Ishmeet Singh Sodhi
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Ishmeet Singh Sodhi (September 2, 1989 – July 29, 2008) was winner of Star Voice of India 2007. Hailing from Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Singh had won the Star Plus show in 2007.
Early days
Singh was the son of Gurpinder Singh Sodhi and Amritpal Kaur.[1]
Education
Singh was a second year student of the MNC College in Mumbai, when he died. He was doing his B.Com.[2]
Star Voice of India
Singh was among the top two finalists on Amul STAR Voice of India, the host of which show was Shaan and was crowned the winner on November 24, 2007, beating Harshit Saxena and Abhas Joshi. He was given the winner’s trophy by Lata Mangeshkar.[3] He was also one of the contestants of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, a singing reality show on Star Plus and represented the Champions’ team. He was eliminated on June 20, 2008.
Death
In July 2008, Singh went on a visit to the Maldives with fellow Star Voice of India contestants Sumitra and Vyom for a concert that was to be held on August 1, 2008. He died on July 29, 2008, in Male, Maldives.[4] The reports say that he died of drowning, but family believe that there might be a ‘foul play’ and he may have been murdered as there was an attempt on his life earlier as well.
His friends, relatives and fans went to his home at Shastri Nagar to mourn his death.