Ya Ali singer Zubeen Garg dies at 52 in Singapore
Zubeen Garg was out to promote North East India in Singapore, but in an unfortunate scuba diving accident, the Ya Ali singer lost his life at the age of 52
Last Updated: 05.22 PM, Sep 19, 2025
Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, best remembered for his Bollywood song Ya Ali, died in Singapore on Friday, September 19, 2025. The 52-year-old artist breathed his last after a scuba-diving incident went wrong. Here are the details available...
Zubeen Garg dies at 52
Ya Ali singer Zubeen Garg has died at 52. The artist was involved in a scuba-diving accident in Singapore, which is where he breathed his last.
Who was Zubeen Garg?
Zubeen Garg is best known for crooning the Gangster movie song Ya Ali. The film starred Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Shiney Ahuja in the lead roles. Apart from being a singer who sang in 40 languages, Zubeen Garg also directed three Assamese films.
Zubeen Garg's lesser-known contributions
Born in Meghalaya, Zubeen Garg was born as Zubeen Borthakur on November 18, 1972. Apart from Assamese and Hindi, Zubin Garg also crooned songs in Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Khasi and English. He had also won the National Award for Best Music Direction for a Non-Feature Film in 2007 for the Khasi and English-language film Echoes of Silence. The Assamese films which he directed included Tumi Mur Mathu Mur (2000), Mission China (2017) and Kanchanjangha (2019).
Zubeen Garg was in fact out to promote North East India festival in Singapore. His last Instagram post read, "Friends in Singpore, I will like to invite you to 4th North East India Festival in Sunctec, Singapore during 20th and 21st September. Come and explore the exotic part of India, we are carrying quality agri, craft products, tea experience, dance forms, fashion shows and evening musical show presenting Rock bands, rappers from India's North East. I will be there throughout the Festival as Cultural Brand Ambassador and will perform on 20th evening with my popular Hindi, Bengali and Assamese Songs. I would like to invite you all, it will be Saturday and Sunday and entry is free. All come and support us. Cheers!"
FAQs
Q. What happened to Zubeen Garg?
A. Zubeen Garg died on September 19, 2025 when trying to promote North East India in Singapore. He was 52-year-old and best remembered for his Gangster song, Ya Ali.
Q. Why was Zubeen Garg famous?
A. Zubeen Garg got famous after singing the Gangster movie song Ya Ali. He was also a National Award winner for Best Music Direction in Echoes of Silence.
Q. What are Zubeen Garg's most popular songs?
A. While Zubeen Garg's most popular song remains Gangster film's Ya Ali, he has also crooned the Krrish 3 track Dil Tu Hi Bata, among many other musicals.