Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (born 1974) (Urdu: راحت فتح علی خان)) is a Pakistani singer, primarily of Qawwali, a devotional music of the Muslim Sufis. He is the nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and son of Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and also the grandson of legendary Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan.[1] In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is popular as a Bollywood and Lollywood playback singer.[2]
Early life and background
Rahat was born into a Punjabi family of Qawwals in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan[1] into a family of traditional musicians. The son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, he was trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of classical music and Qawwali.[3][dead link]
Career
Rahat was chosen by his uncle Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for tutoring in the traditions of Qawwali[4] music and was preciously singing with his uncle and father by the age of three.[5]
At the age of seven he began formal training with his uncle & he
performed first time in public at the age of nine at the death
anniversary of his grandfather. From age fifteen, he was made an
integral part of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawwali group which was famous throughout the world. He toured the U.K. with his uncle in 1985, and performed solo songs in addition to singing with the Qawwali group.[6] At a concert in Birmingham on July 27, 1985, he performed the solo ghazal, Mukh Tera Sohneya Sharab Nalon Changa Ae. At a concert at the Harrow Leisure Centre in 1985, he performed the solo song, Gin Gin Taare Lang Gaiyaan Rattaan. He sang lollywood playback in the 90s and debuted as a playback singer in bollywood with the movie Paap (2004), featuring the hit song, Mann Ki Lagan. His recent works include Pakistani nationalistic songs such as Dharti Dharti and Hum Pakistan,
and songs from Bollywood films. He has toured extensively and performed
in Pakistan, India, United Kingdom and all around the world. In April
2012 Rahat toured in the UK, performing at Wembley Arena and the Manchester Arena, playing to a combined audience of over 20,000 people.[7]
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