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Jagjit Singh, born
Jagmohan Singh); (
8 February 1941 --
10 October 2011) was a prominent
Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as "the Ghazal
King", he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian Ghazal singer
Chitra Singh in the
1970s and
1980s. Their combination
album comprising music from the films,
Arth and
Saath Saath is the
HMV's largest selling combination album of all time.
Sajda (An
Offering,
1991), Jagjit Singh's magnum opus double album with
Lata Mangeshkar holds the same record in non-film category.He had sung in numerous languages. He was awarded the
Padma Bhushan by the government
of India in 2003.
Singh 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 composing and
Gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on words. He highlighted this in his music for films such as
Prem Geet (
1981), Arth and Saath Saath (
1982), and
TV serials Mirza Ghalib (
1988) and
Kahkashan (1991). Jagjit Singh is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer and composer of all time in terms of both critical acclaim and commercial success. With a career spanning over five decades and a repertoire comprising over 80 albums, the range and breadth of his work has been regarded as genre-defining. He is the only composer and singer to have composed and recorded songs written by
Prime Minister -
Atal Behari Vajpayee - also a critically acclaimed poet - in two albums, Nayi
Disha (
1999) and Samvedna (
2002).
Singh's
1987 album,
Beyond Time, was the first digitally recorded release in
India.He was regarded as one of
India's most influential artistes.
Together with sitar legend
Ravi Shankar and other leading figures of
Indian classical music and literature, Singh voiced his concerns over politicisation of arts and culture in India and lack of support experienced by the practitioners of India's traditional art forms, particularly folk artists and musicians. He also lent active support to several philanthropic endeavors such as the library at
St. Mary's School,
Mumbai,
Bombay Hospital,
CRY,
Save the Children and
ALMA.
Singh toured the UK in 2011 and was due to perform with
Ghulam Ali in Mumbai but suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on
23 September 2011. He was in a coma for over two weeks and died on 10 October 2011 at
Lilavati Hospital, in Mumbai. He was cremated the following day at Chandanwadi Crematorium in Mumbai.
A number of tributes have been paid to Singh after his death,and some tried to encash his popularity which was criticised by his wife.
In
2003, Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, by the
Government of India
In
1998, Jagjit Singh was awarded
Sahitya Academy Award, a literary honor in India. He was awarded this literary honor for popularizing the work of Mirza Ghalib.
Sangeet Natak Academy Award
Sahitya
Kala Academy Award by
Rajasthan Government in 1998
Ghalib Academy by
Delhi Government in
2005
Dayavati
Modi Award
Lata Mangeshkar Samman in 1998 by
Madhya Pradesh Government
D. Litt. by
Kurukshetra University,
Haryana in 2003
Teacher's Lifetime Achievement Award in
2006
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