Jasbir Jassi

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Jasbir Jassi
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Background information
Birth nameJasbir Singh Bains
Born (1970-02-07) 7 February 1970 (age 54)
Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, lyricist
Years active1993–present

Jasbir Singh Bains (born 7 February 1970), better known by his stage name Jasbir Jassi, is an Indian singer, lyricist, performer and actor. As of 2016 he has released thirteen albums, his first pop album being Dil Le Gayee, released in 1998 with Times Music.

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Early life

Bains, was born in Dalia Mirjanpur village, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India, to Sikh parents Ajit Singh Bains and mother Prakash Kaur in Jatt Sikh Family brought up along with his two elder sisters. A first generation musician, [1] he participated in musical plays such "Sadha Bugdu Bulo", and gave performances at the North Zone Cultural Centre. [2]

Career

He started recording for Punjabi films including Passport and Zakhmi[ citation needed ] in the late 1980s.[ when? ] He also sang for remix albums such as Balle Balbiro Balle. [1] His first album release was the 1993 low-profile Channa Ve Teri Channani. [1] He appeared along with Charanjit Ahuja in the music video of "Channa ve Teri Channi". [2] This was followed-up with a string of hit albums – 'Dil Le Gayee'(1998), 'Kudi Kudi'(1999), 'Nishani Pyar Di'(2001), 'Just Jassi'(2002), 'Mukhda Chann Varga'(2004) and 'Akh Mastani'(2007). Jassi - Back with a Bang is his latest album, featuring the songs "Mehndi" and title song "Bang". It was released on 16 July 2010 worldwide. [3]

The title song Dil Le Gayee Kudi Gujarat Di of his second album was a commercial success. [4] [5] Kudi Kudi from his third album and Channo Da from Nishani Pyar Di also did extremely well. [6]

He has performed in several countries, [1] and has appeared on the NDTV Imagine's Dhoom Macha De. [1] On the occasion of the 73rd Independence Day, Jassi and Punjabi singer Nobby Singh released a patriotic single track 'Azaadi - The Independence' dedicated to the country in August 2021. [7]

Inspiration for Dil Le Gayee

In 1989 at a National Integration Camp in Himachal Pradesh for youth from border areas Jassi met his Gujarati kudi. The girl was from Bhuj in the Kutch area of Gujarat. She later married someone else, but Jassi traced her in 1998. In the same year, on way to Gwalior with Sham Bhuteja of Rohtak, when Jassi was feeling upset and depressed during the journey, and in a fit of emotion told Bhuteja, "Dil Le Gayee Kudi Gujarat Di". He was inspired to compose the song after this line. [8]

Soundtracks

The latest soundtrack in which Jassi performed is "Koka" from Khandaani Shafakhana (2019) with Badshah and Dhvani Bhanushali Composed by Tanishk Bagchi. He sang and composed "Ek Onkar" for the film Kesari (2019) . He also sang for Patiala House (2011), in which he performed "Laungda Lashkara with Mahalakshmi Iyer and Hard Kaur composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. [9] Other soundtrack in which he performed include Dobara (2004) in which he performed "Pyar Mere", [1] Hope and a Little Sugar (2006) in which he performed "Mahiya" [1] and Mel Karade Rabba (2010) in which he performed the titular song. [10] In 2015, Jassi released a song Ranjha giving the song Sufi and pahari touch. [11] In 2016, he released the new Sufi trance song ‘'O Laal Ni’' written by Baba Bulle Shah. In 2018, he made a comeback with his Song ‘'Tere Thumke’' written by Bhatti Bhariwala released under the Music Label TPZ Records.

Acting

In 2011, his first film in a lead role, 'Khushiyaan', was released. He was trained by N.K. Sharma and a few others. He has also appeared in some Punjabi films including Heer Ranjha.

Discography

According to Jassi's official website, he released thirteen albums: [1]

YearAlbumLyricist
1993Channa Ve Teri Channani
1998Dil Le Gayee
1999Kudi Kudi
2001Nishani Pyar Di
2002Just Jassi
2004Mukhda Chann Warga
2007Akh Mastani
2010 Jassi - Back with a Bang [3] [12]
2011Bhangra (with Ashok Masti and Jawad Ahmad)
2014Saawan
2014Shaheed Bhagat Singh
2014Dhol
2015Ranjha
2018Tere ThumkeBhatti Bhariwala
2020Tere Bina Gopi Sidhu
2020 Main Hova Tu Hove Gopi Sidhu
2020Ik Sufna [13]
2020Allah Noor Upaya
2021 Mere kool Gopi Sidhu
2021 Badnaam. Gopi Sidhu

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2011 Khushiyaan main leadDebut Actor
2014Dil Vil Pyaar VyaarGovt. officer

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