Jaswinder Singh is an Indian

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singer. He is the son and student of Kuldip Singh, composer of ghazals such as ''‘Tumko dekha to ye khayal aaya’'' from the movie ''Saath Saath'' and ''‘Itni Shakti Hame De Na Daata’'' from ''

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''. Saregama-HMV, one of the biggest music archives in India, recently launched his music album "Ishq Nahin Asaan". Earlier, he released "Yours Truly" and "Dilkash" by Tips Music. Jaswinder Singh has played international concerts in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai and Muscat. He has performed over 300 live concerts. Jaswinder Singh also specializes in several Sufi and Punjabi songs, usually performed toward the end of his concerts.

Early life

Jaswinder Singh was born in Mumbai. He is the son of Kuldeep Singh, who composed ghazals such as ''Tumko dekha to ye khayal aaya'' and ''Itni shakti hame dena daata'', and wrote music for the movies ''Saath-Saath'' and ''Ankush''. He was trained in classical singing by Dr Sushila Pohankar and Pt. Ajay Pohankar, and the ghazal singer

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Career

Singh got his training in classical singing from Sushilabai and Ajay Pohankar. He was chosen to sing for the play ''‘Kaifi Aur Main’'', an epistolary style play dealing with the life and times of the noted lyricist and poet

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. The lead actors

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and

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share anecdotes from the poet's life while Singh performs ghazals and songs penned by Kaifi Azmi. He also performed at ''Ghalibnaama'', a conceptual show based on the prose and poetry of

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. In July 2012, Singh sang "Bahut Yaad Aate Ho Tum" for an episode of

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's TV series '' Satyamev Jayate''.

Awards

He was awarded ‘The young Ghazal Maestro’ by Indian Music Academy. The title was presented by Hariprasad Chaurasia in the presence of

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Recordings

* " Ishq nahin aasaan " released by Saregama – HMV * " Dilkash " released by Tips * "Yours Truly" released by Tips Eternal released by Artistaloud / Hungama

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About: Jaswinder Singh

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Jaswinder Indian male ghazal singers Living people Indian Sikhs Punjabi people Singers from Mumbai Year of birth missing (living people)