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{{Short description|Indian ghazal singer (1940–2022)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name         = Bhupinder Singh
| name             = Bhupinder Singh
| image       = Bhupinder Singh singer.jpg
| image           = Bhupinder Singh singer.jpg
| imagesize   =
| imagesize       =  
| birth_name   =
| caption          = Bhupinder Singh in February 2013
| alias       = Bhupi
| birth_name       =  
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=y|1940|2|6}}
| alias           = Bhupi
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| birth_date       = {{birth date|df=y|1940|02|06}}
| instrument   = Guitar
| birth_place     = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| genre       = [[Playback singing]]
| death_date      = {{death date and age|df=y|2022|07|18|1940|02|06}}
| occupation   = [[Ghazal]] singer and composer
| death_place      = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| years_active = 1964–present
| spouse          = [[Mitali Mukherjee (singer)|Mitali Singh]]
| website     =  
| instrument       = [[Guitar]]
| genre           = [[Playback singing]]
| occupation       = [[Ghazal]] singer and composer
| years_active     = 1964–2022
| website         =  
}}
}}
'''Bhupinder Singh''' (born 6 February 1940) is an Indian musician, chiefly a [[ghazal]] singer and also a Bollywood playback singer.
 
'''Bhupinder Singh''' (born '''Bhupinder Soin''', 6 February 1940 – 18 July 2022) was an Indian musician, a [[ghazal]] singer and also a Bollywood playback singer.


==Early life==
==Early life==
He was born in [[Amritsar]], Punjab to Prof Natha Singhji, a trained vocalist and his early music teacher. His father was a strict teacher, and Bhupinder hated music and its instruments at one stage.
Bhupinder Singh was born in [[Amritsar]], Punjab to Natha Singhji, a musician and his introducer to music.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=18 July 2022 |title=Bhupinder Singh, the voice of everyman's heartache, passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/veteran-singer-bhupinder-singh-dies-at-82-in-mumbai/article65655798.ece |access-date=19 July 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Bhupinder's father was a stern teacher, and at one point, he detested music and its instruments.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 July 2022 |title=Bhupinder Singh Dies At 82: The Legendary Singer Who Introduced Bass, Drums And Guitar To Ghazals |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-karoge-yaad-to-the-film-journey-of-bhupinder-singh-news-210204 |access-date=19 July 2022 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|quote=There was a time he hated music and instruments – thanks to the fact that his father, Professor Natha Singh, a trained vocalist and his early music teacher, was extremely strict. |language=en}}</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==
Early in his career, Bhupinder performed on [[All India Radio]], Delhi. He was also attached to the Delhi [[Doordarshan]] Center, Delhi. He learnt guitar and violin. In 1962, music director [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]] heard him at a dinner hosted by Satish Bhatia in his honour (Satish Bhatia was Producer in [[All India Radio|AIR]] Delhi and Bhupendra was working under him as a guitarist), and called him to [[Bombay]]. He gave him a chance to sing the song ''Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bulaya Hoga'' with [[Mohammad Rafi]] in [[Chetan Anand (producer and director)|Chetan Anand]]'s ''[[Haqeeqat (1964 film)|Haqeeqat]]''. He was given a solo by Khaiyyam in film ''[[Aakhri Khat]]''. Bhupinder voice is one of the most unique in play back singing. He has sung a few popular duets with [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Kishore Kumar]].
Singh started his career as a casual artist for [[All India Radio]] under the direction of Satish Bhatia.<ref name=":0" /> He also worked at [[Doordarshan]] Center, [[New Delhi]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharjee |first=Manash Firaq |date=19 July 2022 |title=In a Bhupinder Singh State of Mind |url=https://thewire.in/the-arts/in-a-bhupinder-singh-state-of-mind |access-date=19 July 2022 |work=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He also learnt guitar.<ref name=":0" /> In 1962, music director [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]] heard him at a dinner hosted by Satish Bhatia in his honour (Satish Bhatia was Producer in [[All India Radio|AIR]] Delhi and Singh was working under him as a guitarist), and called him to [[Bombay]]. He was given the opportunity to sing the song ''Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bulaya Hoga'' alongside [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Talat Mahmood]] and [[Manna Dey]] in [[Chetan Anand (producer and director)|Chetan Anand]]'s ''[[Haqeeqat (1964 film)|Haqeeqat]]''.<ref name=":1" /> He was given a solo by Khayyam in film ''[[Aakhri Khat]]''. Singh's voice is one of the most unique in playback singing.<ref name=":0" /> He has sung a few popular duets with [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Mohammed Rafi]].
 
