Puranchand Wadali (Wadali Brothers) Height, Age, Biography, Wife & More

Bio
Real Name	Ustad Puranchand Wadali
Nickname	Puranchand
Profession	Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 90 kg in Pounds- 198 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 June 1940
Age (as in 2018)	78 Years
Birth Place	Guru Ki Wadali, Amritsar, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Guru Ki Wadali, Amritsar, India
Debut	All India Radio, Jalandhar (1972)
Family	Father- Thakur Das Wadali (Vocalist) Mother- Not Known Brother- Pyarelal Wadali (Singer) and 2 more Sister- Not Known
Religion	Sikhism
Caste	Not Known
Hobbies	Singing and travelling
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Sarson ka saag
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	Dhan Kaur

Some Lesser Known Facts About Puranchand Wadali

• Does Puranchand Wadali smoke?: Not Known

• Does Puranchand Wadali drink alcohol?: Yes

• Puranchand is the elder brother among the Wadali Brothers, and used to be in akharas (wresting house) for around 25 years before singing.

• His father was a popular Mazaar of Data Ganj Baksh Saheb at Lahore before Indo-Pak partition.

• The Wadali Brothers got their first breakthrough in 1972 through All India Radio, Jalandhar.

• They have been mainly associated with sufi style of singing.

• They were trained in Hindustani music by Pt. Durga Das and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.

• They belongs to Guru Ki Wadali near Amritsar, which was the birth place of Shree Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (The 6th Guru Of Sikhs).

• They tried to show their first performance in 1975 at the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan in Jalandhar, but they weren’t allowed to sing because their appearance did not pass muster. After which, they performed their first show at the Harballabh temple in Jalandhar.

• In 2005, he was was given the prestigious Padma Shri award by the Government of India.