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Jagjit Singh performing at Jaidev Hall, Bhubaneswar, on 7 September 2011
Jagmohan Singh
Padma Bhushan Jagjit Singh a.k.a. Ghazal Jeet Singh
8 February 1941
Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner princely state, India
10 October 2011 (aged 70)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ghazal, Classical, Devotional, Folk
Composer, Singer, Music Director, Activist,
Entrepreneur
Vocals, Harmonium, Tanpura, Piano
1965–2011
EMI, HMV, Saregama, Universal Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Polydor, TIPS, Venus, T-Series, Magna Sound, Big Music, Times Music
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.[citation needed] Sajda (An Offering, 1991), Jagjit Singh's magnum opus double album with Lata Mangeshkar holds the same record in non-film category.[citation needed] He sang 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 critical acclaim and commercial success. With a career spanning five decades and a repertoire comprising over 80 albums,[1] 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 Bihari 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.[2] He was regarded as one of India's most influential artists. 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 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.
Contents

  • 1 Early life and career
  • 2 Fame
  • 3 Death
  • 4 Legacy
  • 5 Awards
  • 6 Film scores
  • 7 Discography
  • 8 References
  • 9 External links
  • 10 Interviews

Early life and career
Jagjit Singh was born on 8 February 1941 in Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner princely state (now in Rajasthan), India. His birth name was Jagmohan but this was changed to Jagjit after his parents sought the advice of a member of the Sikh Namdhari sect.[3] His parents were Sikh — Amar Singh and Bachan Kaur — and had several other children, with sources variously reporting the number between six and eleven.[4][5]
Educated initially at Khalsa High School and Sri Ganganagar Government College, Singh obtained an arts degree from DAV College at Jalandhar and then a post-graduate degree in history from Kurukshetra University in Haryana. Throughout this time, and as a consequence of a natural talent that was spotted by his father, Singh learned music in Gurudwaras (Sikh temples) and from musicians such as Pandit Chaganlal Sharma and Ustad Jamaal Khan, both of whom were trained in classical Indian music. He performed on radio and on stage, as well as composing some material, although he subsequently claimed that his father, who was a government employee, had hoped that he would become an engineer.[6] On another occasion his memory was that his father aspired for him to become a bureaucrat and that his siblings were encouraged musically.[4]
In March 1965, and without the knowledge of his family,[6] Singh moved to Mumbai, where there were many opportunities for music artists because of the Bollywood film industry. He obtained work initially as a singer of advertising jingles and later progressed to playback singing.[3] In the same year he persuaded the record company HMV to produce an EP; he also altered his Sikh image by abandoning his turban, shaving and cutting his hair.[6] His first film role was in Dharati Na Chhoru, a Gujarati production by Suresh Amin.[citation needed]
Fame
Singh was still struggling to make a living in 1967 when he met the Bengali-born Chitra Dutta.[6] She divorced her husband and married Singh in December 1969.[4] Following the birth of their son, Vivek, the couple performed as a singing duo but it was not until the 1976[clarification needed] release of the album The Unforgettable that they found significant, and surprising, success. In the interval, the primary difficulty for them had been that the ghazal music genre was dominated by Muslim artists[6] and especially those from Pakistan.[7]
The Unforgettable, which was the couple's first LP,[4] was an unconventional recording and it turned them into stars. The song "Baat Niklegi" from the album achieved great popularity for the Singhs.[5] The Independent described it in 2011 as "ground-breaking ... it became a transformative, before-and-after milestone in the history of Indian popular and ghazal music. It remains that." Using modern arrangements, it consists of ten tracks that include two on which they sang as a duo and the remainder equally split between Jagjit and Chitra singing the lead. The Independent further noted that "This format of solo and duet performances from the first commercially successful husband-and-wife team in Indian popular music proved astonishingly successful."[3] Jagjit explained that "I was determined to polish up the genre and make it more acceptable to modern tastes, so chose simple poems and set them to simple tunes. I also introduced western instrumentation to make them livelier." Thereafter, the couple worked both on solo and joint musical projects and performed concerts worldwide. There was success from involvement with the film industry and they amassed considerable wealth,[6] while Jagjit became known as "the Ghazal king".[7]
Jagjit Singh's work in film[8] encompassed playback singing for productions such as Arth, Saath Saath and Premgeet. He composed all of the songs for the latter, as well as for the TV serial Mirza Ghalib that was based on the life of the eponymous poet, Mirza Ghalib.[citation needed]
Among their subsequent duo recordings of the 1970s were Shiv Kumar Batalvi – Birha da Sultan (1978), Live in Concert at Wembley (1979) and Come Alive (1979). Of those released in the 1980s, Ecstasies (1984) has been described as "one of their finest".[3] The joint projects ceased in 1990 when their 18-year-old son, Vivek, was killed in a road accident. Chitra felt unable to sing following these events. Monica, Chitra's daughter from her first marriage, committed suicide in 2009.[3][6]
Although Jagjit continued to work and to have success after Chitra withdrew from public life he, too, was affected by the death of Vivek. The Guardian notes that he "suffered from deep depression and his anguish was often evident in his live performances." Aside from occupying himself with solo projects, which he performed in several languages,[7] he collaborated with Lata Mangeshkar on an album titled Sajda, an Urdu word meaning "prostration".[3][6]
On 10 May 2007, 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.[5][9] Google India honoured Jagjit Singh with a doodle on his 72nd birthday on 8 February 2013.[10][11][12]
Death
Singh toured the UK in 2011 and was due to perform with Ghulam Ali in Mumbai[6] 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.[13][14]
A number of tributes have been paid to Singh after his death,[15][16][17][18][19] and some tried to cash in on his popularity, which was criticised by his wife.[20]
Legacy
A biography of Singh, entitled Beyond Time based on about 40 hours of interviews with him, was released in 2012. It was transcribed and edited by Ashrani Mathur .[21]
Awards

