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{{short description|Indian Ghazal singer (1941-2011)}}
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| name = Jagjit Singh
| image = Jagjit Singh (Ghazal Maestro).jpg
| caption = Jagjit Singh performing at Rabindra Mandap, [[Bhubaneswar]], on 7 September 2011
| birth_name = Jagmohan Singh Dhiman
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1941|2|8}}
| birth_place = [[Sri Ganganagar]], [[Bikaner State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />(present-day [[Rajasthan]], India)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2011|10|10|1941|2|8}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = Music director, composer, singer
| spouse= {{marriage|[[Chitra Singh|Chitra Shome]]|1969}}
| children= 2
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| background = solo_singer
| genre = [[Ghazal]], classical, [[Devotional song|devotional]], [[Folk music|folk]], [[Bhajan]]
| instrument = Vocals, [[Pump organ|harmonium]], [[tanpura]], [[piano]], [[tabla]]
| years_active = 1960–2011
| label = [[EMI]], [[Saregama|His Master's Voice]], [[Saregama]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], [[Sony BMG]], [[CBS]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[Tips Industries|TIPS]], Venus, [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]], Magna Sound, [[Big Music|Big]], [[Times Music|Times]]
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'''Jagjit Singh''' (born '''Jagmohan Singh Dhiman'''; 8 February 1941&nbsp;– 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in [[List of languages by number of native speakers in India|numerous languages]] and is credited for the revival and popularity of [[ghazal]], an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of [[Indian classical music]], his style of composing and ''gayaki'' (singing) is considered as ''Bol-pradhan'', one that lays emphasis on words. He highlighted this in his music for films such as ''[[Prem Geet (1981 film)|Prem Geet]]'' (1981), ''[[Arth (film)|Arth]] (1982)'', and ''[[Saath Saath (film)|''Saath Saath'']]'' (1982), and TV serials ''[[Mirza Ghalib (TV series)|Mirza Ghalib]]'' (1988) and ''[[Kahkashan]]'' (1991). Singh is considered to be among the most successful ghazal singers and composers of all time in terms of critical acclaim and commercial success. With a career spanning five decades and many albums, the range and breadth of his work has been regarded as genre-defining.

Singh's 1987 album, ''Beyond Time'', was the first digitally recorded release in India.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mathur|first=Asharani|title=Beyond time : the ageless music of Jagjit Singh|year=2002|publisher=Habitat Arts|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8190156301|author2=Mathur, edited by AshaRani }}</ref> He was regarded as one of India's most influential artists. With sitar player [[Ravi Shankar]] and other leading figures of [[Indian classical music]] and [[Indian literature|literature]], Singh voiced his concerns over politicisation of arts and culture in India and lack of support experienced by the practitioners of India's traditional art forms, particularly [[Indian folk music|folk]] artists and musicians. He lent active support to several philanthropic endeavours such as the library at [[St. Mary's School, Mumbai]], [[Bombay Hospital]], [[Child Rights and You|CRY]], [[Save the Children]] and ALMA.

Singh was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[government of India]] in 2003 and in February 2014, the government released a set of two postal stamps in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=PM Manmohan Singh releases Stamp to Honor Jagjit Singh|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/pm-manmohan-singh-releases-stamp-to-honor-jagjit-singh/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref>