Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas Award (or usually referred to as
Yesudas
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian Music and also as a c ...
Award) is an award for music artists in recognition to their outstanding performance. The award is instituted jointly by ''Swaralaya'', an organization that promotes music and
Kairali Channel, based at
Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
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India
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. Awards have been given annually since 2000.
K. J. Yesudas presents the awards at a
Gandharva
A gandharva () is a member of a class of celestial beings in Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, whose males are divine performers such as musicians and singers, and the females are divine dancers. In Hinduism, they are ...
Sandhya on every January.
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas awardees
Special Jury awardees
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Legendary awardees
Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Legendary award was introduced in 2010 in order to honour the legends in music.
See also
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Yesudas
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian Music and also as a c ...
External links
Swaralaya Kairali Yesudas Award list
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K. J. Yesudas
Indian music awards
2000 establishments in Kerala
Awards established in 2000
Kerala awards