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Jagjit Singh, one of the most talented artistes of India, with his beautiful and equally talented wife Chitra Singh made history in the world of music. The first full fledged Ghazal album by the husband-wife team was "The Unforgettables" in 1976, after which there was no looking back.
As the pioneer of non film music wave Jagjit & Chitra have been greatly instrumental in popularizing Ghazals. They have also created the music and songs for various films and even TV serials. Jagjit & Chitra have their fans spread out not only in India but all over the world. They are also first to go for digital recording in India. The first digital album in India is" Beyond Time" that was mixed at Jacob's studio, London in 1988 with Jagjit Singh as the music director of the album. The response to their live performances in concerts are also remarkable and tremendous. Their ability to establish a rapport with their audience, make the concerts a memorable experience for their fans.
Looking for new talents and promoting them has been Jagjit Singh's constant endeavor. Artistes such as Talat Aziz, Ghanshyam Vaswani, Vinod Sehgal, Ashok Khosla, Siza Roy and Jaswinder Narula are his contributions to the field of music.
A succession awards have been conferred upon him from several state governments and music associations. He is also active in several philanthropic endeavors such as the Library at St. Mary's, Bombay Hospital, CRY, and ALMA, an organization whose focus is to adopt students for further education and development. He even brought out an album for Cry named "Cry for Cry".
His enchanting ghazals use the choicest poetry by renowned lyricists like Mirza Ghalib, Ameer Meenai, Kafeel Aazer, Sudarshan Faakir , Quwaza Hyder Ali Aatish and Nida Fazli and of the recent times that of Javed Akhtar and Gulzar. The lyrics which stirs an emotional appeal are given mood and life by Jagjit and Chitra Singh.
Songs like "Sarakti Jaye Hai Rukh se Naqab Aahista Aahista","Aah Ko Chahiye","Baat Niglegi To Phir Door Talak Jayegi", "Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti", " Hazaron Quawishe Aaesi Ki Har Quawish Pe Dam Nikhle" , " Aadmi Aadmi Ko Kya Dega", "Apne Hoton Par Sazana Chahata Hoon", " Aye Khuda Ret Ke", " Ishg Mein Gharaite Jazabaat ne", " Main Nashe Mein Hoon"," Aapko Dekh Kar Dekheta Rahe Gaya" are some of his best songs just to name a very few.
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