KK passed away on May 31 at 53. He was gifted with a boisterous yet mellifluous voice that will be remembered forever.
Image Source : twitterBorn in New Delhi to C S Menon and Kunnath Kanakavalli on August 23, 1968, he was an alumnus of Delhi's Mount St Mary's School.
Image Source : twitterKK reportedly had a short stint as a marketing associate in the hotel industry after which he shifted to Mumbai to pursue a career in music.
Image Source : twitterHe was greatly influenced by the singer Kishore Kumar and music director R.D. Burman.
Image Source : twitterIn 1994, he took a chance and gave a demo tape to Louis Banks, Ranjit Barot and Leslie Lewis.
Image Source : twitterHe was introduced as a playback singer with A R Rahman's hit song 'Kalluri Saaley' and 'Hello Dr.'.
Image Source : twitterIn 1999, he made his debut as a Bollywood playback singer with 'Tadap Tadap' from 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'.
Image Source : twitterEvery '90s kid will always remember KK for the album's title track 'Pal' and also 'Yaaron' .
Image Source : twitterIn 2013, KK sang for an international album, 'Rise Up - Colors of Peace'
Image Source : twitterIn over 3-decade-long career, KK sang more than 500 songs in Hindi and more than 200 songs in Telugu, Bengali, Kannada and Malayalam languages.
Image Source : twitterKK had married his childhood sweetheart Jyothy Krishna in 1991 and they had two children, Nakul and Taamara.
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