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Krishnakumar Kunnath (Malayalam: കൃഷ്ണകുമാര്‍ കുന്നത്ത് Hindi: कृष्णकुमार कुन्नथ) (born August 23, 1970) is an award winning Indian playback singer. He was born to C S Nair and Kanakavalli.[1] He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films.[2] His name is often confused with the similar screen name of a Bollywood actor, Kay Kay Menon.


Born in Thrissur, Kerala, Krishna Kumar was brought up in New Delhi.[3] KK sang 3,500 jingles before Bollywood break. An alumni of Delhi's Mount St. Mary school.[4] He appeared in "Josh of India" song for the support of Indian Cricket Team during Cricket World Cup 1999. Following this, he released an album called Pal the title song of which struck a chord with listeners. Songs titled "Aap ki Dua" and "Yaaron" from the same album were also popular.

KK is assisted by a band that comprise Karl Peters on bass, Kalyan Baruah on lead guitar and harmonica, Kurt Peters on drums and Rinku Rajput on keyboards.