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Lagi Ram Bhajan Ni Lagani - Life Story

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Lagi Ram Bhajan Ni Lagani

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Life Story

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Jagjit Singh in Concert

Laagi ram bhajan ni lagni

Ke ramana thai gai chhe ram ramni

Laagi ram bhajan ni lagni

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Artist Biography

Jagjit Singh (or Jagjeet Singh) was born on 8th February 1941 to Sikh parents in Gangapur, then in the Rajputana province of British India. He has been drawn to music from childhood. His first guru was Pandit Chhaganlal Sharma. Jagjit Singh was under his tutelage for two years. Later he devoted himself to learning Indian Classical music from Ustaad Jamaal Khan of Sainia Gharana for six years. Meanwhile he also finished his education after post graduating from Haryana's Kurukshetra University.

In 1965, he arrived in Bombay to pursue a career in music and went through his fair share of struggle. He started by singing advertisement jingles and performing at parties and weddings. In 1967, while working on one jingle, he met Chitra, also a singer. After a courtship of two years, they got married.

By the 70s, Jagjit had managed to secure a place for himself in the world of ghazal singing amid stalwarts like Begum Akhtar, Mehdi Hassan, Noor Jehan and Talat Mahmood. His first album, 'The Unforgettables' was released under HMV Records in 1976. The freshness of his voice and the unconventional musical style immediately made it a huge hit. The journey that began from there has not yet stopped.

In the 90s Jagjit lost his only son, just 21 year old, to a road accident. The tragedy shook the couple to the core and Chitra gave up singing. Despite this set-back, Jagjit continued to sing in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Gujrati.

Jagjit Singh has been the godfather to many singers like Kumar Sanu, Talat Aziz, Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Ashok Khosla. he has also been actively involved in lending support to social service organization like CRY, Bombay Hospital, Library at St. Mary's and ALMA. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in the year 2003.

Jagjit Singh has played a very important role in the evolution of the musical genre of ghazal. He introduced many western instruments while retaining the old orchestra. Jagjit Singh along with wife, Chitra Singh contributed immensely towards making this genre, which was restricted to the elite class, more popular among the masses.

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