Jagjit singh, famous ghazal singer from Rajasthan

Jagjit Singh is a famous ghazal singer from India. He was born in Ganganagar, then in Rajputana in British India. Essentially a ghazal album, it's emphasis on melody and Jagjit's fresh voice was a departure from the prevalent style of ghazal rendition, which was heavily based on classical and semi-classical Indian music. Skeptics had their own reservations, purists scorned it but it was widely successful among listeners and the album set new sales records.
In 2003, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honours, from the Government of India.