Delhi-based Independent music artist Sheil Sagar passes away at 22

Delhi based musician Sheil Sagar died on Wednesday due to unknown causes. Friends and musicians from the independent music fraternity confirmed the news on social media.
A close friend of his on social media tweeted, “Today is a sad day... first KK and then this beautiful budding musician who had us in awe with his rendition of my favourite song #wickedgames..may you rest in peace #SheilSagar.”

Another user wrote, “R.I.P #sheilsagar, I didn't know him personally but I once attended his show and so I was able to connect with him and the phase he was going through as an artist, I really loved the way he made music , we lost a gem :) Please start supporting independent even every artist.”

Sheil rose to fame within the Indie music scene with his shimmering acoustic debut single “If I Tried” last year, which had 40,000 streams on a popular music streaming platform. Sagar was a versatile artist. He played the piano, guitar and saxophone, and was also a producer-composer. He was also the former vice-president at the music society of Hansraj College where he actively engaged in the Delhi University music circuit.