Punjabi Singer ~ Surjit Bindrakhia ~ Surjit Singh Bains
Years active April 15, 1962 – November 17, 2003
Surjit Bindrakhia was a Punjabi Bhangra singer. He was known for his hekh or King of Bhangra, in which he sings a note continuously in one breath. Surjit Bindrakhia had arguably the most powerful voice among Bhangra singers during his time. Throaty, with a range that never fails to astound, he was possibly the most successful traditional artist doing the rounds of the bhangra scene during his time.Surjit Bindrakhia is considered to have one of the greatest voices in the history of Bhangra.
Early life
Surjit was born to his father, Sucha Singh, and his mother, Gurcharan Kaur, in the village of Bindrakh in Punjab in Roopnagar Distt. His father was a famous village wrestler, who brought the village to prominence. He won inter college bouts at the university level. Although, his father always wanted Surjit to be a wrestler, he always wanted to be a singer. He began his singing career by singing boliyan for his college bhangra team. He received formal teaching from his guru, Atul Sharma. Bindrakhia appeared in films, before he was a major figure in the music industry. All of his hit songs were written by Shamsher Sandhu and music was produced by Atul Sharma. He married Preet Kamal. The couple had two children, his son, Gitaz, and daughter, Meenaz.
Professional life
Surjit had been known in Punjab for many years, but his big break in the expatriate market came with Dupatta Tera Sat Rang Da 1995, a track that was his best known. His song Dupatta Tera Sat Rang Da holds the record for being the number one Punjabi song on UK charts for weeks.There are more sustained dhol beats in Bindrakhia’s work than you would find elsewhere (actually Atul Sharma does the music on all his albums) and the style is traditional. He had cut 32 solo audio cassettes during his decade-long tour career. Since then there had been various remixes in the 1990's of his older songs and some blockbuster new releases. Stated to be one of the most popular singers in Punjab, Surjit Bindrakhia was considered to be the vital link between traditional Punjabi folk music and modern Punjabi pop.
Surjit Bindrakhia Few Famous Songs
» Dupatta Tera Sat Rang
» Tu Ni Boldi
» Jatt Di Pasand
» Galti Malti
» Tera Yaar Bolda
» Mukhda Dekh Ke
» Nache Saari Raat
» Moda Maar Ke
» Chere Waleya Gabruaa
» Bas Kar Bas Kar
» Lakk Tunoo Tunoo
» Billiaan Akhiyaan ....... and many more
Death
Bindrakhia died of a heart attack on November 17, 2003 at his home in Haripur (Mohali). The high-pitched melodious voice of Punjab fell silent forever with the cremation of Surjit Bindrakhia. Some of the artists who turned up to pay their last respects to the legend included Hans Raj Hans, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Babbu Mann, his lyricist and a close friend Shamsher Singh Sandhu and his guru and music composer Atul Sharma, and the legendary Gurdas Maan. Bindrakia stormed the market with over 250 million hit sales of which 175 million came from India alone.
Surjit Bindrakhia ~ Albums
» Galti Malti Maaf Kar Deo
» Dupatta Tera Sat Rang Da
» Mukhda Dekh Ke
» Wang Wargi Kuri
» Tera Vikda Jai Kure Pani
» Dilaan Diyaan Choriyaan
» Pyar Kar Le
» Ishqe Di Agg
» Billiaan Akhiaan
» Main Kal Takk Nahin Rehna
» Phul Kadhda Phulkari
» Aakhiyan De Vanj Bure
» Sohni Naar
» Munda Ki Mangda
» Labh Kiton Bhabiye
» Singho Sewadar Bano
» Bas Kar Bas Kar
» Dil Watte Dil Mangda
» Lakk Tunoo Tunoo
» Phullan Wangoo Hasdiye Kudiye
» Wang Hogayi Tang
» Gal Sun
» Janam Diharha Khalse Da
» Hai Darhuka
» Rumaal Bhul Gayee
