Monday 30 March 2015

Jagjit Singh the "Legand singer for India"

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Jagjit Singh born on 8 February 1941. He is known as Indian Ghazal singer , songwriter and musican and well known in all over the world as “King Of Ghazal”. He belong to Sikh family , he got his initially education from Rajasthan and then a post graduate degree from Haryana .He learned music from Gurdwaras and the tanning of classical music from Pandit Chaganlal Sharma .His father who has encourage to sing the classical music .In March 1965 he moved into Mumbai without the knowledge of his father, where he got many opportunities to sing the music on Bollywood industry. Initially he is a jingles singer and later he is known as playback singer. 
Singh was still struggling to make a living in 1967 when he met the Chitra Dutta who was well known as Indian Playback singer. In 1967 when his album was release on market then he got more famous and  popular for “Baat Niklaygi” ghazal. Singh’s holds the same record with Lata Mangeshkar in non-film category. His style of composing and singing was very popular in all over the world. Singh is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer and composer of all times.
His Punjabi Tappa with chitra , in BBC studios 1979 ‘ Naya Zindgi Naya Jeevan’ is still popular play in all Indian weddings. He took Several innovative steps which not only prometed their carrier but also chaged the character and perception of Ghazal singing radically.Singh toured the UK in 2011 and was due to perform with ghulam Ali in  Mumbai but he was in coma and died on 10 October 2011 at Lilvati Hospital.

For giving tribute for such a legend man In February 2014 , Government of India released a postal stamp in his honour.  

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