Karnail Gill ( pa, ਕਰਨੈਲ ਗਿੱਲ) was a Punjabi

folk singer Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be c ...

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. He is best known for his duets with Narinder Biba, Surinder Kaur, Jagmohan Kaur, Mohni Narula, Swaran Lata, Ranjit Kaur, Kumari Veena, Kuldip Kaur, Gulshan Komal, Priti Bala, Usha Kiran, Harneet Neetu, Sukhwant Sukhi, Suchet Bala, Sarbjit Cheema, Rakhi Hundal, Navdeep Kaur and many more. Suffering from

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, he died on June 24, 2012, survived by his wife Sukhjinder Kaur, son Gurtej Singh and two daughters Kanwardeep Kaur and Kirandeep Kaur, and students Rakhi Hundal, Anoop Sidhu. He was cremated at his village of Jamalpur in Ludhiana district.

Early life and career

Gill was born on February 13, 1942 in a

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family, to father S. Mehar Singh Gill (Lambarhdar) and mother Gurdial Kaur, in the Gurusar (Chak no. 259) village of Layallpur district (renamed

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) in

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. After

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, his village was gone in

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(Pakistani Punjab) and his family migrated to

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and settled at Jamalpur Awana village that now falls under the

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. Later, along with singer

Didar Sandhu ''Didar Sandhu'' ( pa, ਦੀਦਾਰ ਸੰਧੂ) was a noted Punjabi folk singer and songwriter from Punjab, India. He used to tie a turban on stage. He mostly sang duets with various noted Punjabi singers like Surinder Kaur and Amar Noorie. ...

, he worked in Punjab Public Relations as a singer 1962 to 1964 for one and half-year. He married Sukhjinder Kaur in 1970; the couple had one son and two daughters. Karnail Singh learned folk music from noted Punjabi singer

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, Shaukin Jatt, Master Beer Chand and classical music from Ustad Jaswant Bhanwra and recorded his first songs record by HMV Gaddi Charhdi Bhna Laye Gode, Cha Muklave Da and Melne Nach Lai Ni De de Shauk De Gerhe", in 1963 and released in 1964 written by

Hardev Dilgir Hardev Dilgir ( pa, ਹਰਦੇਵ ਦਿਲਗੀਰ; 1939 – 25 January 2022) best known as Dev Tharike Wala, was an Indian lyricist. He is known for his hit kali, '' Tere Tille Ton'', sung by Kuldeep Manak. Early life Dev was born as Harde ...

(also known as

Dev Tharike Wala Hardev Dilgir ( pa, ਹਰਦੇਵ ਦਿਲਗੀਰ; 1939 – 25 January 2022) best known as Dev Tharike Wala, was an Indian lyricist. He is known for his hit kali, ''Tere Tille Ton'', sung by Kuldeep Manak. Early life Dev was born as Hardev ...

Songs and compositions

* ''Lambrhan Da Munda Boli Hor Bolda'' * ''Satth Vich Laggi Ae Kachehri'' * ''Teean Wangu Langhe Ne Din Mittra'' *Panj Bhadon Nu Ayin Ve Lain Darauja *Laddu Kha Ke Turdi Bani *Reshmi Rumaal Vangu Rakh Mundiya *Tera Galgal Varga Rang Jattiye *Eh Keehne Qaid Kare *Sutiya Tu Jaag Bandiya *Satguru Hoye Diyal *Jorhe Puttran De Kaum Lekhe La Ke Patshah *Ambiyan Nu Tarsengi Chhadd Ke Desh Doaba *Maal Ladd Liya Jammu Kashmir Da *Jatti Faishna Patti *Jadon Dee Hogi Sadhni *Tere Jatti Na Pasand Ve Sharab Vargi *Nadhiyan Kuwariyan De Shauk Poorda

References

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