Nayyara Noor was a Pakistani playback singer, considered one of Pakistan's most popular singers.
11 Facts About Nayyara Noor
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Nayyara Noor was known for performing in live ghazal singing concerts in Pakistani TV shows and in concert halls around the country.
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Nayyara Noor was born on 3 November 1950 in Guwahati, Assam.
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Nayyara Noor's father was an active member of the All-India Muslim League and had hosted Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah during his trip to Assam before the partition in 1947.
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In 1971, Nayyara Noor made her public singing debut in Pakistani television serials and then beginning with films such as Gharana and Tansen.
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Nayyara Noor went on to sing ghazals, a form of song in Urdu poetry, penned by the famous poets such as Ghalib and Faiz Ahmed Faiz and performed with legends such as Mehdi Hassan and Ahmed Rushdi.
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In 2012, Nayyara Noor officially announced that she would no longer sing professionally.
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Nayyara Noor said that music was a passion with her but never her top priority.
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Nayyara Noor performed at mehfils and mushairas, having cemented a following among ghazal lovers in Pakistan and India.
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Nayyara Noor was a versatile singer; the following are some of the ghazals she recorded:.
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Nayyara Noor died on 20 August 2022 in Karachi after a brief illness at the age of 71.