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{{short description|Pakistani classical and ghazal singer}} |
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| name = Farida Khanum فرِیدہ خانُم |
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| honorific_prefix = [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI]] [[Pride of Performance|PP]] |
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| name = Farida Khanum |
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| image = Farida Khanum rehearsing.jpg |
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| caption = Farida Khanum rehearsing in December 2005 |
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| caption = Farida Khanum rehearsing in December 2005 |
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| birth_name = Farida Khanum |
| birth_name = Farida Khanum |
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| native_name = {{Nastaliq|فرِیدہ خانُم}} |
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| alias = ''Queen of Ghazal''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/farida-khanum-the-queen-of-ghazal/MTgzNQ==|title=Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal|website=Youlin Magazine|date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1939}} |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1929|05|16|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[British India]] |
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| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[British Raj|British India]] |
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| known_for = [[Ghazal]] • [[Dadra]] • [[Khyal]] • [[Thumri]] |
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| occupation = {{Hlist | Classical singer | Actress | Ghazal singer}} |
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| years_active = 1948 - present |
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| children = 6 |
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| credits = [[Coke Studio Pakistan]] <br/ >[[Pakistan Television Corporation]] (PTV) <br/> [[Radio Pakistan]] |
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| relatives = [[Agha Hashar Kashmiri]] (brother-in-law) <br/> [[Mukhtar Begum]] (sister) <br/> [[Sheeba Hassan]] (niece) |
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| associated_acts = [[Amanat Ali Khan]] • [[Noor Jehan]] |
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| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] (1970) <br/> [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] (2005) |
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'''Farida Khanum''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: {{Nastaliq|فرِیدہ خانُم}}) is a [[Pakistan]]i [[Music of Pakistan#Classical music|classical singer]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-11-19|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Music of Pakistan#Classical music|reason= The anchor (Classical music) [[Special:Diff/880888248|has been deleted]].}}. She is also known by her honorific title ''Malika-e-Ghazal'' (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/khawaja-najamul-hassan-remembers-farida-khanum-the-queen-of-ghazal-part-iii/MjE4Nw==|title=Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal: Part III|website=Youlin Magazine|date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the [[ghazal]] genre of singing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shuaib |first=Haroon |date=Feb 2, 2022 |title=Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal |url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/khawaja-najamul-hassan-remembers-farida-khanum-the-queen-of-ghazal-part-iii/MjE4Nw== |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=youlinmagazine.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-25 |title=Farida Khanum sings Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo on Instagram live |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/farida-khanum-aaj-jane-ki-zid-na-karo-on-instagram-live-vishal-rekha-bhardwaj-6331224/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Khanum has been affectionately called ''Queen of Ghazal'' in Pakistan. |
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'''Farida Khanum''' {{post-nominals|country=PAK|list=[[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI]] [[Pride of Performance|PP]]}} |
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([[Urdu language|Urdu]]/[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: {{Nastaliq|'''فرِیدہ خانُم '''}}) is a [[Pakistani]] [[Music of Pakistan#Classical music|classical singer]] from the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Khanum was born in 1929 in [[Amritsar]], [[British Raj|British India]], into a [[Punjabi Muslim]] family.<ref name=TheTimesofIndia>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/farida-khanum-loves-coming-to-india/articleshow/5962973.cms|title=Farida Khanum loves coming to India|website=The Times of India|date=May 23, 2010}}</ref> She had four siblings — a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, [[Mukhtar Begum]]. Their entire family moved from [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], to [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]], when she was 18 years old.<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=ATP>{{cite web |url=http://pakistaniat.com/2007/12/12/farida-khanum-memories-new-and-old/ |title=Farida Khanum: Memories New and Old |website=ALL THINGS PAKISTAN website |date=12 December 2007 |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> |
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She started learning [[Khayal]], [[Thumri]] and [[Dadra]] from |
She started learning [[Khayal]], [[Thumri]], and [[Dadra]] from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of [[Patiala gharana]].<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=IndianExpress/> As a child, her sister [[Mukhtar Begum]] would take her to the Khan's place for regular ''riyaaz'' (practice of classical music).<ref name=IndianExpress>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/song-sung-true-7/ |title=Song Sung True (Farida Khanum interview) |newspaper=Indian Express (newspaper) |date=4 May 2010 |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> Her family moved to [[Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India]] in 1947. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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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.<ref name= |
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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Lahore : a musical companion|publisher=Lahore : Baber Ali Foundation|page=75}}</ref><ref name=IndianExpress/> She became a star when Pakistan's president [[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)|Ayub 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 on [[Pakistan Television]] and other Pakistani TV channels.<ref name=IndianExpress/> |
