Singapore City, Sept. 19 -- Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, best known for tracks like 'Ya Ali' in Bollywood film 'Gangster: A Love Story', has passed away at the age of 52 in Singapore on Friday.

Zubeen had travelled to Singapore to participate in the North East Festival, where he was scheduled to perform. He died allegedly after suffering breathing issues during scuba diving, a day before his performance at the festival.

Mourning the death of Zubeen, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in a statement said Zubeen's voice had an unmatched ability to energise people and his music directly spoke to the minds and souls.

"Today Assam lost one of its favourite sons and I am in a loss of words to describe what Zubeen meant for the state. He has gone t...