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Know about playback singer Jagjit Singh in detail. Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman , popularly known as "The Ghazal King" or "King of Ghazals", was an Indian Ghazal singer, composer and musician. He sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian Classical music, his style of composing and Gayaki is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on words. He highlighted this in his music for films such as Prem Geet , Arth , and Saath Saath , and TV serials Mirza Ghalib and Kahkashan . Singh is considered to be the most successful ghazal singer and composer of all time in terms of critical acclaim and commercial success. With a career spanning five decades and many albums, the range and breadth of his work has been regarded as genre-defining.

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Play Back Singer: Jagjit Singh

Singer	Jagjit Singh
Date of Birth and Birth Place	Jagmohan Singh Dhiman,8 February 1941,Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner State,
Died	10 October 2011(2011-10-10) (aged 70),Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Composer, singer, music director
Spouse(s)	Chitra Singh (m. 1969)
Children	1
Genres	Ghazal, classical, devotional, folk
Instruments	Vocals, harmonium, tanpura, piano
Years active	1960–2011
Sung for following Music Company(s)	EMI, HMV, Saregama, Universal, Sony BMG, CBS, Polydor, TIPS, Venus, T-Series, Magna Sound, Big, Times

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