A 22-year-old Delhi-based musician, Sheil Sagar, passed away on 1 June due to unknown causes, Rolling Stones reported.
As per the report, Sagar, who was a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, gained notice in the independent music scene with his acoustic debut single “If I Tried” (2021).
That song not only earned his a lot of accolades but also managed to garner over 40,000 streams on Spotify. He had released three other singles last year – “Before It Goes,” “Still” and “Mr. Mobile Man- Live.”
Sagar was known for his soothing baritone among music lovers. One of his songs "Mr.Mobile Man-Live" was recorded and filmed live at The Piano Man Jazz Club in Gurugam.
The budding musician had also won several music awards.
'We Lost a Gem'
A batchmate from Hansraj College, who requested to remain anonymous, told The Quint, "This is one of the fondest memories and actually one of the last ones. When online classes started, Sheil and I used to place bets to do stupid stuff like wearing a bowtie and sunglasses and giving a whole presentation."
"I wish he could have seen how loved he was," the batchmate added.
Many of his friends and well-wisher bemoaned Sagar's untimely demise on Twitter and Instagram , saying that it was a tragic loss for the music community.
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