While today’s generation may not know about the Punjabi singer Surinder Shinda, the music industry considers him as the ‘grandfather of MOC’. Born as Surinder Pal Dhammi on May 20 in Ludhiana, the legendary singer has been associated with the Punjabi music industry since 1979.
He has delivered numerous hit songs like ‘Jatt Jeona Morh’, ‘Balbiro Bhabhi’, ‘Rakh Ley Clinder Yaara’ among many others.
Here are some lesser known facts about the legendary artist.
Surinder is considered as the ‘Grandfather of MOC (Music On Console).
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Belonging to a Ramgharia Sikh family, he is known for singing folk songs.
Not many people know that Surinder Shinda and Kuldeep Manak were colleagues.
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Surinder has also taught music to the hit Punjabi artists like Amar Singh Chamkila, Gill Hardeep and his son Maninder Shinda.
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The legendary singer is famous for his singing style ‘KALI’ with Kuldeep Manak.
While his song ‘Jeona Morh’ is considered as a legend, his other song ‘Badla Le Layeen Sohneya’ is one of the greatest hits of Punjabi music ever.
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ਅੱਜ ਦੇ ਦਿਨ 1931 ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ, ਰਾਜਗੁਰੂ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਖਦੇਵ ਨੂੰ ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਫਾਂਸੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸੀ…!
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We wish the legendary artist a very happy birthday!