Jagjit Singh was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, composer, music director, activist and entrepreneur. Known as "The Ghazal King''..he sang wit his wife renowned Indian Ghazal singer Chitra Singh in 1970's and 80's as the first successful husband-wife duo act in the hi story of recorded Indian music..he had sung in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Sindhi and Nepali languages an was awarded India's 3rd highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, in 2003 for his contribution to the fields of music and culture!!!
Born 8 February 1941
Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner State, British India
Died 10 October 2011 (aged 70)
Mumbai, India
Occupations Composer, Singer, Music Director, Activist, Entrepreneur
Instruments Vocals, Harmonium, Tanpura, Piano
Years active 1966–2011
Labels EMI, HMV, Saregama, Universal Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Polydor, TIPS, Venus, T-Series