Thereafter, Singh started releasing private albums wherein his first LP had three self-composed songs and was released in 1968, a second LP of ghazals wherein he introduced the [[Classical guitar|Spanish guitar]], bass and drums to the ghazal style, released in 1978 and his third LP titled ''Woh Jo Shair Tha'', for which the lyrics were written by Gulzar in 1980.


Thereafter Bhupinder started releasing private albums wherein his first LP had three self-composed songs and was released in 1968, a second LP of ghazals wherein he introduced the [[Classical guitar|Spanish guitar]], bass and drums to the ghazal style, released in 1978 and his third LP titled ''Woh Jo Shair Tha'', for which the lyrics were written by Gulzar in 1980.
Entering wedlock with Bangladeshi singer Mitali, he stopped playback singing in the mid-1980s and began singing jointly for several albums and live concerts. Together, they produced many ghazal and geet cassettes.  


Entering wedlock with Bangladeshi singer Mitali, he moved away from playback singing in the mid-1980s and since then has been singing jointly for several albums and live concerts. Together they have produced many ghazal and geet cassettes. Their famous songs include "Dil Dhoondta hai", "Do diwane shahar mein", "Naam gum jayega", "Karoge yaad to", "Meethe bol bole", "Kabhi kisi ko mukammal", "Kisi nazar ko tera intezaar aaj bhi", and "Ek akela is Shehar Mein".
His famous songs include "Dil Dhoondta hai", "Do diwane shahar mein", "Naam gum jayega", "Karoge yaad to", "Thodi si Zameen Thoda Aasman", "Meethe bol bole", "Kabhi kisi ko mukammal", "Kisi nazar ko tera intezaar aaj bhi", and "Ek akela is Shehar Mein". He sang the song Duniya Chute Yaar Na Toote picturized on [[Rajesh Khanna]]. [[R. D. Burman]] made him sing songs like Raat Banoo Mein Geet Bano Tum, Naam Gum Jayega, Kahiya Kahan Se Aana Hua and Beete Na Bitaai Raina which made him famous.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
[[File:Bhupinder & Mitali Singh rehearses for their upcoming music album Aksar (2).jpg|thumb|Bhupinder and his wife [[Mitali Mukherjee Singh]] rehearse for their upcoming music album ''Aksar'']]
[[File:Bhupinder & Mitali Singh rehearses for their upcoming music album Aksar (2).jpg|thumb|Bhupinder and his wife [[Mitali Mukherjee (singer)|Mitali Singh]] rehearse for their upcoming music album ''Aksar''|272x272px]]
In the mid-1980s, Bhupinder married the Bangladeshi singer [[Mitali Mukherjee]] and moved away from [[playback singing]].<ref>{{cite web
In the 80s, Bhupinder married the Bangladeshi singer [[Mitali Mukherjee (singer)|Mitali Mukherjee]].<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.the-south-asian.com/Bhupinder.htm  
  |url=http://www.the-south-asian.com/Bhupinder.htm  
  |title=Bhupinder – Hauntingly 'Hummable'
  |title=Bhupinder – Hauntingly 'Hummable'
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  |author=Mukesh Khosla
  |author=Mukesh Khosla
  |work=The South Asian
  |work=The South Asian
  |access-date=14 June 2008  
  |access-date=14 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503051927/http://www.the-south-asian.com/Bhupinder.htm  
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503051927/http://www.the-south-asian.com/Bhupinder.htm  
  |archive-date=3 May 2006 |url-status=dead  
  |archive-date=3 May 2006  
|url-status=dead  
    
    
}}</ref> Mitali Mukherjee is also a singer. Together, they perform at ghazal and live performances. They have a son named Nihal Singh who is also a musician.
}}</ref> Together, they performed ghazal on [[Doordarshan]] and concerts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zaman |first=Rana Siddiqui |date=19 July 2022 |title=A personal tribute to Bhupinder Singh (1940–2022) |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/obituary/a-personal-tribute-to-bhupinder-singh-1940-2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |newspaper=[[National Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> They have a son named Nihal Singh who is also a musician.
 
