Surjit Bindrakhia

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Surjit Bindrakhia Biography

Surjit Bindrakhia (born Surjit Bains; 15 April 1962 – 17 November 2003) was an Indian singer. He was known for his unique voice and hekh, in which he sings a note continuously in one breath. His biggest hits include Meri Nath Dig Paye, Dupatta Tera Satrang Da, Lakk Tunoo Tunoo, Bas Kar Bas Kar, Mukhda Dekh Ke, Tera Yaar Bolda, and Jatt Di Pasand. Surjit is considered to have one of the greatest voices in Bhangra. He received a special jury award at the 2004 Filmfare Awards for his contribution to Punjabi music.

Immensely popular in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, Bindrakhia’s voice was considered to be one of the most powerful voices among traditional singers like in Punjab. He had cut 32 solo audio cassettes during his decade-long career. Surjit’s big break in the international market came in 1994 with Dupatta Tera Sat Rang Da, a track that can only be called game changing. Since then many singers have tried to replicate this success, however, few have come close to Bindrakhia’s height of success. Many remixes of his older songs had been created during the 1990s. This helped Bindrakhia to further blur the contrasts of modern Punjabi Bhangra and traditional folk. Bindrakhia was a traditional bhangra singer, and since most of his work had been produced in India, it may at first have appeared unpolished. Certainly, the music is more “rustic” than that found on many bhangra bands from the UK, but that did not reduce its impact. There are more sustained dhol beats in Bindrakhia’s work than you would find elsewhere and the style is traditional.

Surjit Bindrakhia had arguably one of the most powerful voices among Bhangra singers during his time. Throaty, with a wide range of sounds, he was one of the most successful traditional artists doing the rounds of the bhangra scene during his time. Surjit had been known in Punjab for many years, his first break in the Punjabi music industry came in 1990 with the album Addi Utte Ghum, this included the track Jugni in which Bindrakhia performs his world record 32 second hekh. Surjit Bindrakhia is credited as being the first international superstar in bhangra music. His song Dupatta Tera Sat Rang Da holds the record for being the number one Punjabi song on UK charts for weeks.

Surjit Bindrakhia married Preet Kamal in April 1990. The couple had two children, son Gitaz Bindrakhia, and daughter Minaz Bindrakhia.

It was reported by various news outlets that Surjit had been suffering from health issues throughout the later stages of his life, he had been hospitalised multiple times. Due to a sudden decline in health, Surjit Bindrakhia died from a cardiac arrest on the morning of 17 November 2003 at his home in Phase-7, Mohali.

The great Punjabi singer Babbu Maan paid respects to Bindrakhia’s family and in his 2005 album Pyaas, pays tribute with a song dedicated to Bindrakhia titled as Pind Diyan Juhaan and

In 2011 DJ Harvey and Nirmal Sidhu made a tribute song to Surjit Bindrakhia called Bindrakhia Boliyan, it has been a huge success since its release being ranked at Number 1 on the BBC Asian Network Chart in the first week of release.

In 2018 DJ and Music Producer DJ Frenzy released a remix track of the hit song Mundri Nishani. This is part of a series of Bindrakhia tracks that are to be remixed by the DJ. The first track itself has been a huge success and has widely received by fans.

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