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The ghazal she is most associated with is [[Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo]] written by the famous poet [[Fayyaz Hashmi]].<ref>{{cite news | |
The ghazal she is most associated with is [[Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo]], written by the famous poet [[Fayyaz Hashmi]].<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/13/stories/2006111300340800.htm |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053307/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/13/stories/2006111300340800.htm |title=When mood and melody merged |date=13 November 2006 |newspaper=The Hindu (newspaper) |first=Anjana |last=Rajan |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> In 2015, at the age of 86, she sang this ghazal in [[Coke Studio (Pakistan)|Coke Studio]] [[Coke Studio (Pakistani season 8)|Season 8]].<ref name="cokestudio" /> |
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Khanum's live concerts in India have been very popular.<ref name="IndianExpress" /> She visited [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], in the late 1960s and early 1970s for concerts where she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang [[Persian language|Persian]]-language [[ghazal]]s.<ref name=YoulinMagazine>{{cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/farida-khanum-the-queen-of-ghazal/MTgzNQ==/?fb_comment_id=3679187912114842_3686308444736122|title=Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal|website=Youlin Magazine|date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Farida Khanum lives in [[Lahore]], Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son. |
Farida Khanum lives in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. She has five daughters and one son.<ref name=cokestudio/> Her niece, [[Sheeba Hassan]], is also an actress. |
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==Filmography== |
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===Television shows=== |
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|1983 |
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| ''Silver Jubilee'' |
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| Herself |
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| [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]] |
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===Film=== |
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| 1953 || ''Sailab'' || Urdu |
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| 1961 || ''Sher-e-Islam'' || Urdu |
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| 1963 || ''Baji'' || Urdu |
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| 1967 || ''Main Woh Nahin'' || Urdu |
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| 1968 || ''Pakeeza'' || Urdu |
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| 1969 || ''Qasm Us Waqt Ki'' || Urdu |
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| 1970 || ''Pardesi'' || Punjabi |
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| 1972 || ''Bazi Jit Lei'' || Punjabi |
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| 1973 || ''Pyasa'' || Urdu |
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| 1973 || ''Dukh Sajna Day'' || Punjabi |
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| 1974 || Rano || Punjabi |
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| 1979 || ''Nishani'' || Urdu |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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* 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert |
* 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 1 |
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* 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2 |
* 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2 |
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* 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 |
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* 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3 |
* 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3 |
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* 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol. 1 |
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* 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 |
* 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 |
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* 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 |
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===Studio releases=== |
===Studio releases=== |
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|1993 |
|1993 |
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|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 |
|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 |
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|Digital |
|Digital release date: 9 April 1993 |
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* Label: EMI Pakistan |
* Label: EMI Pakistan |
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* Genre: World Music |
* Genre: World Music |
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#Kuchh Ishq Tha Kuchh |
#Kuchh Ishq Tha Kuchh |
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#Voh Mujh Se Huwe |
#Voh Mujh Se Huwe |
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#Yun Saja Chand |
#Yun Saja Chand<ref name=TheHindu/> |
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#Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo |
#Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=IndianExpress/> |
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#Bairi More Nainan |
#Bairi More Nainan |
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|rowspan="2"|1993 |
|rowspan="2"|1993 |
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|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 |
|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 |
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|Digital |
|Digital release date: 9 April 1993 |
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* Label: EMI Pakistan |
* Label: EMI Pakistan |
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* Genre: World Music |
* Genre: World Music |
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|1978 |
|1978 |
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|Farida Khanum In Concert |
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 1 |
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|Digital release date: 1 December 1978 |
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* Label: EMI Pakistan |
* Label: EMI Pakistan |
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* Genre: World Music |
* Genre: World Music |
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* UPC: 829410393676 |
* UPC: 829410393676 |
