Singer Chitra Songs
Chitra Singh in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Chitra Shome[1] |
| Also known as | Chitra Dutta |
| Born | 11 Apr 1945 |
| Genres | Ghazal, Classical, Devotional, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1970–1990 |
Lakdi kathi. Chitra Singh (born Shome)[2] is an Indianghazal singer. She with her husband Jagjit Singh pulled the ghazal genre out of the drawing room of the elite and brought it to the masses.[3] Respectfully known as the 'king and queen of the Ghazal world,' the husband and wife duo created some of the most successful Indian music of the 1970s and '80s.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Chitra Singh formed a ghazal singing duo with her husband Jagjit Singh. They married in 1969,[5] and it was her second marriage. She was earlier married to Debo Prasad Dutta and she had a daughter (Monica) from her first marriage.[6] She hasn't sung since 1991 when the couple's 20-year-old son (Vivek) died in a car accident. Chitra Singh's daughter from her first marriage (Monica Chowdhry) committed suicide in 2009.[7]
Discography[edit]
- A Milestone (1976)
- The Unforgettables (1978)
- Gold Disc (1979)
- Ae mere dil (1980)
- The earliest recordings of Jagjit and Chitra Singh
- Live in concert with Jagjit Chitra Singh
- Live at Wembley
- Live at Royal Albert Hall
- The Latest
- Desires
- Arth/Saath Saath
- Chirag
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References[edit]
- ^'Flying solo with Chitra Singh'.
- ^Sahara, Rashtriya. 'Rashtriya Sahara, Volume 5, Issues 1-6'. Google Books. Sahara India Mass Communication. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^'Chitra Singh daughter found hanging; was depressed, says family'.
- ^'Jagjit & Chitra Singh'.
- ^'Jagjit called me Mummy, I called him Papa - Chitra Singh'.
- ^http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/music/jagjit-singh/articleshow/62835581.cms
- ^'Triple tragedy for Jagjit Singh's wife Chitra'.