| Name(s) |
JAGJIT SINGH
(Birth name: Jagmohan Singh) |
| Date of
Birth |
February 08, 1941
– Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India. |
| Date of
Death |
October 10, 2011
– Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. |
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Identity |
Indian Ghazal
singer, songwriter and musician |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1990: The joint projects of
Jagjit and Chitra ceased in 1990 when their 18-year-old son,
Vivek, was killed in a road accident. Chitra felt unable to
sing following these events.
- 1998: He was awarded
Sahitya Academy Award, a literary honour in India.
- 1998: Sahitya Kala Academy
Award by Rajasthan government.
- 1998: Lata Mangeshkar
Samman by Madhya Pradesh government
- 1999: He composed and
recorded songs written by Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee in album, Nayi Disha.
- 2002: He composed and
recorded songs written by Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee in album, Samvedna.
- 2003: He was awarded the
Padma Bhushan by the government of India.
- May 10, 2007: On this day,
in the presence of numerous political and diplomatic
luminaries at an event held in the Central Hall of the
Parliament of India, Jagjit Singh rendered Bahadur Shah
Zafar's famous ghazal Lagta nahin hai dil mera to
commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Indian Rebellion of
1857.
- 2009: Monica, Chitra's
daughter from her first marriage, committed suicide.
- September 23, 2011: He toured
the UK in 2011 and was due to perform with Ghulam Ali in
Mumbai but suffered a cerebral haemorrhage on this day. He
was in a coma for over two weeks and died on 10 October 2011
at Lilavati Hospital, in Mumbai.
- 2012: State Government of
Rajasthan posthumously awarded Jagjit Singh its highest
civilian award, the Rajasthan Ratna.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is generally regarded as the Ghazal King.
- He gained acclaim together with his wife, Chitra Singh,
another renowned Indian ghazal singer.
- Jagjit and Chitra's combination album
comprising music from the films, Arth and Saath Saath is the
HMV's largest selling combination album of all time.
- In terms of Indian Classical music, his style of
composing and Gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan,
one that lays emphasis on words.
- He is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer
and composer of all time in terms of critical acclaim and
commercial success.
- He is the only composer and singer to have
composed and recorded songs written by Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee in two albums, Nayi Disha (1999) and
Samvedna (2002).
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