INFORMATION
| Artist Birtday : | 03/07/1942 (Age February 16, 1991 (aged 48)) |
| Born In : | Chakk no. 133, (Sargodha district) Punjab, British India |
| Occupation(s) : | Singer-songwriter |
| Genres : | Folk, Duets |
Sandhu was very fond of poetry from an 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 Govt. where he met Mohd. Sadiq (a Punjabi singer) at a theatre company which did Punjabi dramas in the 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 recorded as a 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, etc.