At the age of 82, Singh died of a [[cardiac arrest]] on 18 July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khurana |first1=Suanshu |last2=Naik |first2=Yogesh |title=Singer Bhupinder Singh passes away at 82 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/singer-bhupinder-singh-passes-away-8037539/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=19 July 2022}}</ref> He suffered from COVID-19 and colon cancer was also suspected.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2022 |title=Veteran singer Bhupinder Singh dies aged 82 |work=[[Press Trust of India]] |url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/13541464_Veteran-singer-Bhupinder-Singh-dies-aged-82.html |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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|Dream Sellers||1980|| Includes various songs from Bollywood movies he had already sung before.
|Dream Sellers||1980|| Includes various songs from Bollywood movies he had already sung before.
|-
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|''Aarzoo''|| || With [[Mitali Mukherjee]]
|''Aarzoo''|| || With [[Mitali Mukherjee (singer)|Mitali Singh]]
|-
|-
|''Chandani Raat''|| || With Mitali Mukherjee Singh
|''Chandani Raat''|| || With [[Mitali Mukherjee (singer)|Mitali Singh]]
|-
|-
|''Gulmohar''|| || With Mitali Mukherjee Singh
|''Gulmohar''|| || With [[Mitali Mukherjee (singer)|Mitali Singh]]
|-
|-
|''Ghazal Ke Phool''|| || With Mitali Mukherjee Singh
|''Ghazal Ke Phool''|| || With [[Mitali Mukherjee (singer)|Mitali Singh]]
|-
|-
|''Ek Arzoo''||2004|| With Mitali Mukherjee Singh. <br>Label: [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|T-Series]]
|''Ek Arzoo''||2004|| With Mitali Mukherjee Singh. <br>Label: [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|T-Series]]
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091638/http://www.aninews.in/videogallery4/13409-surmayi-raat-with-gulzar-and-bhupinder-singh.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091638/http://www.aninews.in/videogallery4/13409-surmayi-raat-with-gulzar-and-bhupinder-singh.html
|archive-date=4 March 2016
|archive-date=4 March 2016
}}
}}
</ref>||2013|| With [[Gulzar]]
</ref>||2013|| With [[Gulzar]]
|-
|''Anand Lok Meh''
|2014
|With [[Mitali Mukherjee (singer)|Mitali Singh]]
|-
|-
|''Yaad-E-Mehboob''|| || With [[Jagjit Singh]], [[Chitra Singh]] and others.
|''Yaad-E-Mehboob''|| || With [[Jagjit Singh]], [[Chitra Singh]] and others.
|-
|-
|''Meri Aawaaz Hi Pehchan Hai''|| || Two songs with [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. <br> Album Artists: [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Bhupinder Singh, [[Babla Mehta]], [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]] and [[Kishore Kumar]].<br> Label: Saregama  
|''Meri Aawaaz Hi Pehchan Hai''|| || Two songs with [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. <br> Album Artists: [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Bhupinder Singh, [[Babla Mehta]] and [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]].<br> Label: Saregama  
|}
|}


