Singer Shan Johnson dead

Singer Shan Johnson found dead in her Chennai apartment

Shan Johnson (29), singer and daughter of famous Malayalam music composer Johnson who passed away in August 2011, was found dead in her Chennai apartment on February 5.

Shan Johnson (29), singer and daughter of famous Malayalam music composer Johnson who passed away in August 2011, was found dead in her Chennai apartment on February 5. Sources close to her family said she was working in Chennai and stayed at an apartment near Kodambakkam.

Shan was to travel to Kochi Saturday to prepare for her second marriage. Her first marriage was a failure and she had been legally separated.

A senior police officer said Shan’s mother Rani (55) was in Chennai and the two were to travel to Kochi together.

“We are told that she reached home around 9.30pm Thursday. Her mother is at a relative’s house in Mylapore,” an officer said. He added that when Shan did not respond to calls, her mother alerted one of her friends, who reached her apartment. When Shan did not open the door despite repeated attempts, police was alerted. “When we broke open the door, she was lying on the bed. There were no signs of a suicide. She has been suffering from health problems and was under medication. That could also be a reason for the sudden death,” he said. Police has registered a case of unnatural death and sent the body to Royapettah general hospital for postmortem.

Her father Johnson had composed songs for more than 300 Malayalam films and won several state and national awards.

Shan Johnson Singer Biography

Shan Johnson is a young singer and music director. Her first film as composer is ‘His Name is John’. She has also contributed writing songs in malayalam and tamil. ‘The Sound Bulb’ is music band which was formed along with her friends which deliver live performance and recording sessions.

Personal Life

Shan was born as the daughter of Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Rani Johnson. Her father, late Johnson is a National award winning music director who is much known for his majestic works in malayalam film industry. Her brother Renn passed away in 2012.

Career

29 year old Shan is known as singer, lyrist and music composer. Carrying the legacy of his father, Shan has composed the music for the malayalam film ‘His Name is John’. Sri. ONV Kurup has written the lyrics, while prominent playback singers including KS Chithra, Srinivas, Nikhil Mathew & Aparna Rajeev have rendered her compositions in the film.

She has written hindi lyrics of the films ‘Thira’ and ‘Vettah’. Being a trained vocalist in both Carnatic and Western music, Shan has sung a song for the films ‘Praise The Lord’, ‘Thira’ and few tamil films. Sound Bulb’, a music band which was formed along with her friends performs live performance and recording sessions.

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