Ghulam Abbas غلام عباس | |
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 Classical SingerGhulam Abbas | |
| Born | (1955-01-01)1 January 1955 (age 70) |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1975 – present |
| Known for | Film playback / Classical music singing |
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Ghulam Abbas (born 1 January 1955) is aPakistani radio, television, and film singer. He is known for hisghazals,geets, and playback singing forUrdu andPunjabi movies. Besides winning 4Nigar Awards as a playback singer, he was also honored with theTamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) in 2011 and thePride of Performance Award in 2020 by thePresident of Pakistan.[1]
Ghulam Abbas was born on 1 January 1955, inJhang,Punjab,Pakistan. He got his school education inMultan. His higher education includes master's degrees inPhilosophy andUrdu literature.[2][3]
Playback singerMehdi Hassan noticed this young boy and introduced him to his mentor Ismail Khan. Abbas got an advanced classical training in singing from him.[2][4]
Ghulam Abbas started his playback singing career with a Punjabi film "Aashiq Loag Soudai" in 1975. His first breakthrough was a song in the film "Ajnabi" (1975), under the musical direction ofNisar Bazmi. The song was "Wo aa to jaye magar intezar hi kam hai" and its popularity established him as a playback singer. Then musicianRobin Ghosh gave him a career-boosting song, "Aise wo sharmaye jaise megha chaye" for movie "Do Saathi" (1975). From there on, Abbas gave voice to 129 songs in 120 films.[2][5]
Apart from playback singing for movies, Abbas also sang many ghazals, semi-classical songs, and national songs forRadio Pakistan andPakistan Television. His ghazal "Main ne roka bhi nahin aur wo thehra bhi nahin" won the award of having most broadcasts onRadio Pakistan.[6]
Some hit songs of Ghulam Abbas are:
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Film | Ref. |
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| 1978 | Nigar Award | Best playback male singer | Won | Mazi Haal Mustaqbil | [2][8] |
| 1981 | Nigar Award | Best playback male singer | Won | Qurbani | [8][9] |
| 1993 | Nigar Award | Best playback male singer | Won | Insaniyat | [8][9] |
| 1994 | Nigar Award | Best playback male singer | Won | Rani Beti Raaj Karay Gee | [9][8] |
| 2011 | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | Arts | Won | – | [2][10] |
| 2020 | Pride of Performance | Arts | Won | – | [11] |