Augustine Joseph

Who is Augustine Joseph?

Kattassery Augustine Joseph was an Indian classical musician born in Kerala, India. He was the father of the popular Indian playback singer K. J. Yesudas and grandfather of another singer Vijay Yesudas. He was born in a Christian family in Kochi. He started training in music and acting at a very young age. He had sung many songs and acted in many plays. He died of a suspected heart attack aged 55 in 1965. K.J. Yesudas, his son later said in an interview that he had faced a lot of money problems during this period and when his father died, the hospital authorities told him to give Rs. 1000/-. It was the famous lyricist P. Bhaskaran who helped him during this period. He was buried according to his wish at Kochi.