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'''Jagjit Singh''' (8 February 1941 — 10 October 2011) was an [[India]]n [[singer]]. He was known as the "Ghazal King".<ref name=ibn>{{cite web |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/noted-ghazal-singer-jagjit-singh-dead/191588-3.html |title=Noted ghazal singer Jagjit Singh dies at 70 |first= |last= |work=ibnlive.in.com | | '''Jagjit Singh''' (8 February 1941 — 10 October 2011) was an [[India]]n [[singer]]. He was known as the "Ghazal King".<ref name=ibn>{{cite web |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/noted-ghazal-singer-jagjit-singh-dead/191588-3.html |title=Noted ghazal singer Jagjit Singh dies at 70 |first= |last= |work=ibnlive.in.com |date=10 October 2011|accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref> Ghazal is a classical type of song, dating back to ancient [[Persia]].<ref name=folsom>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahapoetry.com/ghazal.htm |title=Ghazal |first=Eric |last=Folsom |work=ahapoetry.com |year=2008 |accessdate=23 October 2011 |archive-date=26 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026121355/http://www.ahapoetry.com/ghazal.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It uses a special [[rhyme|rhyming]] pattern and the words are written using a special pattern of [[stanza]]s.<ref name=folsom/> The songs are always about love. Singh, and his wife Chitra Singh who is also a ghazal singer, achieved a lot of commercial success in the 1970's and 1980s.<ref name=bbc>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15236222 |title=Indian singer Jagjit Singh dies |first= |last=|work=bbc.co.uk |date=10 October 2011 |quote= |accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref> He recorded more than 50 albums.<ref name=bbc/> | ||
The ghazal is very popular in [[Pakistan]], and Singh was one of the few Indian singers to become a success in that country.<ref name=bbc/> His music was described as "...gentle and soothing, and went to your heart."<ref name=bbc/> Ghazal was once a classical, elite type of music and poetry. Singh was able to make ghazal popular by singing in many different languages, singing ghazal in movies and music videos.<ref name=ibn/> He used modern technology and was the first ghazal singer to use [[multi-track]]ing.<ref name=ibn/> | The ghazal is very popular in [[Pakistan]], and Singh was one of the few Indian singers to become a success in that country.<ref name=bbc/> His music was described as "...gentle and soothing, and went to your heart."<ref name=bbc/> Ghazal was once a classical, elite type of music and poetry. Singh was able to make ghazal popular by singing in many different languages, singing ghazal in movies and music videos.<ref name=ibn/> He used modern technology and was the first ghazal singer to use [[multi-track]]ing.<ref name=ibn/> | ||
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