New Delhi, July 30: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today expressed shock over the tragic death of ''Voice of India'' contest winner Ishmeet Singh, who was considered as a promising singer for the Bollywood.

The Prime Minister was saddened after hearing about the tragic death of Ishmeet Singh, a PMO official said.

Dr. Singh shares the grief of Ishmeet''s parents and other family members, the official said.

The 19-year-old singer was drowned on Tuesday in a swimming pool at a beach resort in the Maldives. He had gone to perform for the "Star Voice of Maldives" contest to be held on August 1.

A second year Bachelor of Commerce student of MNC College in Mumbai, Ishmeet haled from a middle-class family in Ludhiana. (ANI)