Zubeen Garg

Also known as Jibon Borthakur

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.

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Born: Zubeen Borthakur , ( 1972-11-18 ) 18 November 1972, Tura, Meghalaya , India
Died: 19 September 2025 (2025-09-19) (aged 52), Singapore
Alma mater: Jagannath Barooah College, Jorhat , B. Borooah College, Guwahati , Gauhati University (dropped out)
Occupations: Singer songwriter percussionist composer music director music producer lyricist multi-instrumentalist actor film director film producer screenwriter poet
Works: Discography filmography bibliography
Spouse: Garima Saikia Garg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
Awards: See below
Genres: Indian folk ( Bihu , Borgeet , Kamrupi , Goalparia , Ojapali Tokari etc) Indian pop Hindustani classical sufi filmi rock blues
Instruments: Vocals guitar drum tabla keyboard dhol mandolin synthesizer piano
Years active: 1992–2025
Labels: NK Production Sony Music Magnasound Records Universal Music Group Times Music Virgin Records EMI Records T-Series Zee Music Company Eros Now Saregama SVF Surinder Films Eskay Movies Echo Music Dhwani Records Zubeen Garg Music Apon Records AC Multimedia Jollywood Now Music

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Instance of: human
Named after: Zubin Mehta
Gender: male
Citizenship: India
Place of birth: Tura
Place of death: Singapore
Occupation: screenwriter
Languages spoken: English language
Genre: folk-pop
Instrument: piano
Image: Zubeen Garg in Edufest 2016.jpg

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Commons category: Zubeen Garg
date of birth: 1972-11-18
start of work period: 1992-00-00
social media followers: 68244
date of death: 2025-09-19
end of work period: 2025-00-00

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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.

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