Born as Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam on 4 June, 1946, in Madras, SPB started learning music at a young age. Initially, SPB was in the path to become an engineer but also continued his efforts to pursue his passion for music. In 1966, SPB recorded his first film song for a Telugu movie and later on made his Kannada debut. (Photo | EPS)