Bollywood News - Voice of India winner Ishmeet Singh Dies
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Bollywood News : Celebrity singer Ishmeet Singh from Punjab, who shot to fame by winning the 
Voice of India contest on Star TV got drowned in a swimming pool on Tuesday at a beach side resort in Maldives where he had gone to perform in a musical concert to be held on August 1, 2008.
Gurprinder Singh Sodhi, father of 20-year-old Ishmeet said at their home at Ludhiana that the event management company, which hired his son to Maldives informed him that the singer had died due to drowning in the swimming pool of the hotel where he was staying.
The second year Bachelor of Commerce student of MNC College, Mumbai had gone to the pool for frolicking, but fell into its deep end leading to his drowning, agencies reported, quoting a hotel official.
Ishmeet's death plunged the music world into mourning and leading playback singers Lata Mangeshkar, Abhijeet and Shaan expressed shock at the incident.
"I was very happy when he won the Voice of India contest. Such a fate to befall one at such a young age -- I have no words to express my feelings," said Lata.
She said Ishmeet had an original voice and did not imitate anyone.
Voice of India contest on Star TV got drowned in a swimming pool on Tuesday at a beach side resort in Maldives where he had gone to perform in a musical concert to be held on August 1, 2008.Gurprinder Singh Sodhi, father of 20-year-old Ishmeet said at their home at Ludhiana that the event management company, which hired his son to Maldives informed him that the singer had died due to drowning in the swimming pool of the hotel where he was staying.
The second year Bachelor of Commerce student of MNC College, Mumbai had gone to the pool for frolicking, but fell into its deep end leading to his drowning, agencies reported, quoting a hotel official.
Ishmeet's death plunged the music world into mourning and leading playback singers Lata Mangeshkar, Abhijeet and Shaan expressed shock at the incident.
"I was very happy when he won the Voice of India contest. Such a fate to befall one at such a young age -- I have no words to express my feelings," said Lata.
She said Ishmeet had an original voice and did not imitate anyone.
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