  • In 2012, State Government of Rajasthan posthumously awarded Jagjit Singh its highest civilian award, the Rajasthan Ratna.[22]

  • In 2003, Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, by the government of India[6]

  • In 1998, Jagjit Singh was awarded Sahitya Academy Award, a literary honor in India. He was awarded for popularizing the work of Mirza Ghalib.[23]

  • Sangeet Natak Academy Award[citation needed]
  • Sahitya Kala Academy Award by Rajasthan government in 1998[citation needed]

  • Ghalib Academy by Delhi Government in 2005[citation needed]
  • Dayawati Modi Award in 1999.[24]
  • Lata Mangeshkar Samman in 1998 by Madhya Pradesh government.[23]

  • D. Litt. by Kurukshetra University, Haryana in 2003[citation needed]
  • Teacher's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.8th Teacher's Achievement Awards

Film scores
[th]Film name[/th][th]Year[/th][th]Details[/th]
Bahuroopi1966"Laagi Ram bhajan ni lagani"[25]
Avishkaar1974"Babul Mora Naihar"
Griha Pravesh1979
Ek Baar Kaho1980"Raakh Ke Dher Ne",
"Phir Pukara Hai"
Prem Geet1981"Hontho se chhoo lo tum"
Arth1982"Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar",
"Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye",
"Tere Khushboo Mein Base Khat",
"Too Nahin To Zindagi Mein Aur Kya Reha Jayega",
"Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho"
Saath Saath1982"Pyar Mujh Se Jo Kiya Tumne",
"Tum Ko Dekha To Yeh Khayal Aaya",
"Yeh Bata De Mujhe Zindagi",
"Yeh Bata De Mujhe Zindagi",
"Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar",
"Yun Zindagi Ki Raah Mein"
Sitam1982
Kalka1983
Tum Laut Aao1983
Zulf Ke Saye Saye1983"Nashili Raat Mein"
Ravan1984"Hum to Yun Apni Zindagi Se Mile",
"Main Gar Mein Chunariya"
Bhavna1984"Mere Dil Mein Tu Hi Tu Hai"
Phir Aayee Barsat1985"Na Mohabbat Na Dosti Ke Liye"
Aashiana1986"Humsafar Ban Ke Hum"
Long Da Lishkara1986"Ishq Hai Loko",
"Main Kandyali Thor Ve",
"Sare Pindch Puare Paye"
Rahi1987
Mirza Ghalib1988TV serial directed by Gulzar
Aakhri Kahani1989
Doosra Kanoon1989TV
Kaanoon Ki Awaaz1989
Billoo Badshah1989
Nargis1992"Dono Ke Dil Hai Majboor Pyar Se",
"Main Kasie Kahoon Janeman"
Khalnayak1993"O Maa Tujhe Salaam"
Neem Ka Ped1994TV serial ("Muunh ki baat sune har koii (Title Song)")
Khudai1994"Din Aa Gaye Shabab Ke",
"Ulfat Ka Jab Kisis Ne Liya Naam",
"Ye Sheeshe Ye Rishte"
Mammo1994"Hazaar baar ruke ham, hazaar baar chale"
Hello Zindagi1995TV documentary ("Hai Lau Zindagi (Title Song)")
Dushman1998"Chhitti Na Koi Sandesh"
Bhopal Express (film)1999"Is duniya mein rakha kya hai"
Sarfarosh1999"Hosh Walon Ko"
Heena1999TV serial
Tarkieb2000"Kiska Chehra ab mai dekhun"
Shaheed Udham Singh2000
