| Puttur_Narasimha_Nayak | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Puttur_Narasimha_Nayak |
| Born | Puttur, Karnataka, India |
| Genres | Playback singing Bhajans Kirthanas Kannada Indian classical |
| Occupations | singer |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
Sri Puttur Narasimha Nayak is a vocalist from Karnataka. He sings devotional songs, chiefly Haridasa compositions, and carnatic classical music. To his credit, he has rendered in Kannada, mainly devotional songs by Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, and Kirthanaas, and has given many public concerts all over the world. His Pavamana jagada prana album was extremely popular.
Sri Puttur Narasimha Nayak began to learn music at the age of 14. He took his initial lessons in music from Puttur Devdas Nayak. During 1977 he sang songs for Kannada,Tulu and konkani films. Films like Kendada Male music by L Vaidyanathan, Gauri Ganesha,and Rajan-Nagendra.ujwadu Puttur Nayak won for Best Male Playback Singer by Karnataka State Film awards in 1992. He was awarded the Sri Raghavendra award in 2005. He can sing in fourteen languages and has sung more than ten thousand devotional, motion picture, and folk songs.[1] [2] He is a native of Dakshina Kannada district. He lives with his wife and two children in Bangalore. He has performed in more than three thousand concerts across the world.[3] He has toured the USA and Bahrain several times and served as a representative in the Kannada conferences abroad.