Zubeen Garg

Born 1972-11-18 · Assam, India

Died 2025-09-19

Zubeen Garg (born Zubeen Borthakur; 18 November 1972) was a legendary singer and musician who achieved god-like status. He is also known as Humming king. He was an Indian singer, music director, composer, lyricist, music producer, actor, film director, film producer, script writer and philanthropist. He recorded/sang in more than 40000 songs in almost 40 Indian languages.His contributions were mostly attributed in Assamese, Bengali and Bollywood music and films. He was also an instrumentalist and played 12 instruments including dhol, dotara, drums, guitar, harmonica, harmonium, mandolin, keyboard, tabla and various percussion instruments. Garg entered into professional music when his debut album "Anamika" was released in 1992 at age 19. He later released albums including Maya, Asha and Pakhi. In 1995, he moved to Mumbai to work in the Bollywood music industry where he recorded few Hindi albums and films like Chandni Raat, Yuhi Kabhi, Fiza, and Kaante. He finally got his biggest break in Bollywood in the film Gangster, whose song "Ya Ali" was one of the most popular hits of 2006. The song brought him the 2006 Best Playback Singer Award at the Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA).