Physical Stats & More
| Height | 178 cm |
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| Weight | 75 kg |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Degree | A Degree in Arts from DAV College, Jalandhar |
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| Post Graduate Degree | A Post Graduate Degree in History from Kurukshetra University (not completed) |
Personal Life
| Hometown | Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan |
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| School | Khalsa High School, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||||
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| Wife/Spouse | Chitra Singh | ||||
| Marriage Date | December 1969 | ||||
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Family
| Father | Sardar Amar Singh Dhiman | ||||
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| Mother | Sardarni Bachchan Kaur | ||||
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Career
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Favourites
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Jagjit Singh was a smoker. | |
| Jagjit Singh consumed alcohol. | |
| He was born into a Punjabi Sikh family in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. | |
| His initial music training was under Pandit Chhaganlal Sharma and later Ustad Jamal Khan of the 'Senia Gharana'. | |
| During his early career, Jagjit Singh experienced financial difficulties and once traveled without a ticket on a train from Bombay to Jalandhar. | |
| He met his wife, Chitra, at a jingle recording session, and their marriage was simple and economical. | |
| Jagjit Singh pioneered the practice of giving lyricists a percentage of an album's profits. | |
| In the early 1960s, he tried his hand at playback singing in Bombay but faced financial hurdles. | |
| Jagjit Singh and his wife faced a major personal tragedy when their son, Vivek, died in a car accident in 1990. |
