K. Deep

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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| alias = Posti
| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|12|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rangoon]], [[British Burma]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|22|1940|12|10|df=y}}
| genre = [[Folk music of Punjab|Folk]], [[Duet]]s, Comedy
| occupation = Singer
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| years_active = 1969–2020
| label = [[Saregama|HMV]]
| associated_acts = {{marriage|[[Jagmohan Kaur]]|2 February 1971|6 December 1997}}
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'''Kuldeep Singh''' (10 December 1940 – 22 October 2020), better known as '''K. Deep''', was an Indian singer of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-language [[Folk music of Punjab|folk songs]] and [[duet]]s.<ref name="lfm">{{cite web |url= http://www.last.fm/music/K.+Deep+&+Jagmohan+Kaur |title=K. Deep & Jagmohan Kaur |publisher= [[Last.fm]] |accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="pt">{{cite web |last= ਥੂਹੀ |first= ਹਰਦਿਆਲ |url= http://punjabitribuneonline.com/2015/03/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%82-%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%85%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%A1-%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%81%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%82-%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%9C |title= ‘ਬਾਪੂ ਵੇ ਅੱਡ ਹੁੰਨੀ ਆਂ’ ਵਾਲੀ ਜਗਮੋਹਣ ਕੌਰ |publisher= [[Punjabi Tribune]] |date= 14 March 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> He sang most of the duets with his wife, singer [[Jagmohan Kaur]]. The duo is known for their comedy characters ''Mai Mohno'' and ''Posti''. ''Poodna'' is another notable song by the duo. He was the first to sing songs penned by [[Shiv Kumar Batalvi]].<ref name="a">{{cite web |url= http://www.shaan-e-aitiana.com/prominentpersonalities.html |title= K. Deep & Jagmohan Kaur |accessdate= 3 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161003105906/http://www.shaan-e-aitiana.com/prominentpersonalities.html |archive-date= 3 October 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 2010, he got [[PTC Punjabi Music Awards|PTC Life Time Achievement Award]], along with [[Babu Singh Maan]], which was presented to him by Punjabi singer [[Gurdas Maan]].<ref name="a"/>

== Early life ==
Deep was born on 10 December 1940 in [[Rangoon, Burma]]. His native village is [[Aitiana]] in [[Ludhiana district]] of [[Punjab, India|Indian Punjab]].<ref name="a"/><ref name="ld">{{cite web |url= http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/personality/kdeep_jagmohan_kaur.php |title=K. Deep & Jagmohan Kaur |accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>

He met his wife [[Jagmohan Kaur]] in a program in [[Calcutta]] and they started working together as a Duo. Later, they got married on 2 February 1971, which was a love marriage. The couple had two children, named Billy and Raja, Billy got disowned in 2015 as they never had a good relationship.

== Career ==
He recorded his first [[LP record|LP]] in 1969 by [[Saregama|HMV]] and the song was ''Nashean Naal Yaari, Roli Main Izzat Sari''. He was the first to sing [[Shiv Kumar Batalvi]]'s songs which were later sung by many other Punjabi singers including [[Jagjit Singh]], [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Ghulam Ali (singer)|Ghulam Ali]].

As comedians, they were the first Punjabi duo to record comedy in records,<ref name="pt"/> and playing ''Mai Mohno'' and ''Posti'', released several records including ''Posti Canada Vich'', ''Posti England Vich'', ''Nave Puare Pai Gae''.

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Discogs artist|Kuldeep Singh Deep}}
* {{Discogs artist|K. Deep}}

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[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Yangon]]
[[Category:Indian male singers]]
[[Category:Punjabi-language singers]]

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