Music Icons in Pakistan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1948-1997He was a legendary Pakistani vocalist and musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, a form of Sufi Islamic devotional music. He possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours.
Abida Parveen
1954-PresentAbida Parveen, is a Pakistani Sufi Muslim singer, composer and musician. Her singing and music has earned her many accolades, and she has been dubbed as the 'Queen of Sufi music'.
Zarsanga
1946-PresentZarsanga is a famous pushto singer, widely known as 'The Queen of Pushton Folklore'. She has enthralled thousands of Pakhtuns and local people with her voice.
Nazia Hassan
1965-2000Nazia Hassan was a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, She enjoyed widespread popularity across South and Southeast Asia and has been called the "Queen of Pop" in South Asia.
Shazia Khushk
1970-PresentShazia Khushk is a Pakistani Former Folk Singer. She has sung more than 500 songs on sufism-folk music in multiple languages. She performed in 45 countries of the world.
Atif Aslam
1983-PresentA pakistani pop singer songwriter, has recorded numerous chart-topping songs and known for his vocal belting technique also awarded with Medal of Distinction in 2008.
Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
1951-PresentHe is a Mianwali-Born vocalist, considered as a folk-icon and most popular singer in history of Pakistan. Esakhelvi regined supreme and unchallanged in the cultured music salons of elites.