MostTalentedArtistsOf India: Jagjit Singh

Jagjit and Chitra Singh (b. 1941)

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Jagjit Singh is indisputably one of the most talented artists of India. He was born on February 8, 1941 in Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, India. He received his musical training from Ustad Jamal Khan, and gained early recognition from his recordings at HMV and EMI India. Chitra Singh was born in Calcutta to a musical family. Her mother was a classical vocalist. She learnt classical music and Rabindra sangeeth from an early age. After complete a degree in English she moved to Bombay hoping to become a playback singer. Both Jagjit and Chitra tried hard to get a break into playback singing but with little success. They met in 1965. During that time Chitra's first marriage collapsed and they got married in 1967. But work was hard to come by and they had to just sing jingles for a living. In 1976, they recorded their first album The Unforgettable. This album set new sales records and has been followed by numerous ghazals as well as devotional/religious albums, all of which have become classics. Jagjit's work created a renewed interest in the art of Ghazal poetry and ghazal as an art form reached its highest point of popularity in 1980s. Jagjit's playback compositions and singing for films like Arth and Saath Saath has also been very well received.

Unfortunate death of their only son in a car crash, Chitra has stopped singing. Jagjit has continued to sing and released Sajda with Lata Mangeshkar, her first ghazal album. Jagjit has continued his ghazal voyage with his latest release Saher.

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Great Article about a great Artist. 👏 👏

Orangesoft why r u always 😳 ?

Orange - they are my favourites - will come back and post something soon. 😊

Thanx SS 4 caring 2 reply 😳
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My dad went to his concert about a week ago. ANd my dad was saying how hes getting old and his voice is not the same as before, and hes getting sick while touring. I hope he gets better soon!!

He called all the SRGMP contestents to his farm house
And gave them a treat.....So nice of him

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Unfortunate death of their only son in a car crash, Chitra has stopped singing.

Good post! A small correction - Jagjit and Chitra split up before their son died. Don't know why. After their son's death, they re-joined for only 1 album "Someone Somewhere" which is dedicated to their son's memory.

Jagjit and Chitra were regulars on Bombay Doordarshan in the 70's - they had recorded most of their ghazals from Unforgettables and DD used to repeat them all the time - often as fillers between programs.

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Jagjit and Chitra were regulars on Bombay Doordarshan in the 70's - they had recorded most of their ghazals from Unforgettables and DD used to repeat them all the time - often as fillers between programs.

Another tidbit of trivia. Chitra Singh has a daughter from her previous marriage who used to be a fashion model in print and film media in the late 70's. Her name is Monica Dutta. If you remember the Campa Cola ads, when it first came out, she was in there.

Jagjit Singh's voice is so mystical .. it kind of weaves a magic around you.I have been to a couple of his shows and they have been amazing !!
For a romantic mood, he is the King ! Eaxh one of his ghazals ia special but my favourite is the first one I heard "hoto se chhulo tum- mera geet amarkar doo" and I like Chirtaji "kyu Zindagi ke raaho mein majboor ho gaye".

Originally posted by: OrangeSoft

Jagjit and Chitra Singh (b. 1941)

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Jagjit Singh is indisputably one of the most talented artists of India. He was born on February 8, 1941 in Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, India. He received his musical training from Ustad Jamal Khan, and gained early recognition from his recordings at HMV and EMI India.

Chitra Singh was born in Calcutta to a musical family. Her mother was a classical vocalist. She learnt classical music and Rabindra sangeeth from an early age. After complete a degree in English she moved to Bombay hoping to become a playback singer.

Both Jagjit and Chitra tried hard to get a break into playback singing but with little success. They met in 1965. During that time Chitra's first marriage collapsed and they got married in 1967. But work was hard to come by and they had to just sing jingles for a living.

In 1976, they recorded their first album The Unforgettable. This album set new sales records and has been followed by numerous ghazals as well as devotional/religious albums, all of which have become classics.

Jagjit's work created a renewed interest in the art of Ghazal poetry and ghazal as an art form reached its highest point of popularity in 1980s. Jagjit's playback compositions and singing for films like Arth and Saath Saath has also been very well received.

Unfortunate death of their only son in a car crash, Chitra has stopped singing. Jagjit has continued to sing and released Sajda with Lata Mangeshkar, her first ghazal album. Jagjit has continued his ghazal voyage with his latest release Saher.

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Their last album together had songs in memories of their lost son...
The album was called: Someone Where -A beautiful collection of songs..