- Born
- Died
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- Khan Sahib
- Qawalli King
- Ustaad
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born on October 13, 1948 in Lyallpur, Punjab, Pakistan [now Faisalabad, Pakistan]. He was a music artist and composer, known for 2012 (2009), Blood Diamond (2006) and Natural Born Killers (1994). He was married to Naheed Nusrat. He died on August 16, 1997 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseNaheed Nusrat(? - August 16, 1997) (his death)
- RelativesRahat Fateh Ali Khan(Niece or Nephew)Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan(Sibling)
- Considered one of the greatest singers ever recorded. He possessed a six-octave vocal range and could perform at a high-level of intensity for several hours.
- Holds the world's record (verified by the Guinness Book of World Records) for the biggest recording output by a Qawwali artist (a total of 125 albums of recorded music).
- His family have been musicans and singers of Qawwali (Islamic devotional music) for six centuries. Nusrat's father, himself a singer, died in 1964 when Nusrat was about 16. His father had wanted his son to become a doctor because Qawwali is a very challenging style to learn. Ten days after his father's death, Nusrat had a dream where his father came to him and told him to sing, touching his throat. Nusrat woke up singing, and gave his first public performance at his father's funeral ceremony forty days later.
- Brother of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and uncle of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
- A song of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was used in the film Mohabbat. When Akshaye and Madhuri meet in the rain.
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