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Jagjit Singh is the name of a soul touching voice . 'Jag' means World and 'Jit' means Winning. Like his name, he has won millions of hearts all over the world. His talent of singing Ghazals in unique style, with his own mix of classical and western music have changed the typical way of singing ghazals. He has given the Ghazal singing a new dimension.
Jagjit Singh was born in the City of
Ganganagar in Rajasthan, a western state of India
on 8 Feb 1941. Being born in a very religious Sikh family; his father inspired
him to sing the religious chants in ragas. But as Jagjit grew up he was more
drawn towards the modern music and his talents in ragas gave him a chance to
master the art of ghazal singing. After receiving a
B.A. Degree from D.A.V. College at the City of
Jalandhar he came to Mumbai for a
playback singing career and then the struggle began. He used to sing at
different Marriage parties and functions at that time. During this struggle to
survive in such a vast city he meet
Chitra Singh; fell in love; and married her.
He got his first LP out in 1976 which was a big hit and his first song in this
"The Unforgettable" Album was " Baat
Niklegi to Phir door
talak jayegi ". So we
can say "Baat nikli
aur abhi
tak goonj
rahi hai ".
From there on he has been singing in Hindi, Punjabi films and had big number of
albums released which were liked by almost anybody who understood Hindi or
Punjabi.
Jagjit Singh went
through a painful time when he lost his only son, Vivek
to a car accident. In one interview on a Canadian T.V. he mentioned that he
could not have survived this pain if there was no music." 'Jag'
ne cheena
mujhse mujhe
jo
bhi laga payara....sab
'Jit' gaye
mujhse main hardam hi
hara", clearly shows the pain Jagjit Singh has
encountered in his life.
"I'm a trained musician, and know the language, I
first choose the ghazal and then set the tune. After
that I select the instruments, the sound, which is suitable for that particular
poetry. Selection of a raga is also kept in mind, in the studio I sit for mixing
the song also and I try to use new sounds , new
technology in my ghazals. Why not? The thought in
the poetry is the only muse"-Jagjit Singh Ji.