Mumbai:
A legend, ghazal king, the man with the golden voice and a mesmerising singer were some of the terms used today to describe Jagjit Singh as tributes poured from the country's leadership to the film industry and his fans.
President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and various political leaders condoled the death of the 70-year-old 'Ghazal King' in a Mumbai hospital today.
"Popularly known as 'the Ghazal king', he also had a large heart due to which he also was known to give assistance to several philanthropic endeavours," the President said inher condolence letter to his wife Chitra.
An admirer of Jagjit Singh, Prime Minister said the singer was blessed with a golden voice and gave joy and pleasure to millions of music lovers.
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar said, "It is a great loss for the music industry but it is a greater personal loss for me. I knew him well. He worked very hard... sang from theheart."
Her sister Asha Bhonsle said that there will never be a person like him again.
"We will never get a person like him again. He had a soothing voice, and was a very cheerful person," Bhonsle said.
Amitabh Bachchan remembered Singh and his "sonorous silk voice".
Shah Rukh Khan said, "So sad to hear of the demise of Jagjit Singhji. May Allah bless his soul.".
Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas said: "Music was not a profession for him, it was a passion. He took ghazal singing to another level. By nature, he was a fighter. It is a big loss to the music industry."
President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and various political leaders condoled the death of the 70-year-old 'Ghazal King' in a Mumbai hospital today.
"Popularly known as 'the Ghazal king', he also had a large heart due to which he also was known to give assistance to several philanthropic endeavours," the President said inher condolence letter to his wife Chitra.
An admirer of Jagjit Singh, Prime Minister said the singer was blessed with a golden voice and gave joy and pleasure to millions of music lovers.
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar said, "It is a great loss for the music industry but it is a greater personal loss for me. I knew him well. He worked very hard... sang from theheart."
Her sister Asha Bhonsle said that there will never be a person like him again.
"We will never get a person like him again. He had a soothing voice, and was a very cheerful person," Bhonsle said.
Amitabh Bachchan remembered Singh and his "sonorous silk voice".
Shah Rukh Khan said, "So sad to hear of the demise of Jagjit Singhji. May Allah bless his soul.".
Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas said: "Music was not a profession for him, it was a passion. He took ghazal singing to another level. By nature, he was a fighter. It is a big loss to the music industry."
