[Artist Biography] Shafqat Amanat

[Mr.Talha]

• Artist: Shafqat Amanat
• Real Name: Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan
• Birth Date /Place: 26 February 1965 (age 56)
  Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
• Age: 56 
• Social status (Single / Married): Married
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• Musical Genres:  Pop | pop rock | Sufi music | sentimental balled | folk | soft rock | playback singing |Hindustani classical music | ghazal | semi-classical music
• Awards: 3
• Top 3 Songs (Names): Aa Do Kadiyan , Tere Bagair Sajna , Dil Hi To Hai
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• Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan (Urdu: شفقت امانت علی خان‎), (born 26 February 1965) is a Pakistani pop and classical singer, songwriter and composer belonging to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music.[1][2] He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band Fuzön until 2006[3] and is a prominent playback singer in the Indian film industry. Ali was awarded the highest national literary award of Pakistan, the Presidential Pride of Performance on 23 March 2008 for his contributions to the arts.[4] In July 2020, he was included on the New York Press News Agency's list of the 100 Most Influential People in Asia/UK/EU.

• Shafqat Amanat Ali was born into a Punjabi Muslim family in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan to noted classical singer, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and his wife Almas Amanat Ali Khan, on 26 February 1965, making him the seventh generation[7] of the Patiala Gharana which was founded in the mid-late 19th century by his great grandfather. He is one of seven siblings,[8] the youngest brother of prominent vocalist Asad Amanat Ali Khan, and nephew to Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Hamid Ali Khan. Ali began training in classical music at the age of four and considers his grandmother his first teacher while listing his grandfather, Ustad Akhtar Hussain as his guru.[9] His musical training was primarily with his uncle, Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan, although Ali has stated that he learned music from his brothers and aunts as well.[9] Ali lost his father when he was only nine years old, but has mentioned that he has always been his greatest inspiration in his musical journey and creative process,[10] revealing in an interview: "I have always wanted to be like him, sing like him, look like him. He is my inspiration. It is a compliment for me if someone says that I sound like him."[11]