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* ''[[Churaliya hai tumne jo dil ko|Chura liya hai]]'' ([[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]), composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* ''[[Churaliya hai tumne jo dil ko|Chura liya hai]]'' ([[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]), composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* ''Chingari Koi Bhadke'' ([[Amar Prem]]), composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* ''Chingari Koi Bhadke'' ([[Amar Prem]]), composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* ''Chalte Chalte'' ([[Chalte Chalte (1976 film)|Chalte Chalte]])
* ''Chalte Chalte'' ([[Chalte Chalte (1976 film)|Chalte Chalte]]), composed by Bappi Lahiri
* ''Mehbooba O Mehbooba'' ([[Sholay]]), composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* ''Mehbooba O Mehbooba'' ([[Sholay]]), composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* ''Ambar ki ek paak surahi'' (Kadambari), composed by Ustad [[Vilayat Khan]]
* ''Ambar ki ek paak surahi'' (Kadambari), composed by Ustad [[Vilayat Khan]]
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===As playback singer===
===As playback singer===
* "Ane Se Uske Aya Bahar" from the movie [[Jeene Ki Raah]] (1969) with [[Mohammed Rafi]] (Music composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]])
* "Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bulaya Hoga", composed by [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]]
* "Aane Se Uske Aaye Bahar" from the movie [[Jeene Ki Raah]] (1969) with [[Mohammed Rafi]] (Music composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]])
* "Duniya Chhute Yaar Na Chhute" from the movie [[Dharam Kanta]] (1982) with [[Mohammed Rafi]] (Music composed by [[Naushad]])
* "Duniya Chhute Yaar Na Chhute" from the movie [[Dharam Kanta]] (1982) with [[Mohammed Rafi]] (Music composed by [[Naushad]])
* "Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar Aaj Bhi Hai" from the movie [[Aitbaar]] (1985) with [[Asha Bhosle]] (Music composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]])
* "Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar Aaj Bhi Hai" from the movie [[Aitbaar]] (1985) with [[Asha Bhosle]] (Music composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]])
* "Awaaz Di Hai Aaj Ek Nazar Ne" from the movie [[Aitbaar]] (1985) with [[Asha Bhosle]] (Music composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]])
* "Awaaz Di Hai Aaj Ek Nazar Ne" from the movie [[Aitbaar]] (1985) with [[Asha Bhosle]] (Music composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]])
* "Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Aasman" from the movie [[Sitara (1980 film)|Sitara]] (1980) with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] (Music composed by [[R. D. Burman]])
* "Gulab Jism Ka", film  ''[[Anjuman (1986 film)|Anjuman]]'' (1986) (composed by [[Khayyam (composer)|Khayyam]])
* "Gulab Jism Ka", film  ''[[Anjuman (1986 film)|Anjuman]]'' (1986) (composed by [[Khayyam (composer)|Khayyam]])
* "Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bulaya Hoga", composed by [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]]
* "Beeti Na Beetai Raina", film ''[[Parichay (1972 film)|Parichay]]'' (1972) (composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]])
* "Beeti Na Beetai Raina", composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* "Dil Dhoondta Hai", film ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' (1975) (composed by [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]])
* "Dil Dhoondta Hai", composed by [[Madan Mohan (music director)|Madan Mohan]]
* "Naam Gum Jayega", film ''[[Kinara (1977 film)|Kinara]]'' (1977) (composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]])
* "Naam Gum Jayega", composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* "Ek Akela Is Shaher Mein", film ''[[Gharonda]]'' (composed by [[Jaidev]])
* "Ek Akela Is Shaher Mein", composed by [[Jaidev]]
* "Daro Deewar Pe/Khush Raho Ahle Vatan ''[[Aandolan|Andolan]]'' (1977) composed by [[Jaidev]]
* "Daro Deewar Pe..Khush Raho Ahle-Vatan!" composed by [[Jaidev]]<ref name="Andolan (1977)">{{cite web
|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.com/lyricist/ramprasad_bismil.php
|title=Andolan (1977) Bhupinder Singh, Jaidev, Ram Prasad Bismil
|access-date=18 January 2014
}}
</ref>
* "Huzoor Is Kadar bhi na Itra ke Chaliye" (movie:-Maasoom), composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* "Huzoor Is Kadar bhi na Itra ke Chaliye" (movie:-Maasoom), composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
* "Hothon Pe Aisi Baat", composed by [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
* "Hothon Pe Aisi Baat" [[Jewel Thief (1967 film)|Jewel Thief]] (1967) composed by [[Sachin Dev Burman]]
* "Kaise Kahoon kuch kaina sakoon" from Tamil film [[Nandu (film)|Nandu]] 1981, composed by [[Ilayaraja]]
* "Kaise Kahoon" & "Paduthamma Kaatrin Alaigal"(Title Track) from Tamil film [[Nandu (film)|Nandu]] 1981, composed by [[Ilayaraja]]
* "Tum say jo bat hui tum say jo mulaqat hui" (composed by Uttam-Jagdesh)
* "Tum say jo bat hui tum say jo mulaqat hui" (composed by Uttam-Jagdesh)
* "Baadalon se Kaat Kaat ke" from the movie Satya (1998) (composed by Vishal Bharadwaj)
* "Baadalon se Kaat Kaat ke" from the movie Satya (1998) (composed by Vishal Bharadwaj)
* "Karoge Yaad to Har Baat Yaad Aayegi" from the movie Bazaar (1982) composed by Khayyam
* "Karoge Yaad to Har Baat Yaad Aayegi" from the movie Bazaar (1982) composed by Khayyam
* "Kabhi Kisi Ko Mukammal Jahan nahi milta" from the movie Ahista Ahista (1981) composed by Khayyam
* "Kabhi Kisi Ko Mukammal Jahan nahi milta" from the movie Ahista Ahista (1981) (composed by [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]])
* "Soorajmukhi Tera Pyar Anokha Hai" from the movie [[Sooraj Mukhi]] (1992), Lyrics by [[Shardanand Tiwary]] Composed by [[Ajay Swami]]
* "Rut Jawan Jawan" from the movie Aakhri Khat (composed by [[Mohammed Zahur Khayyam|Khayyam]])
* "Rut Jawan Jawan" from the movie Aakhri Khat composed by Khayyam
* "Layee Hayaat Aye Qaza Le Chali Chale" { Bhupinder Singh } Ibrahim Zauq *Mirza Ghalib
* "Layee Hayaat Aye Qaza Le Chali Chale" { Bhupinder Singh } Ibrahim Zauq *Mirza Ghalib
* "Zindagi Zindagi Mere Ghar Aanaa", film ''[[Dooriyaan]]'' (1979) (composed by [[Jaidev]])
* "Soorajmukhi Tera Pyar Anokha Hai", film "Sooraj Mukhi" (1992), lyrics by Shardanand Tiwary and composed by Ajay Swami.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name | id=1774868 | name = Bhupinder Singh }}
* {{IMDb name | id=1774868 | name = Bhupinder Singh }}
* http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/music_newupdatearticle.php?conid=186
* [http://www.hindigeetmala.com/lyricist/ramprasad_bismil.php Ramprasad Bismil] at hindigeetmala.com
* http://www.hindigeetmala.com/lyricist/ramprasad_bismil.php
* [http://www.bhupindermitali.com Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405013751/http://www.bhupindermitali.com/ |date=5 April 2015 }}
* [http://www.bhupindermitali.com Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405013751/http://www.bhupindermitali.com/ |date=5 April 2015 }}


