Sukhjit Singh Gill (Goldkartz) is a Malaysian singer and lawyer. He sings modern Punjabi Bhangra songs with his elder brother Manjeet Singh Gill and both are known as ‘Goldkartz’. In 2023, the brother-sister duo collaborated with popular Indian rapper Badshah for the song ‘Sab Gazab’, which also featured Bollywood actress Ileana D’Cruz.
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Sukhjit Singh Gill was born on Wednesday, 5 April 1989 (age 34 years; as of 2023) in Ipoh, Malaysia. He did his schooling from St. Michael’s Institution in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. He did his pre-university programme, ‘Cambridge A Levels’ at Taylor’s University. He studied LLB (Hons) from University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Sukhjit Singh Gill received the LLB (Hons) degree from University Malaya.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (Approx): 80 kg
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father Darshan Singh Gill is a lawyer. His mother Suvedar Kaur is a housewife. He has two elder brothers named Manjeet Singh Gill and Amarjeet Singh Gill and a sister named Ranjeet Kaur Gill. All his brothers and sisters are lawyers.
Sukhjit Singh Gill (far right) with his father and siblings
Sukhjit Singh Gill with his mother
wife and children
He married Simarjeet Kaur in Ipoh, Malaysia in 2019. The special guests at their wedding were Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak and his wife Raja Peramasuri Perak Tunku Zara Salim.
Sukhjit Singh Gill with his wife at his wedding reception party
relationships/affairs
Sukhjeet Singh Gill met Simarjeet Kaur through a common friend at an event after which they started talking to each other. The couple dated each other for two years and later decided to get married.
livelihood
Lawyers – Darshan, Syed, Amarjeet & Partners
On 19 June 2014, Sukhjit Singh Gill was called to the bar before retired judge Zainal Adzam. Later he joined the law firm ‘Darshan, Syed, Amarjeet & Partners’. His father and siblings are also associated with this firm.
Composer – Goldkartz
Sukhjeet Singh Gill started his singing career when he was a teenager. In 2005, he and his elder brother Manjeet Singh Gill formed a musical duo named ‘Goldkartz’. The duo introduced a new form of Bhangra music by blending traditional Punjabi music with Malaysian rhythms. They mainly highlight the themes of romance and fun in their songs. In 2008, the brother-sister duo released their debut music album ‘Loaded’ (2008) under the multinational record label EMI. The album was released in Malaysia and achieved modest success with sales of over 5,000 CDs in the country.
Cover of the album ‘Loaded’ (2008)
In 2011, the duo debuted internationally with their second album ’24 Karaaz’, which they released in several countries including Malaysia, UK and India. The album was released under the multinational record label Warner Music.
Cover of the album ’24 Karatz’
In the same year, the brother-sister duo sang the song ‘Mauja’ for the Pankaj Kapur starrer Bollywood film “Chala Mussaddi Office Office”. His track ‘Desi Patola’ (2015) was released on various Punjabi and English music channels including PTC, Tashan, BritAsia, Jas Punjabi and Zee TV.
Cover of the album ‘Desi Patola’
In 2023, the brother-sister duo collaborated with popular Indian rapper Badshah for the song ‘Sab Gazab’, which also featured Bollywood actress Ileana D’Cruz.
‘Sab Ghazab’ song poster
The duo has collaborated with various renowned composers and singers including Rishi Rich, Mummy Stranger, Tigerstyle, Punjabi By Nature (PBN), Shankar Mahadevan and Sonu Nigam.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2012, he and his brother Manjeet Singh Gill won the Gold Medal for Best Punjabi Act for their music duo ‘Goldkartz’.
- In 2013, he and partner Manjeet Singh Gill were awarded the Brand Laureate Country Branding Award by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation for promoting tourism in Malaysia through their music videos.
- Sukhjit Singh Gill was awarded the Darjah Yang Mulia Ahli Mahkota Wilayah at the Istana Negara (National Palace), Malaysia on 1 February 2017.
Sukhjit Singh Gill with his Darjah Yang Muliya Ahli Mahkota Wilayah Award
- The duo ‘Goldkartz’ has four entries in the Malaysia Book of Records for becoming the first Malaysian group to produce a Bhangra album titled ‘Loaded’ in 2008 and to sing a song in a Bollywood film in 2011. A drum album ’24 Karatz’ in 2011 and a performance at the United Kingdom Music Awards at Wembley Stadium, London in 2013.
Favorite
- Quote: “I can wish you a hundred years of success, but this time it’s my success!”
Facts/General Knowledge
- He is popular by his stage name ‘Suraj’.
- The brother-sister duo of Manjeet Singh Gill and Sukhjeet Singh Gill earned the title of ‘Bhangra Ambassadors of Malaysia’ from their fans.
- Goldkartz’s second album ’24 Karatz’ (2011) was launched by Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. In an interview, she said that she was very impressed by the efforts made by brother-sister duo ‘Goldkartz’ to promote Bhangra music internationally. Praising both of them in the interview, he said,
Goldkartz’s endeavor truly embodies the spirit of Malaysia Boleh (Malaysia Can), where everyone can succeed, provided they work hard and are committed to achieving success.
- In 2014, brother-sister duo ‘Goldkartz’ became the first Southeast Asian group to perform at the Russian-Asian Modern Culture Festival held in Moscow. Talking about this in an interview, Sukhjit Singh Gill said,
We are the only South East Asian group invited to perform at the festival which will also include groups from Brazil and China.”
- Sukhjit Singh Gill loves reading books in his free time.
- He is often seen consuming alcohol on many occasions.
Sukhjeet Singh Gill is drinking
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