Jagjit Singh (Singer) | Wiki | Birthday | Death | Family | Son | Death & Facts

Jagjit Singh (Singer) | Wiki | Birthday | Death | Family | Son | Death & Facts




Jagjit Singh was an Indian Ghazal Singer, Musician & Composer popularly known as 'King Of Ghazals' & 'The Ghazal King'. He sang in numerous Languages. In 2003 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.


Jagjit Singh Bio:

Real Name  -  Jagmohan Singh Dhiman

Known As  -  Ghazal King

Profession  -  Ghazal Singer, Composer, Music Director

Born  -  8 February 1941

Birthplace  -  Sri Ganganagar, Rajputana Agency ( Rajasthan, India )

Height  -  5' 10"

Weight  -  75 Kg

Eye Colour  -  Dark Brown

Hair Colour  -  Salt & Pepper

Zodiac Sign  -  Aquarius

Nationality  -  Indian

Hometown  -  Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

School  -  Khalsa High School, Rajasthan

College  -  DAV College, Jalandhar

Government College, Rajasthan

Kurukshetra University, Haryana

Qualification  -  Degree In Arts, Post Graduate In History ( But Never Finished It ) 

Hobbies  -  Listening To Classical Music, Doing Yoga



Jagjit Singh Family:

Father  -  Sardar Amar Singh Dhiman

Mother  -  Sardarni Bachchan Kaur 

Sisters  -  Inderjit Singh & 3 Others

Brothers  -  2 

Wife  -  

Chitra Singh 



Daughter  -  Monica ( Step-Daughter, Committed Suicide )


Son  -  

Vivek ( Died In 1990 )



Jagjit Singh Debut:


Film - Arth (1982)



Jagjit Singh Favorites:

Favorite Poets  -  Mirza Ghalib, Sahir Ludhianvi

Favorite Singers  -  Lata Mangeshkar, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Mohd. Rafi



Jagjit Singh Death:


Date Of Death  -  10 October 2011

Place Of Death  -  Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, India

Death Cause  -  Brain Haemorrhage

Unknown Facts About Jagjit Singh

• His Father Wanted Jagjit To Pursue Engineering And Also Wished Jagjit To Appear For UPSC Exam

• In 1962 He Composed A Welcome Song For The Visiting President Of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad

• In 1987 He Crossed Another Milestone By Recording India's 1st Purely Digital CD Album 'Beyond Time'

Jagjit Singh

( 1941 - 2011 )