Mumbai, Oct 10 (PTI) : Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh today passed away at the Leelavati Hospital after he suffered brain haemorrhage.

”Jagjit Singh passed away at 8.10 AM after having a terrible haemorrhage,” said Dr Sudhir Nandgaonkar, hospital spokesperson. After a fortnight long treatment Singh succumbed death.

The funeral of Singh will take place tomorrow at the Chandanwadi crematorium. Kuldeep Desai, a close aide of Singh said the funeral will take place at 4.30 pm at the crematorium in Marine Lines.

A Padma Bhushan recipient, 70-year-old Singh was admitted to the hospital on September 23 and was in ICU since then.His condition had deteriorated in the last few days and he was on life support.

Singh is survived by wife Chitra Singh.

Singing legends mourns

Mourning the loss of Jagjit Singh, singing legends Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle and fellow ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas said that his demise has left a void in the music world.

”It is a great loss for the music industry but it is a greater personal loss for me. I knew him well. I hoped he would come out of the coma. But, God willed otherwise. He worked very hard... sang from the heart. Listening to him, people got intoxicated,” said Lata Mangeshkar.

Expressing grief over the death of the legend, Asha Bhonsle said that there will never be a person like him again. ”We will never get a person like him again. I last met him at the GIMA Awards, we sat together and he asked me to cook some dish for him. When he went in the hospital, we all thought that he will come out fine from the hospital.

”He had a soothing voice, and was a very cheerful person. He overcame his personal tragedies with a smile on his face. I am feeling very sad for Chitra 'bhabhi',” Bhonsle said.

Udhas said: “I knew him for the last 40 years. We will never find a person like him who was so dedicated towards his craft. Music was not a profession for him, it was a passion.

”He was the one who created non-film music in those days. He took ghazal singing to another level. By nature, he was a fighter. I have many fond memories with him. He really left a legacy behind. It is a big loss to the music industry,” added Udhas.