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Overview of the events of 2020 in Asian music
List of years in Asian music
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January 1 – Katsura Shinnosuke , 67, Japanese rakugoka and musician (leukaemia)
January 4 – Junko Hirotani , 63, Japanese singer (breast cancer)
January 19 – Sunanda Patnaik , 85, Indian classical singer[ 22]
February 14 – Sonam Sherpa , 48, Indian guitarist (cardiac arrest)[ 23]
February 27 – Suthep Wongkamhaeng , 85, Thai luk krung singer[ 24]
March 17
March 29 – Paravai Muniyamma , 82, Indian folk singer and actress[ 27]
April 2 – Nirmal Singh Khalsa , 67, Indian singer and priest (COVID-19 )[ 28]
April 3 – Helin Bölek , 28, Armenian/Turkish singer (hunger strike)[ 29] [ 30]
April 6 – M. K. Arjunan , 84, Indian composer.[ 31]
April 8 – Glenn Fredly , 44, Indonesian R&B singer-songwriter (meningitis)[ 32]
April 10 – Shanti Hiranand , 87, Indian classical singer[ 33]
May 5 – Didi Kempot , 53, Indonesian campursari singer[ 34]
May 7 – Ibrahim Gökçek , 39/40, Turkish folk musician (hunger strike)[ 35]
May 16 – Azad Rahman , 76, Bangladeshi composer[ 36]
May 29 – Yogesh , 77, Indian lyricist[ 37]
June 1 – Wajid Khan (Sajid–Wajid ), 43, Indian composer (complications from kidney infection and COVID-19)[ 38]
July 30 – Sonam Tshering Lepcha , 92, Indian folk musician and composer[ 39]
August 9 – Alauddin Ali , 67, Bangladeshi composer (lung complications)[ 40]
August 17 – Pandit Jasraj , 90, Indian classical vocalist[ 41]
September 9 – Yopie Latul , 65, Indonesian singer[ 42]
September 16 – Alien Huang , 36, Taiwanese singer, actor and television presenter (aortic dissection)[ 43]
September 25 – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam , 74, Indian playback singer (COVID-19)[ 44]
October 8 – Mohammad-Reza Shajarian , 80, Iranian traditional vocalist master[ 45]
October 9 – David Refael ben Ami , 70, Israeli singer[ 46]
November 10 – Rahayu Supanggah , 71, Indonesian composer[ 47]
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^ a b "A Major event in the world of music- The Hindu Music Review" .
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^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40: 17 July 2020 - 23 July 2020" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 July 2020 .
^ "AGA's Interview about new album "So Called Love Songs" " . KKBOX HK. 15 October 2020.
^ DeVille, Chris (February 24, 2020). "BTS Are K-Pop's Beatles. Map Of The Soul: 7 Is Their White Album" . Stereogum . Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^ "森口博子 、6月10日に「GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2」のリリース決定" [Hiroko Moriguchi to release "GUNDAM SONG COVERS 2" on June 10]. MusicVoice . 2020-03-08. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08 .
^ Mamo, Heran (April 16, 2020). "Joji announces 'Nectar' album & shares intergalactic 'Gimme Love' video" . Billboard . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ "Sugam Pokharel: The ideal Nepali pop culture Idol" . theannapurnaexpress.com . Retrieved 13 April 2022 .
^ "Unique Salonga unveils sophomore album Pangalan – listen" . www.bandwagon.asia . 26 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
^ a b Melissa Bradshaw (3 February 2020). "Premieres: February's new music" . Rhinegold Publishing . Retrieved 15 February 2020 .
^ "The Latest: Gender-bending opera 'M. Butterfly' set for 2020" . AP . May 8, 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020 .
^ "The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms" . Nippon TV . Retrieved 3 June 2021 .
^ "Entha Manchivaadavuraa" . India Glitz . Retrieved 15 February 2020 .
^ " 'Kilometers And Kilometers': Release date of the Tovino Thomas starrer gets postponed amid coronavirus threat - Times of India" . The Times of India . Retrieved 2021-03-30 .
^ "KING OF PRISM ALL STARS プリズムショー☆ベストテン" . Eiga (in Japanese). Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
^ "キンプリ新作はプリズムショー総集編!ファン投票でベスト10決定、シンの新ショーも" . Natalie . Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
^ Ushnota Paul (19 February 2019). "Imtiaz Ali on his films, inspirations and romance" . Telegraph India . Retrieved 18 January 2020 .
^ "Hiphop Tamizha's tweet for trailer & release date of Naan Sirithal" . Twitter/HiphopTamizha . Retrieved 2020-01-04 .
^ "Mahesh Babu apprehensive over 'Sarileru Neekevvaru'... budget" . The New Indian Express . 28 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020 .
^ "Muqabla: Prabhudeva, Varun Dhawan bring back AR Rahman's iconic song after 25 years" . Hindustan Times . 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019 .
^ "Eminent classical singer Sunanda Patnaik dies at 85" . Prameya News . Retrieved 19 January 2020 .
^ Parikrama lead guitarist Sonam Sherpa passes away at 48 [permanent dead link ]
^ "Crooner Suthep Wongkamhaeng dies at 86" . Bangkok Post . 27 February 2020.
^ Taiwanese opera performer Hsiao Feng Hsien dies at 79
^ "Danh ca Thái Thanh qua đời - VnExpress Giải Trí" . vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
^ "Popular folk singer and actress Paravai Muniyamma has passed away" . 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2020-03-29 .
^ Former Hazoori Ragi Nirmal Singh Khalsa dead due to COVID-19 The Tribune . Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ "Member of banned Turkish folk group dies after hunger strike" . The Guardian . Associated Press. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
^ Kamer, Hatice (April 3, 2020). "288 gündür ölüm orucunda olan Grup Yorum üyesi Helin Bölek hayatını kaybetti" . BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
^ Veteran Malayalam music director MK Arjunan Master passes away
^ "Glenn Fredly Meninggal karena Sakit Meningitis" . Kumparan.com (in Indonesian). 8 April 2020.
^ "Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri awardee, Shanti Hiranand, passes away at 87" . The Economic Times . 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
^ "Didi Kempot Tiba di IGD dalam Keadaan Henti Jantung" . CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-05-05 .
^ "Grup Yorum member İbrahim Gökçek dies two days after ending death fast" . www.duvarenglish.com . Retrieved 2020-05-07 .
^ Azad Rahaman passes away
^ Lyricist Yogesh Gaur passes away
^ "Bollywood music composer Wajid Khan passes away" . The New Indian Express . 31 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020 .[dead link ]
^ "Sikkim: Famous music composer Sonam Ts" .[permanent dead link ]
^ Music composer Alauddin Ali passes away
^ Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj dies at 90 in US
^ Indonesian singer Yopie Latul of Poco Poco fame dead at 65 after testing positive for COVID-19
^ Taiwanese singer-host Alien Huang dies at 36 in suspected freak accident at home
^ Abishek Jerold. "SP Balasubramahmanyam dies at age 74" . Retrieved 25 September 2020 .
^ "Legendary Iranian singer Shajarian passes away" . Mehr News Agency . 8 October 2020.
^ ברוך דיין האמת: הזמר המיתולוגי החסיד ברסלב ר’ דוד רפאל פיינשיל (בן עמי) ז”ל (in Hebrew)
^ "Komposer Rahayu Supanggah Meninggal Dunia" . detiknews . 10 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020 .