Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu/Punjabi: نصرت فتح علی خان), born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan (13 October 1948 - 16 August 1997), was a Pakistani vocalist and musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, a form of Sufi Islamic devotional music.[1] Widely considered one of the greatest voices ever recorded,[2] he possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours.[3][4][5][6] He belonged to the Patiala gharana extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing Qawwali music to international audiences.[7] He is popularly known as "Shehnshah-e-Qawwali", meaning "The King of Kings of Qawwali".[8]
Born in Faisalabad, Khan had his first public performance at the age of 15, at his father's chelum. He became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971. He was signed by Oriental Star Agencies, Birmingham, England in the early 1980s. Khan went on to release movie scores and albums in Europe, India, Japan, Pakistan and the U.S. He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries.[9] In addition to popularising Qawwali music, he also had a big impact on contemporary South Asian popular music, including Pakistani pop, Indi-pop and Bollywood music Born 13 October 1948
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Died 16 August 1997 (aged 48)
London, England, UK
Burial place Jhang Road Graveyard, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Other names Shahenshah-e-Qawwali
Occupation
Singersongwritermusiciancomposer
Spouse(s) Naheed Nusrat (m. 1979)
Children 1 daughter
Parent(s) Fateh Ali Khan
Relatives Mubarak Ali Khan (Uncle),
Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan (Brother) Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan (Cousin) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Nephew)
Rizwan-Muazzam (Nephews)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Vocalsharmoniumtabla
Years active 1964 - 1997
Labels
Real WorldOSAEMIVirgin Records
Associated acts
A. R. RahmanNoor JehanAsha BhosleEddie VedderJaved AkhtarLata MangeshkarMichael BrookPeter GabrielRahat Fateh Ali KhanBally SagooRizwan-Muazzam
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