Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ( born 1974 in Faisalabad, Urdu راحت فتح علی خان ) is a Pakistani musician.
He acts mainly as a qawwali singer ( a music of the Sufis tradition in Islam ) and is the nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Besides his Qawwalis he also sings ghazals. He toured in Pakistan and India, but in the recent past in Europe and the United States.
Youth and education
Rahat was born in 1974 in Faisalabad, Punjab, into a traditional musical family. His father was Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, also a Qawwali singer. Rahats teacher was his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and he learned from him the art of classical music qawwali since the age of 7 years.
Career
With eleven years Rahat had his first public performance when he went on tour to the UK with his uncle Nusrat. He appeared as a solo singer, but also together with a qawwali group. On July 27, 1985, he sang his solo ghazal Mukh Tera Sohneya Sharab Nalon Changa Ae in Birmingham. In the same year he also sang his Ghazal Gin Gin Taare Lang Galiyan Rattaan in a concert at the Harrow Leisure Centre. His recent works include Pakistani national songs such as Dharti Dharti and Hum Pakistan, and also numerous Bollywood songs. Since then he has performed in Pakistan, India, the UK and other countries around the world. In April 2012, his appearance at London's Wembley Arena was attended by over 20,000 spectators.
Was published in 2004 Rahats first song in a Bollywood film. With the film Paap he made his debut as a Bollywood playback singer. Through more bollywood movie songs Rahat became popular in South Asia. In 2010 he won at the UK Asian Music Awards the ' Best International Act' ( Best International Performance ).
Personal
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is married to Nida Fateh Ali Khan, who is the daughter Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The two have a son, Shaadman, who was born in 2007 and despite the young age had already Rahat appearances, such as in October 2012 in Birmingham.