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#Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo |
#Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=IndianExpress/> |
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#Mohabbat Karne Wale |
#Mohabbat Karne Wale |
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#Dil Jalane Ki Baat |
#Dil Jalane Ki Baat |
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#Sajan Lago Toori |
#Sajan Lago Toori |
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#Kuch Ishq Tha |
#Kuch Ishq Tha |
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|1979 |
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|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2 |
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|Digital release date: 1 October 1979 |
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* Label: EMI Pakistan |
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* Genre: World Music |
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* UPC: 829410503570 |
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#Chand Nikle Kisi Janib |
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#Wo Kabhi Mil Jayen To |
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#Chand Day Mora |
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#Na Aate Hamen |
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#Ashiq Ke Liye Yaksan |
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#Na Rawa Kahiye |
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#Mit Gaya Zoq-E-Yaqeen |
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#Tere Pyar Mein Ruswa |
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|1980 |
|1980 |
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|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3 |
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3 |
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|Digital |
|Digital release date: 1 January 1980 |
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* Label: EMI Pakistan |
* Label: EMI Pakistan |
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* Genre: World Music |
* Genre: World Music |
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|1985 |
|1985 |
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|Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 |
|Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 |
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|Digital |
|Digital release date: 1 July 1985 |
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* Label: EMI Pakistan |
* Label: EMI Pakistan |
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* Genre: World Music |
* Genre: World Music |
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#Lutf Voh Ishq Mein |
#Lutf Voh Ishq Mein |
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#Chand Meri Tarah |
#Chand Meri Tarah |
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|1979 |
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|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2 |
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|Digital Release Date: 1 October 1979 |
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* Label: EMI Pakistan |
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* Genre: World Music |
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* UPC: 829410503570 |
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#Chand Nikle Kisi Janib |
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#Wo Kabhi Mil Jayen To |
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#Chand Day Mora |
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#Na Aate Hamen |
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#Ashiq Ke Liye Yaksan |
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#Na Rawa Kahiye |
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#Mit Gaya Zoq-E-Yaqeen |
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==Awards and recognition== |
==Awards and recognition== |
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[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 2005<ref name=360degrees>{{cite web|url=http://pakistan360degrees.com/tag/hilal-i-imtiaz/ |title=Pride of Pakistan -- Farida Khanum: The Iconic Ghazal Singer (includes Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award info)|accessdate=20 June 2018|date=19 July 2010|website=Pakistan360degrees.com website}}</ref><ref name=cokestudio/> |
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[[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1970 |
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| 1970 || ''[[Pride of Performance]]'' || ''Award by the [[President of Pakistan]]'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name=YoulinMagazine/> |
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| 1974 || ''EMI Silver Disc Awards'' || ''Best Ghazal Singer'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name=YoulinMagazine/> |
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''Malika-e-Ghazal'' by ''[[The Times of India]]'' (2007)<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610032403/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |archivedate=10 June 2007}} Retrieved 21 June 2018</ref><ref name=cokestudio>[http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season8/farida-khanum.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Artists%20-%20Farida%20Khanum Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website] Retrieved 20 June 2018</ref> |
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| 1980 || ''Amir Khusrau Award'' || ''Best Ghazal Singer'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who: Music in Pakistan|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|page=87}}</ref> |
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| 2000 || ''[[PTV Awards|PTV Award]]'' || ''Best Singer'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref>{{Citation |title=PTV World Awards|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKLsMNsLpYk|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/aKLsMNsLpYk|archive-date=2022-01-18 |url-status=live|website=PTV (News)|access-date=22 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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| 2005 || ''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] (Crescent of Excellence)'' || ''Award by the [[President of Pakistan]]'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name=cokestudio/> |
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| 2005 || ''[[Hafiz Ali Khan]] Award'' || ''Best Singer'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name=cokestudio/> |
