Manjit Singh Gill is a Malaysian musician, lawyer and sports administrator living in India. He is best known for the Malaysian-Indian music duo “Goldkartz”, which he formed in 2005 with his brother Sukhjit Singh Gill. In 2023, the duo released the song “Sab Gazab”, a collaboration with popular Indian rapper Badshah.
Wiki/Biography
Manjit Singh Gill was born in 1985 in Malaysia (38 years old; as of 2023). He completed his O Level secondary education at St. Michael’s College, Ipoh, Kinta, Perak, Malaysia. He studied the pre-university course “Cambridge A Level” at Taylor’s University, Selangor, Malaysia. In 2007, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the International Islamic University Malaysia. In 2011, he studied at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Oxford, UK. He later received an Advanced Sports Management Diploma from the Swiss International Olympic Committee.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father Darshan Singh Gill is a lawyer in Ipoh. His mother Suveeder Kaur is a housewife. He has two brothers, Sukhjit Singh Gill and Amarjit Singh Gill, and a sister, Ranjit Kaur Gill. All of his siblings are lawyers.
Manjit Singh Gill (second from left) with his siblings and father
wife and children
He is married.
address
He resides at No. 20, Persiaran Greentown 6, Greentown Business Centre, 30450 Ipoh, Malaysia.
Profession
In 2009, Manjit Singh Gill started working as an Advocate and Solicitor with a law firm called “Darshan, Syed, Amarjit & Partners”. In the same year, he was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Malaysian National Sikh Movement “GerakSikh” (the national Sikh organization in Malaysia). The following year, he was appointed secretary-general of the Malaysian Extreme Sports Association (MESA). In June 2013, the Asian Extreme Sports Federation (AXF) appointed him as Secretary-General, making him the first and youngest Malaysian to be elected Secretary-General of the sports association. He also served as the Managing Director of the security services provider “Karokam Sdn Bhd” and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Godkatz
In 2005, Manjit Singh Gill formed the music duo “Goldkartz” with his brother Sukhjit Singh Gill. The two highlighted themes of romance and joy in the song. Their songs blend traditional Punjabi music with Malaysian rhythms, which makes their singing style unique. The duo released their first album, Loaded (2008), under the multinational record label EMI. The album was released in Malaysia to moderate success, selling over 5,000 CDs in the country.
Album “Loaded” (2008) cover
In 2011, their second album 24 Karaatz was released in Malaysia, the United Kingdom, India and several other countries, marking the duo’s international debut. The album is distributed by multinational record label Warner Music.
Cover of the album “24 Karaatz”
In the same year, the brother and sister duo sang the song “Mauja” for the Bollywood film “Chala Mussaddi Office” starring Pankaj Kapur. Their song “Desi Patola” (2015) was released on several music channels including PTC, Tashaan, BritAsia, Jus Punjabi and Zee TV.
The cover of the album “Desi Patola”
The ‘Goldkartz’ duo have collaborated on various music projects and events with a number of big names including Rishi Rich, Mumzy Stranger, Tigerstyle and Punjabi by Nature (PBN) in the UK and Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam and Badshah in India. In 2023, the brother and sister teamed up with popular Indian rapper Badshah to create the song “Sab Gazab” with Ileana D’Cruz.
Poster for the song “Sab Gazab”
Some of the duo’s other famous tracks include “Ha Karde”, “Gidhe Vich Nach”, “Marjava”, “Put Sardara De”, “Naal Nachna” and “Rock With You”.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2009, the musician was nominated at the Anugerah Industri Musik Malaysia (AIM), Malaysia’s most prestigious music awards ceremony.
- Darshan Singh Gill in his book “The Sikh Community in Malaysia” (2009) includes Manjit Singh Gill among “70 Sikhs in Malaysia” “Characters” list. The book was later gifted to former Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
- In 2012, Manjit Singh Gill won the Bite My Music International Awards (BMM).
- In 2012, he won three awards at the Voice of Independent Music Awards (VIMA) and was nominated for nine awards.
- In 2013, he and his partner Sukhjit Singh Gill received the Brand Laureate National Brand Award from the Asia Pacific Brand Foundation for promoting Malaysian tourism through music videos.
Goldkartz wins Brand Laureate National Brand Award
- The Malaysian Book of Records lists him in the “List of Distinguished Persons of Malaysia”.
- He received the Distinguished Conduct Medal “Pingat Pekerti Terpilih (PPT)” from His Highness Sultan Azlan Shah.
- He was awarded the “Perak Commander Paduka Makota Perak (PMP)” Medal by His Highness Sultan Azlan Shah.
- The ‘Goldkartz’ duo holds four records in the Malaysian Book of Records as they became the first to produce a bhangra album titled ‘Loaded’ in 2008, produce and sing a song in a Bollywood film in 2011, produce In 2011, he released the Dhol album “24 Karaatz” and performed at the 2013 British Music Awards at Wembley Stadium in London.
Facts/Trivia
- He is also known as M-Ji by his fans.
- The brother-sister duo Manjit Singh Gill and Sukhjit Singh Gill are known as the “Bhangra Ambassadors of Malaysia”.
- In January 2013, he launched the “Golden Heart Project” charity campaign in Malaysia.
- The duo’s album 24 Karaatz (2011) was released by Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. She said in an interview that she was impressed by the efforts of the brother duo ‘Goldkartz’ to promote Bhangra music at the international level. Praising the pair in the interview, she said:
Goldkartz’s efforts truly embody the spirit of Malaysia Boleh (Malaysia Can), where everyone can achieve success if they work hard and are committed to success. “
- In 2014, the brother-sister duo performed at the Russian Asia Modern Culture Festival in Moscow, becoming the first Southeast Asian group to perform at the festival.
- The singers filmed the song “Desi Patola” (2015) in Malaysia to promote the country’s tourism landmark. Manjit Singh Gill talked about this in an interview and said:
This is our first time shooting a complete music video in Malaysia. Most of our past music videos have been shot in London, Paris and India. We decided it was time to highlight our home country and promote its tourist landmarks. “
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