Kaur was born on 16 April 1948 to father Gurbachan Singh and mother Parkash Kaur in
Pathankot, Punjab. She was raised in her native village Boor Majra (now in
Ropar district) and she received her primary education from the village school. Then she joined Khalsa High School,
Kurali and then Arya Training School,
Kharar and did J.B.T. (
Junior Basic Training) and also worked as a teacher at
Mani Majra near Chandigarh. Later, learning music from Kanwar S. Mohinder Singh Bedi, she left her job and started singing. In a program in Calcutta, she met singer
K. Deep. They formed their own group and later got married on 2 February 1971; which was love marriage. The couple had a daughter, "Billy" Gurpreet Kaur Mada. == References ==