Jagmohan Kaur

Jagmohan Kaur
Native name ਜਗਮੋਹਣ ਕੌਰ
Birth name ਜਗਮੋਹਣ ਕੌਰ
Also known as Mai Mohno
Born (1948-04-16)16 April 1948
Pathankot, Punjab
Died 6 December 1997(1997-12-06) (aged 49)
Ludhiana, Punjab
Genres Folk, Duets, Comedy
Occupation(s) Singer

Jagmohan Kaur (16 April 1948–6 December 1997) was a Punjabi singer.[1][2] She is known for her songs like Bapu Ve Add Hunni Ain, Ghara Wajjda, Gharoli Wajjdi. She also sung duets with her husband, singer K. Deep, and the duo is well known for their comedy characters Mai Mohno and Posti. Poodna is another notable song by the duo. She acted in a Punjabi film Daaj and also sung as playback singer for many others including Sukhi Parwar and Do Jattiyan.

Life

Kaur was born on 16 April 1948 to father Gurbachan Singh kang and mother Parkash Kaur kang in Pathankot, Punjab.[1] She was raised in her native village BoorMajra (now Ropar district) and she received her primary education from the village school. Then she joined Khalsa High School, Kurali and then Arya Training School, Kharar and done J.B.T. and also worked as a teacher.

Later, learning music from Kanwar S .Mohinder Singh Bedi,[1] she left her job and started singing.

In a program in Calcutta, she met singer K. Deep. They formed their own group and later got married on 2 February 1971; which was love marriage .[1] The couple had a daughter, "Billy" Gurpreet Kaur Mada.

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