Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia playback sensation Humane Sagar breathed his last this evening while receiving treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar.
Hospital authorities confirmed that the 34-year-old singer died at 9:08 PM, succumbing to severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure, despite exhaustive efforts by a team of senior specialists. Sagar had been admitted to the Emergency Department on November 14 at 1:10 PM in a highly critical state, and his health continued to deteriorate even under advanced life-support care.
Doctors from multiple departments monitored him round the clock, but the young artist could not recover and passed away on Monday, leaving the state in profound grief. An outpouring of condolences has enveloped Odisha, with fans, well-wishers, and members of the Odia film and music fraternity mourning the loss of a voice that had become a part of everyday life in the state.
Born on November 25, 1990, in Titlagarh of Balangir district, Humane Sagar shot to fame after winning Voice of Odisha Season 2 in 2012. His soulful and vibrant voice captured widespread admiration, especially after his breakthrough with the title track of the 2015 film Ishq Tu Hi Tu, composed by Abhijit Majumdar. The song’s massive popularity turned him into an overnight household name.
Over the years, he became one of the most sought-after voices in Odia cinema, contributing to numerous hit films such as Agastya, Baby, Gote Suaa Gote Sari, Abhaya, Happy Lucky, Kabula Barabula, Nijhum Ratira Sathi, Dil Diwana Heigala, Tu Mo Hero, Charidham – A Journey Within, Sundergarh Ra Salman Khan, Love Express, and To Premare Padila Pare, among many others.
Beyond films, Sagar ventured into independent music as well, releasing the Hindi album “Mera Yeh Jahan” and several hit Odia albums including Tuma Otha Tale, Niswasa, Bekhudee, and Chehera.
In 2017, he married fellow singer Shriya Mishra, whom he met during the Voice of Odisha competition. The couple has a daughter.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed deep sorrow over the singer’s demise, calling it a colossal and irreplaceable loss to Odia music. In a message posted on X, he conveyed heartfelt condolences to the family and prayed for peace to the departed soul.
Medical sources revealed that Sagar had been battling multi-organ dysfunction syndrome, acute-on-chronic liver failure, bilateral pneumonia, and severe heart complications, including dilated cardiomyopathy with reduced ventricular function.
As tributes continue to flood social media and public spaces, the sudden death of Humane Sagar has left an unmistakable void in the cultural landscape of Odisha, with admirers remembering him not just for his music but for the emotional depth and sincerity he brought to every song.
