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Kamahl

Background information
Birth name Kandiah Kamalesvaran
Born November 13, 1934 (1934-11-13) (age 73)
Origin Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Vocals
Label(s) Philips
EMI
Mercury Records
Festival Records
Dino Records
Readers' Digest

Kandiah Kamalesvaran (Tamil: கந்தையா கமலேஸ்வரன்) or Kamahl (born November 13, 1934) is the stage name of an Australian cabaret/easy listening singer and recording artist who is perhaps best known for his song The Elephant Song, as well as his sensitive interpretations of standards in the repertoire of popular music. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant Easy listening music is a style of Popular music and radio format that emerged in the mid-20th century evolving out of swing and Big band music Kamahl begun his music career in small time band "Radial Arm".

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Early life

Born in Malaysia to Tamil Hindu parents, he is of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Sri Lankan Tamil people ( or Ceylon Tamils, are an Ethnic group native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka who predominantly speak He grew up in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur and studied at the Victoria Institution. Brickfields is a small to medium-sized town and residential neighbourhood (as well as an administrative zone located just outside central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K History In the 1880s Raffles Institution in Singapore flourished as one of the most outstanding schools of its time

He arrived in Adelaide, South Australia in 1953 to receive a higher education at King's College (now Pembroke School), however, his arrival was not without prejudice on the part of an Australia still influenced by the White Australia Policy. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pembroke School is the name of several educational institutions Pembroke School Adelaide - a school in Adelaide The White Australia policy is a term used to describe a collection of historical policies that intentionally restricted non-white Immigration to Australia from This experience gave bite to his well-known quote: "Why are people so unkind?"

Music career

At his first public performance in 1958 he shortened his name to Kamal, but the Master of Ceremonies announced him as "Camel". Camels are Even-toed ungulates within the Genus Camelus. The Dromedary, one-humped or Arabian camel has a single hump and the After that he changed the spelling to Kamahl. [1]

As he made his way into the Australian music industry, Rupert Murdoch was an early important mentor. is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American Murdoch tipped Kamahl £10 at a concert in December 1958 and encouraged him to move to Sydney. The pound was the currency of Australia until 1966 It was subdivided into 20 Shillings each of 12 pence. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Without asking, Murdoch arranged for Kamahl to perform a six-week season at the Hotel Australia in Sydney. After that season, he boarded with the Murdochs for two years. [1]

Kamahl has performed at the London Palladium and Carnegie Hall, as well as pubs and clubs throughout Australia. The London Palladium is a 2286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal In 1982 Queen Elizabeth II asked him to give a Royal Command performance in Brisbane for the Commonwealth Games there, and in 1984, he sang with Cathy Lee Johnson at the LA Variety Telethon. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) A telethon is a Fundraising event broadcast on Television that lasts many hours or even days the purpose of which is to raise Money for a charitable political

His first album was A Voice to Remember, which was released in Australia in October 1967. He has released singles and albums in the United States, Canada, England, New Zealand, South America, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Germany - this last in German - as well as the Netherlands, Belgium and all the Scandinavian nations. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Singapore For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well From 1967 onwards in Australia his records, tapes and CDs were primarily on the Philips label, but he also recorded on EMI, Mercury, Festival, Dino and Readers' Digest. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc.

He has been in the Australian music industry for fifty years, and throughout that time has made some memorable TV and film appearances, as well as concerts. He was one of the first people to appear in concert at the Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney New South Wales, Australia He was a particularly popular guest on the variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday. Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long running variety television program on Australian television. In 2004 he appeared at the Big Day Out rock festival, and the year before he had cameos in the Australian films Harvie Krumpet and Fat Pizza. The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Harvie Krumpet is an Australian Claymation, made in Melbourne by Adam Elliot (Melodrama Pictures Fat Pizza The Movie is an Australian movie based upon the stories and characters of the Pizza television series created by Paul Fenech He collaborated with the Wiggles for some of their performances, showing his inter-generational appeal. The Wiggles are a children's musical group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991

His latest album is Imagine the World in Unison as of 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is also making appearances as a judge on The X-Factor and has a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola. For the original UK version see The X Factor (UK Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries

On 19 September 2007 he featured on The Chaser's War on Everything on ABC TV where he sang for a 'newly-wed couple' who turned up uninvited on his door. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Chaser's War on Everything is an AFI Award winning Australian Television comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956

He recently made commercials for Australian Cable Channel Fox8, advertising their WWE programming. FOX8 is an Australian Cable and Satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms

In early 2008, Kamahl reunited with his old school, Pembroke (then Kings College), and with renowned conductor Kevin Cameron went on tour in the United States with the Pemborke Symphony Orchestra, comprised of such illustirous names as David Blumberg, Maddi Green and Justin Choong. For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. An electric violin is a Violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound List of child prodigies|Fictional child prodigies A child prodigy is a one who masters one or more skills or arts at an early age

Awards and Recognition

References

  1. ^ a b Talking Heads - Kamahl. Retrieved on 2007-06-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem

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