Bangalore: Jagjit Singh continues to be popular with his fans more than a year after his death as the singer has topped the list of most searched ghazal singers online.

According to Google Search Trends, Jagjit Singh, whose 72nd birth anniversary falls today, topped the list of popular singers in this genre.

The Google logo appears partially hidden behind the ghazal maestro who passed away on October 11^th, 2011. He had suffered a brain hemorrhage.

In India, netizens of Ludhiana, Bhopal and Indore search the most for queries related to Singh. He also tops the famous Pankaj Udhas who comes second in his online popularity in India, whereas it is Ghulam Ali worldwide.

Jagjit Singh is most remembered for numbers like, ‘Jhuki jhuki si nazar’, ‘Tum itna jo’, ‘Koi ye kaise bataye’, ‘Yeh tera ghar yeah mera ghar’, Tumko dekha yeh kaayal’, Kaagaz ki kashti’, Hoshwalon ko khabar kya’, Koi fariyaad’ and Chitthi na koi sandesh’.

Globally, the Indian subcontinent searches the highest for Jagjit Singh, followed by Pakistan, Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates.

The top five ghazal singers globally are: Jagjit Singh, Ghulam Ali, Mehdi Hassan, Pankaj Udhas and Talat Aziz.

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