Zubeen Garg
Zubeen Garg was an Indian musician, composer, singer, songwriter who primarily worked and sang in the Assamese, Bengali, and Hindi-language films and music industries. He also sang in 40 other languages and dialects, including Bishnupriya Manipuri, Adi, Boro, Dimasa, English, Goalpariya, Gujarati, Kannada, Karbi, Malayalam, Marathi, Mising, Rabha, Garo, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Odia, Sadri, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tiwa and Urdu.
Person
- Born
- 1972-11-18
- Died
- 2025-09-19
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Key facts
- Born
- Zubeen Borthakur , ( 1972-11-18 ) 18 November 1972, Tura, Meghalaya , India
- Died
- 19 September 2025 (2025-09-19) (aged 52), Singapore
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Zubeen Garg ( Assamese pronunciation: [zubin ɡaɹɡ]; 18 November 1972 – 19 September 2025) was an Indian musician, composer, singer, songwriter and actor who primarily worked and sang in the Assamese, Bengali, and Hindi-language films and music industries. He also sang in 40 other languages and dialects, including Bishnupriya Manipuri, Adi, Boro, Dimasa, English, Goalpariya, Gujarati, Kannada, Karbi, Malayalam, Marathi, Mising, Rabha, Garo, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Odia, Sadri, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tiwa and Urdu.
Garg was a multi-instrumentalist and played many instruments including anandalahari, dhol, dotara, drums, guitar, harmonica, harmonium, mandolin, keyboard, tabla, and various percussion instruments. He was regarded as one of the most influential musicians in Assam, and was reportedly the highest-paid singer in Assam. Over a career spanning 33 years, he recorded over 40,000 songs.