Farida Khanum | |
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| فرِیدہ خانَم | |
 Farida Khanum rehearsing in December 2005 | |
| Born | Farida Khanum (1929-05-16)16 May 1929 (age 96) |
| Other names | Queen of Ghazal[1] |
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| Years active | 1948 - present |
| Known for | Ghazal •Dadra •Khyal •Thumri |
| Notable credit(s) | Coke Studio Pakistan Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Radio Pakistan |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Agha Hashar Kashmiri (brother-in-law) Mukhtar Begum (sister) Sheeba Hassan (niece) |
| Awards | Pride of Performance (1970) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2005) |
Farida Khanum (Urdu:فرِیدہ خانَم) is aPakistaniclassical singer.[broken anchor] She is also known by her honorific titleMalika-e-Ghazal (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India[2] and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of theghazal genre of singing.[3][4] Khanum has been affectionately calledQueen of Ghazal in Pakistan.
Khanum was born in 1929 inAmritsar,British India, into aPunjabi Muslim family.[5] She had four siblings — a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer,Mukhtar Begum. Their entire family moved fromAmritsar,Punjab, toLahore,Pakistan, when she was 18 years old.[6][7]
She started learningKhayal,Thumri, andDadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan ofPatiala gharana.[8][6] As a child, her sisterMukhtar Begum would take her to the Khan's place for regularriyaaz (practice of classical music).[6] Her family moved toPakistan after thePartition of India in 1947.
Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 21, and then joinedRadio Pakistan, where she gained recognition for herself.[9][6] She became a star when Pakistan's presidentAyub Khan invited her to a public recital in the 1960s. Farida also acted in films, and she also sang songs for films. She has been a frequent performer onPakistan Television and other Pakistani TV channels.[6]The ghazal she is most associated with isAaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo, written by the famous poetFayyaz Hashmi.[6][8] In 2015, at the age of 86, she sang this ghazal inCoke StudioSeason 8.[10]
Khanum's live concerts in India have been very popular.[6] She visitedKabul,Afghanistan, in the late 1960s and early 1970s for concerts where she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sangPersian-languageghazals.[11]
Farida Khanum lives inLahore,Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son.[10] Her niece,Sheeba Hassan, is also an actress.
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
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| 1983 | Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV |
| Year | Film | Language |
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| 1953 | Sailab | Urdu |
| 1961 | Sher-e-Islam | Urdu |
| 1963 | Baji | Urdu |
| 1967 | Main Woh Nahin | Urdu |
| 1968 | Pakeeza | Urdu |
| 1969 | Qasm Us Waqt Ki | Urdu |
| 1970 | Pardesi | Punjabi |
| 1972 | Bazi Jit Lei | Punjabi |
| 1973 | Pyasa | Urdu |
| 1973 | Dukh Sajna Day | Punjabi |
| 1974 | Rano | Punjabi |
| 1979 | Nishani | Urdu |
| Year | Title | Album details | Track listing |
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| 1993 | Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 | Digital release date: 9 April 1993
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| 1993 | Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 | Digital release date: 9 April 1993
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| Year | Title | Album details | Track listing |
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| 1978 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 1 | Digital release date: 1 December 1978
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| 1979 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2 | Digital release date: 1 October 1979
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| 1980 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3 | Digital release date: 1 January 1980
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| 1985 | Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 | Digital release date: 1 July 1985
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| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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| 1970 | Pride of Performance | Award by thePresident of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [11] |
| 1974 | EMI Silver Disc Awards | Best Ghazal Singer | Won | Herself | [11] |
| 1980 | Amir Khusrau Award | Best Ghazal Singer | Won | Herself | [12] |
| 2000 | PTV Award | Best Singer | Won | Herself | [13] |
| 2005 | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | Award by thePresident of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [10] |
| 2005 | Hafiz Ali Khan Award | Best Singer | Won | Herself | [10] |
| 2007 | The Times of India | Malika-e-Ghazal(Queen ofGhazal) | Won | Herself | [14][10] |
| 2017 | 5th Hum Awards | Hum Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | Herself | [15] |
| 2021 | 20th Lux Style Awards | Unilever Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | Herself | [16] |
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