Credit: Instagram/ @kk_live_now

While KK’s songs are popular among all the age groups and fit every occasion, the singer has not received many awards. Throughout his career, which started in late 90s, KK has only been awarded three to four awards. Credit: Instagram/ @kk_live_now