Gudalur Narayanaswamy Balasubramaniam (6 January 1910 – 1 May 1965), popularly known as GNB, was an Indian Carnatic singer. He, along with his contemporaries Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Madurai Mani Iyer, are referred to as the 20th century male trinity of Carnatic music. He innovated the art through emphasis on laya control and reducing the gamakas which eventually made Carnatic music appeal to the lay and the learned alike. He was also a Tamil film actor.
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6 January 1910 [Gudalur, near Mayavaram in Tanjore District], Madras Presidency, India
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Died |
1 May 1965 (aged 55) Madras, Madras State, India
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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