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Bhupinder Singh
Bhupinder Singh in February 2013
Bhupinder Singh in February 2013
Background information
Also known asBhupi
Born(1940-02-06)6 February 1940
Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died18 July 2022(2022-07-18) (aged 82)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
GenresPlayback singing
Occupation(s)Ghazal singer and composer
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1964–2022

Bhupinder Singh (born Bhupinder Soin, 6 February 1940 – 18 July 2022) was an Indian musician, a ghazal singer and also a Bollywood playback singer.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Bhupinder Singh was born in Amritsar, Punjab to Natha Singhji, a musician and his introducer to music.[1] Bhupinder's father was a stern teacher, and at one point, he detested music and its instruments.[2]

Music career[edit | edit source]

Singh started his career as a casual artist for All India Radio under the direction of Satish Bhatia.[1] He also worked at Doordarshan Center, New Delhi.[3][1] He also learnt guitar.[1] In 1962, music director Madan Mohan heard him at a dinner hosted by Satish Bhatia in his honour (Satish Bhatia was Producer in AIR Delhi and Singh was working under him as a guitarist), and called him to Bombay. He was given the opportunity to sing the song Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bulaya Hoga alongside Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mahmood and Manna Dey in Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat.[3] He was given a solo by Khayyam in film Aakhri Khat. Singh's voice is one of the most unique in playback singing.[1] He has sung a few popular duets with Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi.

Thereafter, Singh started releasing private albums wherein his first LP had three self-composed songs and was released in 1968, a second LP of ghazals wherein he introduced the Spanish guitar, bass and drums to the ghazal style, released in 1978 and his third LP titled Woh Jo Shair Tha, for which the lyrics were written by Gulzar in 1980.

Entering wedlock with Bangladeshi singer Mitali, he stopped playback singing in the mid-1980s and began singing jointly for several albums and live concerts. Together, they produced many ghazal and geet cassettes.

His famous songs include "Dil Dhoondta hai", "Do diwane shahar mein", "Naam gum jayega", "Karoge yaad to", "Thodi si Zameen Thoda Aasman", "Meethe bol bole", "Kabhi kisi ko mukammal", "Kisi nazar ko tera intezaar aaj bhi", and "Ek akela is Shehar Mein". He sang the song Duniya Chute Yaar Na Toote picturized on Rajesh Khanna. R. D. Burman made him sing songs like Raat Banoo Mein Geet Bano Tum, Naam Gum Jayega, Kahiya Kahan Se Aana Hua and Beete Na Bitaai Raina which made him famous.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Bhupinder and his wife Mitali Singh rehearse for their upcoming music album Aksar

In the 80s, Bhupinder married the Bangladeshi singer Mitali Mukherjee.[4] Together, they performed ghazal on Doordarshan and concerts.[5] They have a son named Nihal Singh who is also a musician.

