In the wee hours of March 30 Punjabi singer Diljaan losthis life in a road mishap while on his journey from Amritsar to Kartarpur.
As reported, Diljaan was driving alone when he lostbalance and the car hit a parked truck on the roadside. The Punjabi music industryhad just faced a great loss with the sad demise of Sardool Sikander and nowthis.
Diljaan came into public eyes by participating in thePunjabi music reality show 'Awaaz Punjab Di'. Later in 2012, he alsoparticipated in a Hindi music reality show 'Sur Kshetra'. His voice was soappreciated by the judges and fans that he came out as a runner up of SurKshetra. One of his performances in this show made Asha Bhonsle, one ofthe jury members cry. She expressed how touching his performance was and what a gem he is to the music world.
Who was Diljaan?
The singer belongs to a middle-class Sikh family of Kartarpur,Punjab. He completed his schooling at DAV High School in his hometownKartarpur. He got his Bachelor's degree from DAV College, Jalandhar. Talking abouthis singing passion, he was trained by his father Madan Madar. His father was agreat disciple of Ustaad Puran Shahkoti Sahib, father of Master Salim. From thevery beginning, his life goal was to make fame in the music industry and to devotehimself to music. His name was on the peak after he participated in a Hindi musicreality show ‘Sur Kshetra’, where singers from Pakistan also participated. Amongthe Indian participants, he was the rising star and came out as a runner-up ofthe show.
Work till now?
Starting at a very young age Diljaan has given notablework to the Punjabi music industry. Some of his tracks that gained enormoussupport were; Shoon Karke, Black Pranda, Mera Dil, Rattan, Yarran Di Gal, and GuruSikh. In fact, his latest project ‘Tere Wargey 2’ was planned to be released onApril 2. All excited about the new one he was busy in promotions but little didhe know what destiny had planned for him.
Paying respects to the late actor Punjab CM Capt.Amrinder Singh wrote a heartfelt message, “ shocked at the tragic death ofyoung and promising Punjabi singer Diljaan in a road accident earlier today. It isextremely sad to lose young lives like these on road. My condolences to thefamily, friends and fans. RIP!”