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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1948 - 1997

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi: نصرت فتح علی خاں, pronounced [nʊsˈɾət ˈfəte(ɦ) əliː ˈxãː]; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), also known by his initials NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. Khan was primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Often referred to as the "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" (the King of Kings of Qawwali), he has been recognized as one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR and 200 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone''. The New York Times named Khan the greatest qawwali singer of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is the 54th most popular singer (up from 820th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 54 out of 4,381. Before him are Phil Collins, Axl Rose, Mireille Mathieu, Jay-Z, Nana Mouskouri, and Sammy Davis Jr.. After him are Jacques Brel, Albano Carrisi, Sade, Shakira, Kate Bush, and Sinéad O'Connor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 15. Before him are Terry Pratchett, Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Eckhart Tolle, and John R. Bolton. After him are Hassan Rouhani, Eddie Jordan, Maurizio Gucci, Linda McMahon, Jan Palach, and Jeremy Irons. Among people deceased in 1997, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 13. Before him are Anton LaVey, Jacques Cousteau, Jeanne Calment, Alexander R. Todd, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Gianni Versace. After him are Victor Vasarely, Bảo Đại, John Kendrew, Sviatoslav Richter, Paulo Freire, and Melvin Calvin.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 12 out of 217. Before him are Muhammad Iqbal (1877), Porus (-400), Nawaz Sharif (1949), Shehbaz Sharif (1951), Chanakya (-375), and I. K. Gujral (1919). After him are Pran (1920), Bacha Khan (1890), Shah Jahan (1592), Bhagat Singh (1907), Arif Alvi (1949), and Vasubandhu (400).

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Among SINGERS In Pakistan

Among singers born in Pakistan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 1. After him are Ghulam Ali (1940), Surinder Kaur (1929), Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902), Hadiqa Kiani (1972), Shamshad Begum (1919), Abida Parveen (1954), Nazia Hassan (1965), Atif Aslam (1983), Amjad Sabri (1970), and Ghazala Javed (1988).

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