Famous Punjabi singer is no more; left behind a legacy
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Famous Punjabi Singer K Deep today died after an illness, in a private hospital-Deep hospital, in Ludhiana.
Kuldeep Singh, famous as K. Deep around 80 years ,is a Punjabi singer. He sang most of the duets with his wife, singer Jagmohan Kaur. The duo is known for their comedy characters Mai Mohno and Posti.
He was the first to sing Shiv Kumar Batalvi‘s songs which were later sung by many other Punjabi singers including Jagjit Singh, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ghulam Ali.
As comedians, they were the first Punjabi duo to record comedy in records and playing Mai Mohno and Posti, released several records including Posti Canada Vich, Posti England Vich, Nave Puare Pai Gae.
Deep was born on 10 December 1940 in Rangoon, Burma. His native village is Aitiana in Ludhiana district. He met his wife Jagmohan Kaur in a program in Calcutta and they started working together as a Duo. Later, they got married on 2 February 1971; which was a love marriage. The couple had two children, named Billy and Raja.
His cremation will be held, tomorrow at 2:00 pm at model town extension cremation ground.
October 22,2020
