Full Name | Pervez Fateh Ali Khan |
Stage Name | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
Titles | Ustad, Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, King of Kings of Qawwali |
Birth Date | 13 October 1948 |
Birth Place | Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Punjab, Pakistan |
Death Date | 16 August 1997 |
Net Worth | $3 Million approx |
Death Place | London, England |
Burial Place | Jhang Road Graveyard, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
Occupations | Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Music Director |
Genres | Classical, Folk, World, Punjabi |
Instruments | Vocals, Harmonium, Tabla |
Years Active | 1964–1997 |
Record Labels | Real World, OSA, EMI, Virgin Records |
Spouse | Naheed Nusrat (m. 1979) |
Children | Nida Nusrat |
Parent | Fateh Ali Khan (father) |
Relatives | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (nephew), Rizwan-Muazzam (nephews’ group) |
Musical Career Highlights | Introduced Qawwali music to international audiences, master of Hindustani classical music |
Notable Performances | Performed at Royal Albert Hall, toured over 40 countries |
First Public Performance | Age 15, at his father’s chelum |
Leadership in Qawwali | Became head of the family qawwali party in 1971 |
Major Hit | “Haq Ali Ali” |
Languages Sung | Urdu, Punjabi, Persian, Braj Bhasha, Hindi |
Collaborations | Worked with Western artists, and contributed to movie scores and albums worldwide |
Awards and Recognition | Described by The New York Times as the greatest Qawwali singer of his generation, and 4th greatest singer of all time by LA Weekly in 2016 |