Zubeen Garg passes away at 52: From releasing album at 19 to National Award win, lesser known facts about 'Ya Ali' singer

Singer Zubeen Garg, known for lending his voice to the song 'Ya Ali' from the Emraan Hashmi film 'Gangster', has passed away after an unfortunate scuba diving accident in Singapore. The singer was 52. The Cabinet Minister from Assam, Ashok Singhal, confirmed the tragic news on social media on Friday.

Amidst his death news, let's take a closer look at the lesser-known facts about the Assamese singer.

Born in Assam as Jibon Borthakur

According to Filmibeat, Zubeen Garg was born in the Indian state of Assam on November 18, 1972. As per the website, he was named after renowned Indian conductor of Western classical music, Zubin Mehta. His father was a magistrate, while his mother was a singer, dancer, and actor.

First album at the age of 19

The late singer made his debut in the music industry officially after he released his first album in the year 1992.

He was just 19 at that time. Titled 'Anamika', the album became a hit in the whole Northeast of India. This changed a lot of things for the Assamese music scene. Later, he dropped albums titled 'Maya', 'Asha', and 'Pakhi'.

Moving to Mumbai and a big Bollywood break

According to IMDb, he shifted to Mumbai to work in the Hindi film music industry. As per the website, he recorded a few Hindi albums and movies like 'Chandni Raat', 'Yuhi Kabhi', 'Fiza', and 'Kaante'. However, what shot him to fame was the song 'Ya Ali' from the film 'Gangster' starring Emraan Hashmi, Shiney Ahuja, and Kangana Ranaut.

Crooned over 30000 songs in different languages

According to IMDb, Zubeen has sung and recorded over 32000 songs in almost 40 different Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, and Kannada. He has lent his voice for Nepali songs as well.

Movies and National Award win

In the year 2000, Zubeen helmed and acted in an Assamese film titled 'Tumi Mor Matho Mor'. Apart from this, he also acted and made music for another Assamese movie named 'Dinabandhu'. He even received a National Award for the same in the year 2005.Seee More:Zubeen Garg passes away: Singer loses his life at 52 in tragic scuba diving accident in Singapore; fans pour in tributes