Quick Info

ProfessionSinger
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth16/04/1972
Age54 years
BirthplaceDelhi, India

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameGurpreet Singh Shergill
NicknameRabbi

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm
Weight70 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack
Body Measurements
Chest39 Inches
Waist32 Inches
Biceps11 Inches

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolGuru Harkrishan Public School, New Delhi
College
  • SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi University, Delhi
  • FORE School of Management, New Delhi
  • Faculty of Arts, Delhi University, Delhi
QualificationsM.A. in Philosophy

Personal Life

ReligionSikh
Hobbies
  • Writing
  • Playing guitar
  • Reading

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
WifeNot Known

Family

FatherJagir Singh (Farmer and scholar)
MotherMohinder Kaur Gill (College principal)
Siblings
  • Gagan Gill (Poet)
  • 3 more sisters

Career

DebutSinging Debut: Rabbi (Album, 2004)
Notable WorkChartbuster song 'Bulla Ki Jaana'
International Collaboration
Music StyleRock, Punjabi, Sufi-style (sufiana), semi-Sufi semi-folksy with Western arrangements
RecognitionPunjabi music's true urban balladeer
Other Works
  • Challa (song in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, 2012)
  • III (third album, released March 2012)

Favourites

Favourite Film
HollywoodTaxi Driver
Favourite Musician
Favourite Books
  • Future Primitive and Other Essays by John Zerzan
  • Against His-Story, Against Leviathan! by Fredy Perlman
Favourite TV Shows
  • 3rd Rock from the Sun
  • Seinfeld

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Singer and guitarist blending Sufi music with rock.
2. Founded a college band called Kaffir.
3. Strong advocate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
4. Influenced by Sikh literature including works by Gyani Gyan Singh, Kabir, and Shiv Bata.
5. His family has twelve generations of Nambardars (village revenue heads) in Chak Mishri Khan, Amritsar district.
6. His debut album Rabbi sold over 100,000 copies despite initial print run of only 10,000 copies.
7. Bulla Ki Jaana was the most frequently played non-film song of 2005 in India.
8. Spends weekends in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh for trekking and creative work.
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