Indian Cinema's legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam was posthumously honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award at a ceremony in the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. The late singer's son SP Charan received the award on his father’s behalf from President Ram Nath Kovind.

SPB passed away in September 2020 after COVID-19 complications at the age of 74. The voice artist held the Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs by a singer with over 40,000 songs. He was a recipient of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan too.

The official Rashtrapati Bhavan Twitter handle shared a photo and wrote, “President Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan to Shri S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (Posthumous) for Art. One of the leading figures of Indian cinema, particularly the southern Indian movie industry, he was a top-notch playback singer in multiple languages."

Balasubrahmanyam is regarded as one of the most respected singing legends of India. He had won six National Film Awards for his works in four different languages, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi. He had recorded 35 songs in a single day, which is also a record. SPB stays in the hearts of the Indian audience by rendering his voice in thousands of timeless songs.

President Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan to Shri S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (Posthumous) for Art. One of the leading figures of Indian cinema, particularly the southern Indian movie industry, he was a top-notch playback singer in multiple languages. pic.twitter.com/7bQ3gJR1Hi

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 9, 2021