Kamahl

Kamahl
Kamahl in 2011
Background information
Birth name	Kandiah Kamalesvaran
Born	(1934-11-13) 13 November 1934 (age 89) Kuala Lumpur, then-Federated Malay States
Genres	adult contemporary
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1958–present
Labels	Philips EMI Mercury Records Festival Records Dino Records Reader's Digest ABC Music

Kandiah Kamalesvaran AM (Tamil: கந்தையா கமலேஸ்வரன்; born 13 November 1934), better known by his stage name Kamahl, is a Malaysian-born Australian singer.

His single, "Sounds of Goodbye" (1969), reached the top 20 on the Kent Music Report singles chart. Another single, "The Elephant Song" (1975), peaked at number one in both the Netherlands and Belgium.

In 1985, the Chicago Tribune reported Kamahl as having sold "more than 20 million records worldwide" and "76 gold and 14 platinum records".^[1] In a 2007 press release, Kamahl's records were said to have achieved gold and platinum status over 80 times.^[2]

References

1. "KAMAHL AIMS TO CHARM AUDIENCES". Chicago Tribune. 21 February 1985. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
2. "Kamahl To Perform Concerts Across NZ". Scoop New Zealand. December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

Other websites

• Kamahl's official website
• Some information about Kamahl about when he was young in Malaysia, from the Victoria Institution
• Kamahl performing "My Home" in 2015 at the age of 80 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia