Chennai: Legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) breathed his last at MGM Healthcare here today.
The late musician's son SP Charan told the reporters that his 74-year-old father breathed his last at 1:04 pm today.
Charan also extended gratitude to those who had been praying for the recovery of the musician.
The Padma Shri award-winning musician is survived by his wife Savitri Balasubrahmanyam and his children SP Charan and Pallavi Balasubrahmanyam.
The 74-year-old playback singer was admitted to the hospital on August 5 after he tested positive for coronavirus and suffered a setback days later, prompting doctors to put him on life support.
On August 5, the veteran singer had posted a video on his Facebook page, informing his fans and followers that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that he was doing well.
In the video, he had said that he was receiving treatment at a Chennai-based private hospital and that he has quarantined himself.
But, the health condition of the singer deteriorated last week and was on a ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital.
The news of SPB's critical health condition sent shock waves across the nation.
From celebrities to general public, all came together and called a mass prayer on August 20 at 6 pm for veteran playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam's early recovery from COVID-19 triggered illness.
Balasubrahmanyam, who worked across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam film industries has rendered thousands of ever-green songs.