Soni Pabla was an India

India

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n-born musician who sang Punjabi songs and is considered one of the best Indo-Canadian singers of all time.

Soni Pabla (Tejpal Singh Pabla) was born and raised in Bilaspur a village near Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab....

, Punjab

Punjab (India)

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, India. He belonged to the Saini

Saini

Saini is a Rajput descent caste of India. Sainis, also known as Shoorsaini in Puranic literature, are now found by their original name only in Punjab and in the neighboring states of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh...

 community of Punjab. Soni Pabla moved to Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

Canada

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 in the mid 90s. He Studied music from Rajinder Singh Raj and then from Mahesh Malwani, which lead him towards a recording contract with Planet Recordz, a record label in Canada. Soni released his debut album entitled Heeray Heeray in 2002. In 2004, Soni teamed up with Sukshinder Shinda to produce his second album, Gal Dil Di by velocity records. He has also been featured on numerous albums with various producers. His album "Eternity (Naseebo)" was a tribute to Soni by his friends and Planet Recordz. This album features new songs which Soni had selected for his album. Some songs in this album feature other Punjabi singers.

Death

Soni Pabla died at the age of 30, while giving a stage performance in Brampton

Brampton

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, Ontario

Ontario

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 on October 14, 2006. After singing a few songs, Soni went behind the stage to get a glass of water, collapsing before as he drank it. Paramedics attempted to revive him but he was pronounced dead en route to the hospital. He had suffered a heart attack (myocardial infarction). Soni Pabla's funeral was shown on the Asian TV program Jee Aayan Nu, which showed his family and friends mourning.

Discography

• Heeray Heeray (2002)
• Gal Dil Di (2004)
• Dil Tera (2005)
• Eternity (Naseebo) 2005