Ghazal King-Jagjit Singh

On the occasion of 78th birth anniversary of the famous ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, let us all recall his past golden journey once again.

Jagjit Singh was born on the 8th February 1941 in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.

He started his professional career at AIR’s Jalandhar radio station by singing and composing music pieces.

Ghazal industry was already dominated by Pakistani singers when he entered the industry. Because of his golden voice and dedication, Jagjit Singh soon became one of the most loved ghazal singers.

Jagjit Singh has been credited with opening up the ghazal to a whole new audience.

He married another famous singer Chitra Singh in 1969.Their combination album comprising music from the films, Arth and Saath Saath is the HMV's largest selling combination album of all time.

His popularity knew no bounds and that was evident when in the year 1982, the tickets for his concert ‘Live at Royal Albert Hall’ were sold out in just three hours.

Jagjit Singh's 1987 album, Beyond Time, was the first digitally recorded release in India. He was regarded as one of India's most influential artists.

In the year 2003, Jagjit Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India.

Jagjit Singh suffered a brain haemorrhage on 23rd of September 2011 and was in the coma for two weeks. He passed away on the 10th of October at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai.

After his demise in 2014, the Government of India released a stamp in honour of Ghazal king Jagjit Singh’s honour.

Here are some of his beautiful works.

• A milestone

• Main Aur Meri tanhai

• Prem Geet

• Hope

• Someone Somewhere

• Face to Face

• The Voice From Beyond