Nation remembers Jagjit Singh on 72nd birth anniversary
Entertainment 03:18
The legendary singer passed away in October 2011 due to brain haemorrhage.
The maestro is recognised internationally for his great numbers.
He is the most popular Gazal singer, according to google search trends. Pankaj Udhas is in the second place in his online popularity in India, whereas it was Ghulam Ali worldwide.
Globally, the Indian subcontinent searched the highest for Jagjit Singh, followed by Pakistan, Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates.
The top five ghazal singers globally are- Jagjit Singh, Ghulam Ali, Mehdi Hassan, Pankaj Udhas and Talat Aziz.
Singh is best remembered for numbers like 'Jhuki jhuki si nazar', 'Tum itna jo', 'Koi ye kaise bataye', 'Yeh tera ghar yeh mera ghar', 'Tumko dekha toh yeh khayaal', 'Kaagaz ki kashti', 'Hoshwalon ko khabar kya', 'Koi fariyaad' and 'Chitthi na koi sandesh'.
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