SP Balasubrahmanyam Composed A Song On COVID-19 Before Testing Positive For The Virus

Before testing positive for COVID-19, the veteran singer who recorded 40,000 songs in 16 languages, composed and sung a Tamil song to create awareness about the novel coronavirus.

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New Delhi: SP Balasubrahmanyam breathed his last on September 25 after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest. The veteran singer was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of MGM Healthcare in Chennai on August 5 after he tested positive for COVID-19. Though on September 8, the singer had tested negative for the novel disease but was continued to be kept under ICU and ventilator supervision. Lately, the news of the singer being 'extremely critical' came out and on Friday at 1:04 PM, the 'Maine Pyar Kiya' singer left for his heavenly abode. However, before testing positive for COVID-19, the veteran singer who recorded 40,000 songs in 16 languages, composed and sung a Tamil song to create awareness about the novel coronavirus. The lyrics of the song penned down by renowned lyricist Vairamuthu is brimming with confidence that humanity will win over the pandemic. SP Balasubrahmanyam said months ago, “I composed this number. Let us listen to this... it is not more musical, it is more lyrical.” The late singer urged his fans to pay attention to the depth and import of the words and act accordingly to help prevent the virus in his video of more than 3 minutes. The song named ‘Corona Corona’ throws light on the fact that though the virus is smaller than an atom in size, it is deadly like an atom bomb that infects people stealthily. The presentation of the SP Balasubrahmanyam in the song also spells out about the importance of no physical contact, following hygiene, and other aspects aimed at avoiding the spread of COVID-19. Just like his song which is giving out the message that the human race will eventually win over the COVID-19 pandemic, the ‘Paadum Nila’ was also confident that he would beat the virus after he tested positive for it. He eventually did beat the virus on September 8 but succumbed to a cardio-respiratory arrest yesterday. Watch this space for more updates. (With inputs from PTI).