Deham2001"Yun To Guzar Raha Hai"
Tum Bin2001"Koi Fariyaad"
Leela2002"Dhuan Uttha Hai",
"Jaag Ke Kati",
"Jabse Kareeb Ho Ke Chale",
"Tere Khayal Ki"
Vadh2002"Bahut Khoobsurat"
Dhoop2003"Benaam Sa Ye Dard",
"Har Ek Ghar Mein Diya",
"Teri Aankhon Se Hi"
Joggers' Park2003"Badi Nazuk Hai"
Pinjar2003"Haath choote"
Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai2003"Aisi Aankhen Nahin Dekhi"
Veer-Zaara2004"Tum paas aa rahe ho"
Aap Ko Dekh Kar Dekhta Reh Gaya2005
Umar2006"Khumari Chaddh Ke Utar Gayi"
Pyar Kare Dis: Feel the Power of Love2007
Shahrukh Bola "Khoobsurat Hai Tu"2010"Bhool Jaana"
Gandhi to Hitler2011"Har or tabahi ka manzar"
Khap2011"Tumse Bichhad Kar"
Maharana Pratap: The First Freedom Fighter2012"Yaad Ayega"
Discography

  • Aaeena (2000)
  • Aarogya Mantra (2008)
  • Adaa (1992)
  • Ae Mere Dil (1983)
  • A Journey (2000)
  • Akhand Ram Naam (2009)
  • A Milestone (1980)
  • Amritanjali (2009)
  • An Evening With Jagjit & Chitra Singh (Live)
  • A Sound Affair (1985)
  • Awaaz (2007)
  • Baba Sheikh Farid (Shabads & Shlokas- 2006)
  • Beyond Time (1987)
  • Best Of Jagjit & Chitra Singh (2005)
  • Bhajans (Lata-Jagjit -2004)
  • Bhajan Uphar (2008)
  • Biraha Da Sultan (1978)
  • Chahat (2004)
  • Chirag (Also known as Live in Trinidad - Islamic Devotional- 1993)
  • Classics Forever (2000)
  • Close To My Heart (2003)
  • Come Alive in a Concert (1979)
  • Cry For CRY (1995)
  • Dard-E-Jigar (2011)
  • Desires (1994)
  • Different Strokes (2001)
  • Dil- Jagjit, Asha & Lata (2002)
  • Dil Kahin Hosh Kahin (1999)
  • Do Dil Do Rahein (A Tribute To Mehdi Hasan- 2007)
  • Echoes (1986)
  • Ecstasies (1984)
  • Emotions (1989)
  • Encore
  • Essential Chants Of Shiva (2006)
  • Eternity (1978)
  • Face To Face (1994)
  • Forever (2002)
  • Forget Me Not (2002)
  • Gayatri Mantra (2008)
  • Ghazals from Films (1989)
  • Golden Moments (1999)
  • Govardhan Girdhari (2011)
  • Guru Govind Singh (1998)
  • Hare Krishna (Live)
  • Hari Om Tatsat (2003)
  • Harmony
  • Hey Govind Hey Gopal (1991)
  • Hey Ram (Ram Dhun)
  • Hare Ram Hare Krishna (1999)
  • Hope (1991)
  • In Search (1992)
  • In Sight (1994)
  • In Sync- Jagjit Singh & Asha Bhonsle
  • Inteha (2009)
  • Jaam Utha(1999)
  • Jai Raghunandan Jai Siyaram (2002)
  • Jai Siya Ram (2000)
  • Jazbaat (2008)
  • Jeevan Kya Hai (2005)
  • Jeevan Maran Chhe Ek (Gujrati)
  • Kabir (2007)
  • Kahkanshan (T.V. Serial- 1991-92)
  • Karuna (2007)
  • Keertan (Gurbani- 2000)
  • Khamoshi (2002)
  • Khumar
  • Khwahish (2002)
  • Krishna (1983)
  • Krishna Bhajans (1998)
  • Koi Baat Chale (2006)
  • Krishna Bhajans And Music For Divine Meditation (2009)
  • Krishna Dhun
  • Live In Concert (1988)


