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Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24, 1965;(Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਓਤ੍ਤਵਨ ਸਿੰਘ; Chinese: 葛米星; pinyin: Gémǐ Xīng) is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and is one of the leading artistes in MediaCorp.[citation needed]
Born to a Malaysian Indian father, Chainchal Singh and a Chinese–Japanese mother, Gurmit was brought up as a Sikh, but converted to Christianity in 1985 under the inspiration of Reinhard Bonnke. Gurmit Singh studied in Outram Secondary School during his secondary school years.
Gurmit is married to Melissa, a Cantonese Chinese. He has a twelve-year-old[when?] daughter, Gabrielle; and a seven-year-old[when?] son, Elliot. Gurmit is an alumnus of National Police Cadet Corps, Singapore and held the rank of Cadet Inspector.
Making his debut in the variety show Live On 5, he then became the host and lead actor of the comedy Gurmit's World. The second season of Gurmit's World, in which Gurmit portrayed his 'relatives' in a series of skits (unlike the first season where he played a wide assortment of mostly non-recurring characters), featured the first appearance of a character named Phua Chu Kang. The Singlish-based spin-off sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd in 1996 made Gurmit a popular icon in the recent years, not only in Singapore, but also in neighbouring countries (especially culturally similar Malaysia). This factor led him to be the host in the Singapore Idol variety show. In the past few years,[when?] Gurmit has also won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards.
Harjit Harman (Punjabi: ਹਰਜੀਤ ਹਰਮਨ) is a famous Punjabi singer of Indian Punjab. He belongs to Doda village near Nabha, Punjab.
Although Harjit is active on the Punjabi music since 1999, he had to wait till 2002 to find fame with his solo album Zanjeeri. He has since produced several hit albums such as Panjebaan, Mundri, Hoor, and others.
In 2011, his album Shaan-E-Quam (Pride of the Nation) was nominated for the Global Indian Music Awards under the category "Best Folk Album."
Harjit Harman has a unique voice that is melodious and loud at the same time. This style was popularized by Hans Raj Hans and Harbhajan Maan and it continues to be very popular among a new generation of Punjabi music lovers.
Notable albums of Harjit Harman:
The following are some of Harjit Harman's more popular songs: