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Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh (8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011), was an iconic Indian Ghazal singer, composer 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. Sajda (An Offering, 1991), Jagjit Singh's magnum opus double album with Lata Mangeshkar holds the same record in non-film category. He sang in numerous languages. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India in 2003. In February 2014, Government of India released a postal stamp in his honour.

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  • Jagjit Singh (8 de febrero de 1941 † 10 de octubre de 2011, Rajasthan), fue un cantante y compositor indio, también conocido popularmente como el "Rey de Ghazal", su estilo musical era melódica ancestral, ya que fusionaba con un estilo poético y nostálgico. Fue uno de los pioneros de la música hindi en en modernizar su estilo musical con un carácter elitista, que hizo asimilar a la audiencia. Desde su debut en 1966, su prolífica discografía ha incluido a numeros duetos entre ellas su esposa, Chitra Singh, también ha participado como cantante de playback o reproducción para 40 bandas sonoras en películas de Bollywood, al menos con 50 álbumes. Interpretó en diferentes idiomas del subcontinente, como el hindi, el urdu, el nepalí, bengalí, gujarati y punjabi. (es)
  • Jagjit Singh (8 de fevereiro de 1941 - 10 de outubro de 2011) foi um cantor e compositor indiano natural do Rajastão e popularmente considerado o "Rei do Ghazal", estilo musical de raízes ancestrais de tom melódico, poético e nostálgico. Foi pioneiro neste estilo ao modernizá-lo e ao retirar-lhe o cunho elitista, fazendo-o assimilar pelo povo. (pt)
  • Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh (8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011), was an iconic Indian Ghazal singer, composer 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. Sajda (An Offering, 1991), Jagjit Singh's magnum opus double album with Lata Mangeshkar holds the same record in non-film category. He sang in numerous languages. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the government of India in 2003. In February 2014, Government of India released a postal stamp in his honour. (en)
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