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15 APR 1962-17 NOV 2003 SURJIT BINDAKHIA

Surjit Bindrakhia

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Surjeet Bindrakhiya
Birth nameSurjit Singh Bains
Born15 April 1962
Rupnagar, India
OriginRakhray/Rakhia(Jattpur District),Punjab,India
Died17 November 2003 (Age 41)
Mohali
GenresPunjabi folk
Years active1990–2003
WebsiteOfficial website
Surjeet Bindrakhiya (15 April 1962 – 17 November 2003), born Surjeet Singh Bains, was a Punjabi Indian singer. He was known for his hekh, in which he sings a note continuously in one breath. His hits include Dupatta Tera Satrang Da, Bas Kar Bas Kar, Tera Yaar Bolda, and Jatt Di Pasand. Surjit is considered to have one of the greatest voices in the history of Bhangra. He received a special jury award at the 2004 Filmfare Awards for his contribution to Punjabi music.[1]

Early life and family[edit]

Surjit was born to his father, Sucha Singh, and his mother, Gurcharan Kaur, in the village of Bindrakh of district Rupnagar in Punjab.[2] His father was a famous village wrestler, who brought the village to prominence.[3] Surjit was influenced by his father to take up wrestling and kabaddi. He won intercollege 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.[3] He received formal teaching from his guru, Atul Sharma. Bindrakhia appeared in films, before he was a major figure in the music industry.[3] He was extra in movies, appearing in the background of several scenes. It wasn't until lyricist Shamsher Sandhu recognised his talent that Surjit had an opportunity 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 Bindrakhia, and daughter, Minaz Bindrakhia.[2]

Professional life[edit]

Surjit Bindrakhia had arguably one of the most powerful voice among Bhangra singers during his time. Throaty, with a wide range of sounds, he was one of the most successful traditional artist doing the rounds of the bhangra scene during his time. 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. Since many remixes in 1990's were made of his older songs and a new releases.[4] 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.[2]
Immensely popular in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s at the rural lengend belt of Punjab, 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 tour career. Surjit had been known in the Punjab for many years before, but his big break in the expatriate market came with Dupatta Tera Sat Rang Da 1995 a track that can only be called explosive. Since then there had been various remixes in the 1990s of his older songs and some blockbuster new releases, including 'Tu Ni Boldi' and 'Jatt Di Pasand' 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.
A note must be made of the high tone Bindrakhia sometimes uses, which sounded like a screech. You can find others trying such vocal pyrotechnics, but few can pull it off as Bindrakhia did. His singing style worked with the beat, so you would find him pausing along with the dhol and raising and shifting into different keys as the dhol does. All of this gave Bindrakhia the air of a child gone a little mad with his voice. 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.[5]
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.

Death[edit]

Bindrakhia died of a heart attack on the Morning of 17 November 2003 at his home in Phase-7, Mohali.
Many singers and artists attended his bhog and funeral at Bindrakhia's native village Bindrakh. Some of the artists who turned up to pay their last respects to the legend included Hans Raj Hans, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Babbu Maan, his lyricist and a close friend Shamsher Singh Sandhu, his guru and music composer Atul Sharma, and the legendary Gurdas Maan. Bindrakhia stormed the market with over 250 million hit sales of which 175 million came from India alone. He later combined with greats such as Surinder Shinda doing live sets.

Tribute[edit]

The great Punjabi singer Babbu Maan pays him a tribute with a song dedicated to Bindrakhia titled as Pind Diyan Juhaan and a UK singer, Bee2, dedicated a song "Bindrakhia fer Aa (the great song) to Surjit Bindrakhia."

Discography[edit]

ReleaseAlbumRecord Label
2003Ishque Di AggT-Series
2003Ghabru Gulab VargaT-Series
2002Munda Ki MangdaT-Series
2002Dilaan Diyaan ChoriyaanT-Series
2001Phul Kadhda PhulkariT-Series
2001Aakhiyan De Vanj BureMagic Audio & Video
2001Lakk Tunoo TunooT-Series
2000Ladla DeorT-Series
2000Mundri NishaniMusic Waves
2000Dil NachdaTips
2000Addi Utte GhumCatrack
2000Rumaal Bhul GayeeT-Series
1999Mukhda Dekh KeT-Series
1999Tera Vikda Jai Kure PaniT-Series
1998Valeiti MastiTips
1998Wang Wargi KuriT-Series
1998Nare Nee MutiareMusic Waves
1997Phullan Wangoo Hasdiye
1997Sohni NaarT-Series
1996Dil Watte Dil MangdaT-Series
1996Labh Kiton BhabiyeT-Series
1996Tauba Tauba Hussan
1995Hai Darhuka
1994Dupatta Tera Sat Rang DaFinetone
1992Bas Kar Bas KarFinetone
1991Munde Aakhde PatakaFinetone

Posthumous albums[edit]

ReleaseAlbumRecord LabelNotes
2012Teri Mittran De ChaariMovieBox/Speed RecordsTracks 9
2008Jithe Marji JaT-SeriesLyrics: Shamsher Sandhu
2005Pyar Kar LaiMusic WavesPresentation: Gulshan Kumar
2004Galti Malti Maaf Kar DeoT-SeriesPresentation: Gulshan Kumar
2003Main Kal Takk Nahin Rehna (Tribute to Bindrakhia)T-Series1st Album / Presentation: Gulshan Kumar

Unofficial albums[edit]

ReleaseAlbumRecord Label
2003Forever Surjit BindrakhiaMusic Waves
2002Bindrakhia BlastCatrack
2001Cheez Kamaal Di (Remixes)T-Series
2000Wang Hogi Tang (Remixes)
2000100% Bindrakhia (Remixes)AMC
2000Best of Bindrakhia Vol. 1
1998Bindrakhia Power Point
1994Strictly Bindrakhia

Religious[edit]

ReleaseAlbumRecord Label
2009Bhai Sangat Singh JiStar Makers
2002Singho Sewadar BanoT-Series
2001Janam Dihara Khalsa DaT-Series

Filmography[edit]

ReleaseFilmSongRecord Label
1996Rab Dian Rakhan
1996ZorawarVe Kehre Tere Amb Torh Laye with Parmjit SandhuCatrack
1996Ishq Nachavye Gali Gali
1994KachehriDera Jatt Da with Dilshad AkhtarT-Series
1991Jatt Jeona Mour
1991Badla Jatti DaBoliyan with Surinder Shinda
1990Anakh Jattan Dee
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