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Jagjit Singh is the name of a soul touching voice . Jag means World and jit means Win. Like his name, he has won millions of hearts all over the world. His talent of singing Ghazals in unique style, with his own mixture of classical and western music have changed the typical way of singing ghazals. He has given Ghazal singing a new dimension.
Jagjit Singh was born in the City of Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, a western state of India on 8 Feb 1941. Being born in a very religious Sikh family, his father inspired him to sing the religious chants in ragas. But as Jagjitji grew up he was more drawn towards the modern music and his talents in ragas gave him a chance to master the art of ghazal singing. After receiving a B.A. Degree from D.A.V College at the City of Jalandhar he came to Mumbai for a playback singing career and then the struggle began.He used to sing at different Marriage parties and functions at that time. During this struggle to survive in such a vast city he met Chitra Singh and married her.
He got his first LP out in 1976 along with his wife which was a big hit and his first song in this " The Unforgettable " album was "Baat Niklegi To Phir Door Talak Jayegi ". There was no looking back after that. From there on he has been singing in Hindi, Punjabi films and had big number of albums released which were liked by almost anybody who understood Hindi or Punjabi.
Jagjit Singh went through a painful time when he lost his only son, Vivek to a car accident. After this painful tragedy Jagjit & Chitra Singh came out with an album "Someone Somewhere " which was dedicated in the memory of their only son. The lyrics and the music of the album was so painful that it still remains as a very special album to all their listeners and admirers. This was the album through which his fans shared the great sorrow of their life. Very soon after this Chitra Singh gave up singing but Jagjitji went on with his music. Maybe that was the only way he wanted to forget the tragic incident. In one interview on a Canadian T.V. he mentioned that he could not have survived this pain if there was no music.
"I'm a trained musician, and know the language, I first choose the ghazal (Lyrics) and then set the tune. After that I select the instruments , the sound, which is suitable for that particular poetry. And selection of a raga is also kept in mind, in the studio I sit for mixing the song also and I try to use new sounds , new technology in my ghazals. Why not? The thought in the poetry is the only muse".....Jagjitji .
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