Zubeen Garg

Indian recording artist, singer, actor
Person human Q3595893
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Summary

Zubeen Garg was born on November 18, 1972[1], in Tura[2]. He died on September 19, 2025[3], in Singapore[4]. He worked as a singer[5], composer[6], actor[7], lyricist[8], and film director[9]. He ranks in the top 0.45% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,046 views/month, #4,497 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: India[11]
  • Occupation: recording artist[12], screenwriter[13]
  • Educated at: B. Borooah College[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: filmi music[16], Indian pop[17], folk-pop[18], rock music[19], adult contemporary music[20], music of Assam[21], Indian folk music[22]
  • Named after: Zubin Mehta[23]
  • Discography: Zubeen Garg discography[24]
  • Commons category: Zubeen Garg[25]
  • Instrument: voice[26], tabla[27], Indian harmonium[28], guitar[29], piano[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Assamese[31], Bangla[32], Hindi[33], English[34]
  • Start of work period: 1992[35]
  • End of work period: 2025[36]
  • Sibling: Jonkey Borthakur[37]
  • Related category: Category:Films scored by Zubeen Garg[38]
  • Social media followers: 45,877[39], 59,227[40], 68,244[41]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[42]

  • Country: IN[43]

  • Began / founded: 1972-11-18[44]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2025-09-19[45]

  • Genre(s): filmi, indian pop, singer-songwriter[46]

  • Community tags: #assamesesinger, #assamsmostpopularsinger, #indiansinger, #zg, #zubeenborthkaur, #zubeengarg, filmi, indian pop, singer-songwriter[47]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 462d0e4a-5551-499a-b804-e95b997b4877[48]

Why It Matters

Zubeen Garg has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Zubeen Garg born?

Zubeen Garg's place of birth was Tura[2].

Where did Zubeen Garg die?

Zubeen Garg passed away in Singapore[4].

What did Zubeen Garg do for work?

Zubeen Garg worked as a singer[5], composer[6], actor[7], lyricist[8], and film director[9].

Where did Zubeen Garg go to school?

Zubeen Garg was educated at B. Borooah College[14].

References

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  24. [3] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  1. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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