  • Live In Concert At The Wembley (1980)
  • Live In Pakistan (1979)
  • Live In Royal Albert Hall (1983)
  • Live In Sydney (2006)
  • Life Story (Live- 2001)
  • Live With Jagjit & Chitra Singh
  • Live With Jagjit Singh (1993)
  • Love
  • Love Is Blind (1998)
  • Maa (1993)
  • Madho Hum Aise Tu Aisa (2003)
  • Madhusudana- Shree Krishna Dhun (2011)
  • Magic Moments
  • Main Aur Meri Tanhai (1981)
  • Man Jeetey Jagjit (1990)
  • Man Mein Ram Basa Le
  • Marasim (1999)
  • Mara Ghatma Shrinathji (2007)
  • Mehfil (1990)
  • Melodious Pair
  • Memorable Concert (Live)
  • Memorable Ghazals of Jagjit and Chitra (1990)
  • Mirage (1995)
  • Mirza Ghalib (T.V. Serial- 1988)
  • Mitr Pyaare Nu (2005)
  • Moksha (2005)
  • Morning Prayers And Music For Divine Meditation (2009)
  • Muntzir (2004)
  • Nayi Disha (1999)
  • Nivedan (2011)
  • Om- The Divine Mantra (2007)
  • Parwaaz (live At The Esplanade, Singapore- 2004)
  • Passions (1987)
  • Phaldata Ganesh: God Who Fulfills Wishes (2006)
  • Playback Years
  • Pray For India
  • Punjabi Hits- Jagjit & Chitra Singh
  • Radhey Krishna Radhey Shyam (2000)
  • Radhey Krishna Dhun
  • Rare Gems (1992)
  • Rare Moments
  • Ravayat
  • Rishton Mein Darar Aayi
  • Romance
  • Royal Salute
  • Saanwara (2003)
  • Saher (2000)
  • Sai Dhun (2005)
  • Sajda (1991)
  • Samvedna (2002)
  • Samyog (Nepali)
  • Shiva (Dhuns and Bhajans- 2005)
  • Shri Ganesha (2010)
  • Shukrana (2011)
  • Silsilay (1998)
  • Solid Gold (2001)
  • Someone Somewhere (1990)
  • Soz (2001)
  • Stolen Moments
  • Tera Bayaan Ghalib (2012)
  • The Inimitable Ghazals Composed by Jagjit Singh (1996)
  • The Latest (1982)
  • The Life And Times of Jagjit Singh (2011)
  • The Master and His Magic (2012)
  • The Unforgettables (1977)
  • The Voice From Beyond (2013)
  • Together
  • Trishna (Bengali-2001)
  • Tum Toh Nahin Ho (2005)
  • Unique (1996)
  • Vakratunda Mahakaya (2006)
  • Visions (1992)
  • Your Choice (1993)

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