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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi and Urdu: راحت فتح علی خان, Urdu pronunciation: [ɾɑːɦət̪ fəte(ɦ) əliː xɑːn]; born 9 December 1974)[1] is a Pakistani singer, primarily Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the most popular and highest paid singers in Pakistan.[3][4] He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and grandson of Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is also well-known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and the Pakistan film industry.[5]
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Rahat at the 15th IIFA Awards in 2014
Born
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
9 December 1974 (age 49)[1][2]
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality
Pakistani
Occupations
Singermusician
Years active
1997-present[2]
Works
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Children
Shahzaman Ali Khan
Parent
Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan (father)
Awards
Full list
Musical career
Genres
QawwalighazalSufifilmiclassical
Instrument(s)
Vocalsharmonium
Years active
1997-present[2]
Labels
T-SeriesSony MusicUniversal MusicYRF MusicCoke Studio
Early life
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Rahat was born into a Punjabi family of Qawwals and classical singers in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.[citation needed][6] He is the son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, grandson of Fateh Ali Khan and the nephew of Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[7]
Rahat displayed an adoration for music from a very young age and was often found to be singing with his uncle and father, as young as three. From an age of seven, he was already being trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of singing Qawwali.[8][9][self-published source]
Career
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Rahat performed publicly for the first time, when he was nine, at the death anniversary of his grandfather. Since he was fifteen, he was an integral part of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's well-known qawwali group and toured the United Kingdom with his uncle in 1985. He also performed solo songs at different concerts, in addition to fulfilling his roles in the Qawwali group. He debuted as a playback singer in Bollywood with the movie Paap (2003), in the song "Mann Ki Lagan".[citation needed]
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 and creating a record of maximum ticket-sales.[10][11]
The song "Zaroori Tha" from the album Back 2 Love (2014) became the first original non-film music video from the Indian subcontinent to cross 100 million views on KZbin after two years, and 200 million views within three years of its release. Eventually it reached a billion views.[12][13][14] He is also touring with Leo Twins[15] from Nescafé Basement on a regular basis.
Soundtracks and collaboration
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In a subordinate role with his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, working in collaboration with Eddie Vedder, of the American rock band, Pearl Jam, Rahat contributed to the soundtrack of the 1995 Hollywood film, Dead Man Walking. In 2002, he worked on the soundtrack of The Four Feathers in collaboration with the American composer of orchestral and film music, James Horner.[16] In 2002, Rahat guested with The Derek Trucks Band on the song "Maki Madni" for Trucks' album, Joyful Noise. In 2006, his vocals were featured on the soundtrack of Mel Gibson's Apocalypto.[citation needed] In 2008, he sang the song "Teri Ore" for the movie Singh Is Kinng alongside Shreya Ghoshal.[17]
He first appeared in season 1, where he collaborated with singer Ali Azmat for the track "Garaj Baras".[citation needed] He then collaborated with Abida Parveen in season 7 for "Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni".[26]
In season 9, he sang "Afreen Afreen" along with Momina Mustehsan which has garnered more than 300 million views on KZbin, becoming the first Pakistani song to cross that mark.[27] He collaborated with Amjad Sabri for "Aaj Rang Hai", which was the final performance of the latter, prior to his assassination on 22 June 2016.[28]
He appeared in Coke Studio Pakistan (season 10) where he performed "Sayonee" with Ali Noor and a solo number called Rangreza.[24] Rahat's latest appearance in Coke Studio was in Coke Studio 2020 where he performed "Dil Tarpe" featuring Zara Madani.[23]
MTV Unplugged
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Rahat had appeared in MTV Unplugged (India) in 2016.[29]