Shingara Singh
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Shingara Singh is a Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...

 singer and freelance radio/television presenter living in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

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He began his career by singing in the group called Shingar. He is most famous for the song "Accident Ho Gayi", 1990. He then went to work on Sabras Radio
Sabras Radio
Sabras Radio is a commercial radio station in Leicester, England specialising in South Asian music and culture.The radio station itself is located within the Belgrave area of the city; broadcasting on 1260 kHz, DAB Radio and also via the net...

 followed by local appearances on Vaisakhi Radio and Panjabi Radio. He then signed up to Raaj Radio where he had a successful stint before joining Midland Asian Television Channel 6 (MATV) to replace Daljit Neer for the Punjabi programming, with Gurdhama De Yatra and Punjabian De Balle for his first ever job as a TV presenter. The programmes are slowly starting to become popular with Punjabi audiences across the UK and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, following the success of Sanjha Panjab and Lok Virsa.
In 2009, Raaj Radio went off-air and bankrupt and ceased. Kohinoor Radio got a licence on FM radio for the Leicester community which allowed Shingara to continue his radio work. He also does interviews for the Punjab2000 website and has interviewed guests including Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Mann is a Punjabi singer and actor. Although not known much for his singing he soon became a Punjabi all rounder star in the entertainment industry. He got spotlight in Punjabi music industry with his astonishing performance and miraculous voice in "Husn Jawani"...

, Gurdas Mann, Amitabh Bachan and Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...

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Radio Programmes

  • Punjabi Programme with Shingara (2008 to Present) {Kohinoor FM}
  • Punjabi Show with Shingara and Neeta (2005 to 2004) {Raaj Radio}
  • Sanjha Verha (2005 to 2009) {Raaj Radio}

TV Programmes

  • Punjabian De Balle Balle (2006 to Present)
  • Punjabi Live Talk - Do Galan Kuri (2006)
  • Gurdhama De Yatra (2006)
  • Sports Asia (2006)
  • Vaisakhi Special (2006)
  • Hum Sab Saath Saath (2005)
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