G. N. Balasubramaniam (Tamil: ஜி.என்.பாலசுப்பிரமணியம், 1910 - 1 May 1965), popularly know as GNB, was a vocalist in the Carnatic tradition. Balasubramaniam was the first and arguably the most famous acronym in Carnatic music. He was the uncrowned prince of carnatic music during his time. The name somehow still retains freshness even now, many decades after his passing away. A reflection of his style perhaps. This possibly explains why, as we are aware, youngsters born after he passed on have drawn inspiration from his tapes to take to music as a way of life and a means of livelihood.

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