Background
Sandhu was born July 3, 1942, to father S. Sardar Samund Singh and mother Daan Kaur, in the village of Chakk northern
Sandhu was born July 3, 1942, to father S. Sardar Samund Singh and mother Daan Kaur, in the village of Chakk northern
He used to tie a turban on stage. He mostly sung duets with various noted Punjabi singers like Surinder Kaur and Amar Noorie. Didar Sandhu fell ill due to alcohol consumption and was admitted to DMC hospital in Ludhiana 1991 where he died on February 16.
133 in Sillanwali tehsil of Sargodha District in British Punjab.
He was the youngest of five brothers. In 1947, due to partition the family moved to the Baddowal village of Jagraon tehsil in East Punjab and later in 1956, settled in the Bharowal Khurd village of Ludhiana district.
Didar"s son Jagmohan Sandhu is also a singer. He also served as the Sarpanch of his village Bharowal Khurd, near Mullanpur Dakha in Ludhiana district, for fifteen years.
As songwriter Sandhu was very fond of poetry from his early age and started writing poetry in his school days.
Didar"s first song jatt barha bedardi was sung by Narinder Biba. In 1962, he was employed by Punjab Government where he met Mohd. Sadiq (a Punjabi singer) at a theatre company which did Punjabi dramas in early 1960s and both became very good friends.
Most of his early songs were recorded in the voice of Narinder Biba and Mohd.
Sadiq. He was noted for his song “meri aisi jhanjar chhanke, chhankata painda gali gali”", sung by Mohd. Sadiq, gave him a very distinct identity in Punjabi music
His first song recorde as singer was pind dean mundean nu sanu vekh neend na aave with female singer Saneh Lata. Sandhu has penned many songs for many noted Punjabi singers like Mohammad Sadiq & Ranjit Kaur, Narinder Biba & Beer Chand, Surinder Kaur & Ramesh Rangila, Surinder Kaur & Sabur Hussain, Sudesh Kapoor & Surinder Kaur, Promila Pammi & Ramesh Rangila, Karnail Gill & Swaran Lata, Karnail Gill & Preeti Bala et cetera