Farida Khanum is a Pakistani classical singer from the city of Kolkata, West Bengal.
10 Facts About Farida Khanum
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Farida Khanum is known by her honorific title Malika-e-Ghazal in both Pakistan and India and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the ghazal genre of singing.
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Farida Khanum started learning Khayal, Thumri and Dadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of Patiala gharana.
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Farida Khanum's family moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.
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Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 21, and then joined Radio Pakistan where she gained recognition for herself.
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Farida Khanum became a star when Pakistan's president Ayub Khan invited her to a public recital in the 1960s.
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Farida Khanum acted in films and she sang songs for films.
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Farida Khanum has been a frequent performer on Pakistan Television and other Pakistani TV channels.
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Farida Khanum visited Kabul, Afghanistan in the late 1960s and early 1970s for concerts where she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang Persian-language ghazals.
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Farida Khanum has been affectionately called Queen of Ghazal in Pakistan.