At the age of 82, Singh died of a cardiac arrest on 18 July 2022.[6] He suffered from COVID-19 and colon cancer was also suspected.[7]

Discography[edit | edit source]

Album Year Details
Dream Sellers 1980 Includes various songs from Bollywood movies he had already sung before.
Aarzoo With Mitali Singh
Chandani Raat With Mitali Singh
Gulmohar With Mitali Singh
Ghazal Ke Phool With Mitali Singh
Ek Arzoo 2004 With Mitali Mukherjee Singh.
Label: T-Series
Surmayi Raat[8] 2013 With Gulzar
Anand Lok Meh 2014 With Mitali Singh
Yaad-E-Mehboob With Jagjit Singh, Chitra Singh and others.
Meri Aawaaz Hi Pehchan Hai Two songs with Lata Mangeshkar.
Album Artists: Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Bhupinder Singh, Babla Mehta and Shailendra Singh.
Label: Saregama

Popular songs[edit | edit source]

As guitarist[edit | edit source]

As playback singer[edit | edit source]

  • "Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bulaya Hoga", composed by Madan Mohan
  • "Aane Se Uske Aaye Bahar" from the movie Jeene Ki Raah (1969) with Mohammed Rafi (Music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal)
  • "Duniya Chhute Yaar Na Chhute" from the movie Dharam Kanta (1982) with Mohammed Rafi (Music composed by Naushad)
  • "Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar Aaj Bhi Hai" from the movie Aitbaar (1985) with Asha Bhosle (Music composed by Bappi Lahiri)
  • "Awaaz Di Hai Aaj Ek Nazar Ne" from the movie Aitbaar (1985) with Asha Bhosle (Music composed by Bappi Lahiri)
  • "Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Aasman" from the movie Sitara (1980) with Lata Mangeshkar (Music composed by R. D. Burman)
  • "Gulab Jism Ka", film Anjuman (1986) (composed by Khayyam)
  • "Beeti Na Beetai Raina", film Parichay (1972) (composed by Rahul Dev Burman)
  • "Dil Dhoondta Hai", film Mausam (1975) (composed by Madan Mohan)
  • "Naam Gum Jayega", film Kinara (1977) (composed by Rahul Dev Burman)
  • "Ek Akela Is Shaher Mein", film Gharonda (composed by Jaidev)
  • "Daro Deewar Pe/Khush Raho Ahle Vatan Andolan (1977) composed by Jaidev
  • "Huzoor Is Kadar bhi na Itra ke Chaliye" (movie:-Maasoom), composed by Rahul Dev Burman
  • "Hothon Pe Aisi Baat" Jewel Thief (1967) composed by Sachin Dev Burman
  • "Kaise Kahoon" & "Paduthamma Kaatrin Alaigal"(Title Track) from Tamil film Nandu 1981, composed by Ilayaraja
  • "Tum say jo bat hui tum say jo mulaqat hui" (composed by Uttam-Jagdesh)
  • "Baadalon se Kaat Kaat ke" from the movie Satya (1998) (composed by Vishal Bharadwaj)
  • "Karoge Yaad to Har Baat Yaad Aayegi" from the movie Bazaar (1982) composed by Khayyam
  • "Kabhi Kisi Ko Mukammal Jahan nahi milta" from the movie Ahista Ahista (1981) (composed by Khayyam)
  • "Rut Jawan Jawan" from the movie Aakhri Khat (composed by Khayyam)
  • "Layee Hayaat Aye Qaza Le Chali Chale" { Bhupinder Singh } Ibrahim Zauq *Mirza Ghalib
  • "Zindagi Zindagi Mere Ghar Aanaa", film Dooriyaan (1979) (composed by Jaidev)
  • "Soorajmukhi Tera Pyar Anokha Hai", film "Sooraj Mukhi" (1992), lyrics by Shardanand Tiwary and composed by Ajay Swami.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kumar, Anuj (18 July 2022). "Bhupinder Singh, the voice of everyman's heartache, passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bhupinder Singh Dies At 82: The Legendary Singer Who Introduced Bass, Drums And Guitar To Ghazals". Outlook. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022. There was a time he hated music and instruments – thanks to the fact that his father, Professor Natha Singh, a trained vocalist and his early music teacher, was extremely strict.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bhattacharjee, Manash Firaq (19 July 2022). "In a Bhupinder Singh State of Mind". The Wire. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Mukesh Khosla (May 2002). "Bhupinder – Hauntingly 'Hummable'". The South Asian. Archived from the original on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  5. ↑ Zaman, Rana Siddiqui (19 July 2022). "A personal tribute to Bhupinder Singh (1940–2022)". National Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Khurana, Suanshu; Naik, Yogesh (19 July 2022). "Singer Bhupinder Singh passes away at 82". Indian Express.
  7. ↑ "Veteran singer Bhupinder Singh dies aged 82". Press Trust of India. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Surmayi Raat with Gulzar and Bhupinder Singh". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

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