Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passed away in Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, India on Monday morning. He was 70 years old.
Singh was admitted to Lilavati Hospital on September 23 after he suffered a brain haemorrhage. Since then, he underwent two operations to save his life.
"Jagjit Singh passed away at 8.10 am after having a terrible haemorrhage," Dr Sudhir Nandgaonkar, a hospital spokesman, said.
He is survived by his wife Chitra Singh.
Mr Singh was born in Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan. He had four sisters and two brothers and was known as "Jeet" by his family.
Popularly known as "The Ghazal King", he gained acclaim together with his wife in the 1970s and 1980s as the first ever successful duo husband-wife act in the history of recorded Indian music.
He sang in several languages including Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Nepali.
Mr Singh also recorded movie soundtracks.
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