Sampagodu S. Vighnaraja is an Indian Carnatic music, vocalist, flutist and music composer, a popular proponent of the legendary GNB, School. He is a unique talent and a rare artist of Carnatic classical music and has given many performances, exhibiting extraordinary skills. Besides being a highly talented vocalist, he is also an accomplished carnatic flutist and carnatic Slide guitar. Born to Smt. Nagalakshmi & Sangeetha Vidwan Sri. D.S. Suryanarayana Bhat, at the tender age of 3 was able to sing Kalpanaswaram (improvisational swaras) for raag Mayamalava Gowla.
He started his early tutelage when he was 5 years old under his father Sangeetha Vaaridhi Sri.D.S. Suryanarayan Bhat who is a direct disciple of G.N.B. School. His father is a composer of many Krithis in Kannada and Sanskrit to his credit. Later 2 years he learnt from Vidhwan D.N.Subramanya Bhat one of his father's disciples. Vighnaraja is also a self taught flutist and slide guitarist.