Didar Sandhu was born to Sardarni Daan Kaur and Sardar Sumand Singh in Vill… Read Full Bio ↴Didar Sandhu was born to Sardarni Daan Kaur and Sardar Sumand Singh in Village of Chhak no. 133, District Sarghoda, Tehsil Silawali in Punjab before the partition of India and Pakistan. He was the youngest of five brothers Najjar Singh, Sawarn Singh, Com. Darshan Singh and Gurnam Singh.

Didar was very fond of poetry at early age and started to write poetry early in his school days. Didar’s first break came, when he met Mohd. Sadiq (Punjabi Singer) at a theatre company which did Punjabi dramas in early 1960’s and both became very good friends. Most of Didar’s early songs were recorded in the voice of Narinder Biba and Mohd.Sadiq. Didar’s popularity grew after Narinder Biba sung his song “Meri Aissi Jhanger Chanke, Chankata Painda Gali Gali” and gave him a very distinct identity in Punjabi Music. Didar Sandhu's penned many songs for great Punjabi singers of like:

Mohd. Sadiq - Ranjit Kaur
Mohd. Sadiq - Sawarn Lata
Narinder Kaur - Beer Chand
Surinder Kaur - Ramesh Rangila
Surinder Kaur - Sabur Hussain
Sudesh Kapoor - Surinder Kaur
Promila Pummy - Ramesh Rangila
Sawarn Lata - Karnail Gill
Karnil Gill - Preeti Balla

During his singing career, Didar sung with many popular Punjabi female singers of his time. He recorded more than 40 songs with Senah Lata , 13 with Kuldeep Kaur , 4 with Parminder Sandhu and Baljit Balli respectively in the 1980’s. From1980-82 period, Didar recorded close to 20 songs with “Punjab Di Koel” Surinder Kaur. After 1982, he exclusively sung with Amar Noori for a long time. Didar Sandhu died in 1989 at the age of 43.

Didar's Popular Songs:-

- "Band Peya Darwaja Jion Fatak Kotkapure Da"
- "Na Maar Jalama ve - peke Tattri De Door"
- "Meri Mahi-Mahi Kehndi De Juban Sukh Ge"
- "Channa Main Tera Naa Bhhul Ge"
- "Na Kar Mainu Pyar, Pyar Kar Aukha Hove Ga"
- "Jori Jado Chubare Chardi"
- "Jara Cheti Kam Naber, Mai Mein Sauna Ne"