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| 2007 || ''[[The Times of India]]'' || ''Malika-e-Ghazal'' ''(Queen of [[Ghazal]])'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |title=Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music |date=14 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610032403/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |archive-date=10 June 2007 |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=cokestudio>[http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season8/farida-khanum.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Artists%20-%20Farida%20Khanum Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website] Retrieved 13 July 2021</ref> |
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| 2017 || ''[[5th Hum Awards]]'' || ''[[Hum Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award]]'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/398183-Farida-Khanum-given-lifetime-achievement-award-at-#:~:text=Farida%20Khanum%20was%20awarded%20the%20lifetime%20achievement%20award%20at%20the,best%20actor%20in%20supporting%20role%20.&text=With%20some%20of%20Pakistan's%20best,audience%20and%20dazzled%20on%20stage.|title=Farida Khanum given lifetime achievement award at 5th Hum Awards|website=Dunya News|date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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| 2021 || ''[[20th Lux Style Awards]]'' || ''Unilever Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/827947/20th-lsas-dazzle-and-reward-stars-in-fashion-tv-and-music|title=20th LSAs dazzle and reward stars in fashion, TV and music|website=Daily Times|date=October 17, 2021}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 08:21, 19 November 2024
Farida Khanum | |
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فرِیدہ خانُم | |
Born | Farida Khanum 16 May 1929 |
Other names | Queen of Ghazal[1] |
Occupations |
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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 خانُم) is a Pakistani classical singer[broken anchor]. She is also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Ghazal (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India[2] and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the ghazal genre of singing.[3][4] Khanum has been affectionately called Queen of Ghazal in Pakistan.
Early life
[edit]Khanum was born in 1929 in Amritsar, British India, into a Punjabi Muslim family.[5] She had four siblings — a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, Mukhtar Begum. Their entire family moved from Amritsar, Punjab, to Lahore, Pakistan, when she was 18 years old.[6][7]
She started learning Khayal, Thumri, and Dadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of Patiala gharana.[8][6] As a child, her sister Mukhtar Begum would take her to the Khan's place for regular riyaaz (practice of classical music).[6] Her family moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.
Career
[edit]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.[9][6] She became a star when Pakistan's president Ayub 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 on Pakistan Television and other Pakistani TV channels.[6] The ghazal she is most associated with is Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo, written by the famous poet Fayyaz Hashmi.[6][8] In 2015, at the age of 86, she sang this ghazal in Coke Studio Season 8.[10]
Khanum's live concerts in India have been very popular.[6] She visited Kabul, Afghanistan, in the late 1960s and early 1970s for concerts where she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang Persian-language ghazals.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Farida Khanum lives in Lahore, Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son.[10] Her niece, Sheeba Hassan, is also an actress.
Filmography
[edit]Television shows
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1983 | Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV |
Film
[edit]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 |
Discography
[edit]- 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 1
- 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2
- 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3
- 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol. 1
- 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
- 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2
Studio releases
[edit]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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Compilations and live albums
[edit]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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Awards and recognition
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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1970 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President 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 the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [10] |
2005 | Hafiz Ali Khan Award | Best Singer | Won | Herself | [10] |
2007 | The Times of India | Malika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazal) | 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] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". Youlin Magazine. 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal: Part III". Youlin Magazine. 4 February 2022.
- ^ Shuaib, Haroon (2 February 2022). "Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". youlinmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Farida Khanum sings Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo on Instagram live". The Indian Express. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Farida Khanum loves coming to India". The Times of India. 23 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Song Sung True (Farida Khanum interview)". Indian Express (newspaper). 4 May 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Farida Khanum: Memories New and Old". ALL THINGS PAKISTAN website. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Rajan, Anjana (13 November 2006). "When mood and melody merged". The Hindu (newspaper). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Lahore : a musical companion. Lahore : Baber Ali Foundation. p. 75.
- ^ a b c d e Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Retrieved 13 July 2021
- ^ a b c "Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". Youlin Magazine. 18 January 2022.
- ^ Who's Who: Music in Pakistan. Xlibris Corporation. p. 87.
- ^ "PTV World Awards", PTV (News), archived from the original on 18 January 2022, retrieved 22 February 2022
- ^ "Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music". The Times of India. 14 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Farida Khanum given lifetime achievement award at 5th Hum Awards". Dunya News. 23 December 2021.
- ^ "20th LSAs dazzle and reward stars in fashion, TV and music". Daily Times. 17 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1929 births
- Living people
- Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz
- Pakistani radio personalities
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
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- Singers from Lahore
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