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Jagjit Singh was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian classical music, his style of composin…
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business · Indian singer (1941–2011) · composer · singer · entrepreneur · songwriter · also Jagjit Singh, Jagmohan Singh Dhiman, Singh
Born 8 February 1941 · Died 10 October 2011 · Q107067
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“I was determined to polish up the genre and make it more acceptable to modern tastes, so chose simple poems and set them to simple tunes. I also introduced western instrumentation to make them livelier.”
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Released album “MasterWorks - Jagjit Singh”.
Released album “Main Ghalib”.
Released album “Timeless Classics”.
Released album “The Legend - Jagjit Singh - Forever”.
Released album “Adaa”.
Released album “An Evening With Jagjit-Chitra Singh”.
The State Government of Rajasthan posthumously awarded Jagjit Singh its highest civilian award, the Rajasthan Ratna
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Released album “A Sound Affair”.
Released album “Encore”.
Died 2011-10-10.
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And was due to perform with Ghulam Ali in Mumbai but suffered a brain haemorrhage on 23 September 2011
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Released album “He Ram... He Ram... (Shree Ram Dhun)”.
Released album “Tum Ko Dekha to Khayal Aaya”.
Released album “Moments, Vol. 1 (Kuch Mohabbat Aur Tareef Ke Pal)”.
His step-daughter, Monica Chowdhary, aged 50, died by suicide
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Released album “Khwahishein - Jagjit Singh With the Legends”.
Released album “Audiobiography (Disc 1 of 2)”.
Released album “Audiobiography (Disc 2 of 2)”.
Released album “Royal Salute”.
Released album “Kabir”.
Released album “Unique”.
Released album “Koi Baat Chale”.
Released album “The Latest”.
Released album “Tum To Nahin Ho”.
Released album “Together Jagjit Singh”.
Released album “Solid Gold: A Treasure Trove of Masterpieces: Jagjit Singh”.
Released album “Muntazir”.
Released album “Maa: Salutations to the Divine Mother”.
Awarded Padma Bhushan (2003).
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Released album “Shiva: Dhuns & Bhajans”.
Released album “Visions, Vol. 2”.
And in February 2014, the government released a set of two postal stamps in his honour
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Teacher's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006
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Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, by the Government of India
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Released album “Visions, Vol. 1”.
Released album “Close to My Heart”.
Released album “Insight - Nida Fazli”.
Released album “Ghazals from Films”.
Released album “Silsilay”.
Released album “Hey Govind Hey Gopal”.
Released album “Khamoshi”.
Released album “Punjabi Hits of”.
Released album “Samvedna”.
Released album “Soz”.
Released album “Someone Somewhere”.
And 2005, Singh was awarded the Indian Telly Award for the best title singer for a TV show
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Released album “Hey Gobind Hey Gopal”.
Released album “Timeless”.
Released album “Live With Jagjit Singh”.
Released album “Jai Siya Ram”.
Released album “Passions”.
Released album “Jagjit & Chitra Singh in Concert”.
Released album “Together”.
Released album “Khumaar”.
Released album “Saher”.
Released album “Marasim”.
Released album “Awaaz”.
Released album “Memorable Ghazals”.
Released album “Saanwara”.
Released album “The Golden Collection: Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh, Volume 5”.
Released album “Hare Krishna... Hare Krishna... (Shree Krishna Naam Dhun)”.
Released album “Desires”.
Ghalib Academy by Delhi Government in 2005
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Singh had suffered from numerous ailments like diabetes and hypertension during his later life, and had undergone two heart bypass surgeries in 1998 and 2007.
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Released album “The Melodious Pair”.
Released album “Echoes”.
Jagjit Singh was awarded Sahitya Academy Award, a literary honour in India
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Released album “The Best Of Sajda”.
Released album “Love is Blind”.
Released album “Jaam Utha”.
Released album “Jagjit Singh: The Inimitable Ghazal Composer”.
Released album “Mirage”.
Released album “Man Jeetai Jagjeet (Gurbani)”.
Released album “Magic Moments With Jagjit & Chitra Singh”.
Released album “A Memorable Concert”.
Released album “Face to Face”.
Released album “Maa”.
Released album “Their Earliest Recordings - Rare Gems: Ghazals”.
Released album “Hope”.
When their 20-year-old son, Vivek, died in a road accident
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In 1990, Vivek Singh (Jagjit Singh and Chitra's son) died in a road accident at the age of 20.
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Vivek Singh (Jagjit Singh and Chitra's son) died in a road accident at the age of 20
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Released album “Gulzar's Mirza Ghalib”.
Released album “Beyond Time...”.
Released album “Ecstasies”.
Released album “Arth”.
Released album “Saath Saath”.
Released album “Prem Geet”.
Released album “Main Aur Meri Tanhai”.
Released album “A Milestone”.
Released album “Best Of Jagjit Singh And Chitra Singh Vol 2”.
When he met the Bengali-born Chitra Dutta
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By undertaking singing and composing assignments at All India Radio's (AIR) Jalandhar station
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Born 1941-02-08.
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