Birth name Gurpreet pal Name Gora Wala Role Singer | Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Record label Goyal Music Labels Goyal Music | |
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Born 27 April 1972 (age 52)
Chakk Fateh Singh Wala, Bathinda district, Punjab, India ( 1972-04-27 ) Genres Punjabi, Pop, Bhangra, Duet Similar People Sudesh Kumari, Dharampreet, Balkar Sidhu, Jaggi Singh, Hardev Mahinangal Profiles | ||
Also known as Gora, Gora Chakwala | ||
Gora Chakk Wala (Punjabi: ਗੋਰਾ ਚੱਕ ਵਾਲ਼ਾ), also spelled as Gora Chakwala, is a noted Punjabi singer-songwriter belongs to Bathinda district (Malwa region) of Punjab, India.
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Early life
Gora was born as Gurpreet pal to father Late Shri Ram Gopal and mother Late Jamuna Devi in the village of Chakk Fateh Singh Wala of Bathinda district in Indian Punjab. He got his primary education from the village, passed senior secondary from Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Bathinda and done his graduation from Rajindra College of Bathinda.
Career
His first song was recorded in Balkar Sidhu's album while he was doing his graduation. As a songwriter, he inspired from his elder brother Jagga Chakk Wala and learn more about songwriting from his Guru (English: Teacher), Jasveer Viyogi and learned music from Kuldeep Manak and entered the world of Punjabi music with his album Galian Udaas Ho Gayian that, encouraging him, did very well. His second album, Tera Dil Marzi Da Malik, made him star overnight. As per trend, he also released some duet albums with singer, Sudesh Kumari and Miss Pooja. He is now a successful and established singer but the university gold medalist never felt overproud of his success. Till now, he has released more than one and a half dozen albums.