Balwinder Safri (1978-2022) was an Indian singer living in Canada. He is popular for singing various Punjabi songs such as “O Chan Mere Makhna” (1998), “Tere Ishqe Ne” (1999) and “Rahe Rahe Jaan Waliye” (2010). He died on July 26, 2022, after recovering from a coma.
Wiki/Biography
Balwinder Safri, also known as Balwinder Singh, was born on Monday, December 15, 1958, in Kapurthala, Punjab, India (age 63 at the time of death). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. During his childhood, he became interested in music after listening to his father singing “Qurbani” and “Shabad Kirtan” at various gurdwaras. While in school, Savri often sang patriotic songs at school games and morning assemblies. Later, he received training in Indian classical music under his mentor Jaswant Bhawra. He then obtained a music degree from Randhill College in Kapurthala, Punjab, India.
appearance
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
His father Gyan Singh was a religious singer. His younger brother Avtar Singh Savery is also a singer.
Balwinder Savery and his mother
Balwinder Savery and his brothers
wife and children
According to his Instagram posts, he met a girl named Nikki Davitt in 2010 and later married her. She was allegedly his second wife. Balwinder has a stepdaughter named Priya Kumari.
Balwinder Safri posts about his wife on Instagram
Balwinder Savery and his wife
Balwinder Savery and his stepdaughter
religion
He was a Sikh.
Profession
In 1980, he immigrated to Canada from Punjab, India, and joined a fabric manufacturing company as a tailor. He used to work during weekdays and perform on weekends with various music groups like ‘Azad Group’ and ‘Ashoka Group’.
Balwinder Safri during a performance
In 1985, he performed for the first time on television and sang the Punjabi song “Jad Lagiya Chotta Ishqiya Diya”. In 1990, he formed a music group called “Safri Boys” with five other members. He has lent his voice to several Punjabi songs such as “Kar Shukar Khuda Da” (1994), “Another Level” (1999), “Inferno” (2000), “Get Real” (2010) and “Jadon Mann Dole” Tera” (2014), gained huge popularity. In 1995, Balwinder released his first music album titled “Safri Bomb The Tumbi Remix” (1995). Some of his other popular Punjabi music albums include “Do Tikhiyaan Talwaran” (1997), “Tera Bhana” (2000), “Pao Bhangra” (2009) and “Mere Dil Te Alana Paya” (2010) .
Collage of Balwinder Safri music album
die
In 2022, he underwent triple bypass surgery at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, England, following a cardiac arrest. After the surgery, he suffered multiple complications that left him brain damaged and in a coma. After 86 days in a coma, his body began to react to something, but he failed to recover and died on July 26, 2022.
Balwinder Savery’s last days
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh took to Twitter to express his grief after his death. He tweeted,
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Punjabi music legend Balwinder Safri today. My heartfelt condolences to his family and millions of Punjabi fans around the world. “
Facts/Trivia
- In 2019, he was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by All Asia Television.
Balwinder Safri posted about his award on Instagram
- In an interview, he shared how he got the name Safri, saying,
I was a notorious kid in school, not interested in learning. One of my teachers once laughed at me and said, “Tu hamesha safar them rehnda aa, bada safari bna firda aa.” From then on, my teachers started calling me “safari safari”. When I started my singing career, I put it in my name. “
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Source: HIS Education