25 June,2010 02:49 PM IST | | Entertainment Team
Singer Sonu Niigaam, who is a huge fan of Michael Jackson, said he is working on a tribute for the late pop legend with his brother Jermaine Jackson.
"I am very happy that Jermaine agreed to work on the song with me," he added.
"Michael Jackson was a great artist and as an artist it is my duty to appreciate his commendable work. He changed a lot of things in the music industry and I don't think any singer around the world is left untouched by the kind of work he has done," said Niigaam.
The singer, who has been the voice behind chartbuster songs like Kabhi alvida na kehna, Saathiya, Kal ho naa ho and Sandese aate hain among others also revealed that he was in Los Angeles last year when news of Jackson's demise broke on June 25.
"I was just two miles away from Michael Jackson's house where he died. When we got to know the news, my wife, son and I, we went to his house in the evening and lit a candle there. So many people were standing there," he revealed.
On the professional front, Niigam informed that he is currently working on an album on world music.
"I'm not singing too many film songs nowadays because I am not getting the kind of songs I want and I am not willing to do mediocre work. I am working on a world music album currently because I want to focus and encourage non film music as well," he said.
