Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes legendary singer KJ Yesudas on his 80th birthday: He has made valuable contributions to Indian culture

Legendary singer KJ Yesudas is celebrating his 80th birthday today and fans of the charismatic musician have flooded social media with heart-felt wishes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also wished the celebrated singer on the special occasion and shared on Twitter, “On the special occasion of his 80th birthday, greetings to the versatile K. J. Yesudas Ji. His melodious music and soulful renditions have made him popular across all age groups. He has made valuable contributions to Indian culture. Wishing him a long and healthy life.”



In a glorious career spanning almost five decades, the ace musician has delivered popular songs like ‘Devude Icchadu Veedhi Okati’, ‘Navarasa Suma Malika’, ‘Jaaneman Jaaneman’, 'Nee Oru Puzhayay' and 'Ente Ellam Ellam Alle' to name a few. KJ Yesudas has crooned more than 50,000 songs in different Indian languages like Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi. Apart from film songs, he has to his credit several devotional tracks, Carnatic classical compositions and festival numbers.

KJ Yesudas has been the recipient of eight National awards and has also been conferred with Padma Shri (1975), Padma Bhushan (2002) and

Padma Vibhushan

(2017).