Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan (Pakistani Singer) Biography

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Real Name	Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan
Nickname	Rockstar Ustaad

College/ University	Government College University, Lahore
Educational Qualifications	Graduate

Religion	Islam

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known

Singing Debut

Pakistan	'Khamaj' from the album Saagar (2002)
Bollywood	'Mitwa' from the film Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006)

Musical Tradition

Patiala Gharana (seventh generation)

Notable Roles

Lead vocalist of Pakistani pop rock band Fuzön (until 2006); Playback singer in Indian and Pakistani film/television industries

Awards

President's Pride of Performance Award (14/08/2007)

Favourite Band	Guns 'n' Roses
Favourite Drama Series	Scorpion
Favourite Singers	Lata Mangeshkar Ghulam Ali Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Michael Jackson
Favourite Poets	Bulleh Shah Faiz Ahmed Faiz

1. Shafqat Amanat Ali's smoking habit is unknown.
2. It is not known if Shafqat Amanat Ali consumes alcohol.
3. He specializes in fusion music and comes from a family of Pakistani classical singers.
4. His first salary was traditionall given to his grandmother.
5. Shafqat Amanat Ali was the lead vocalist of Fuzön before becoming popular in India.
6. He earned the nickname 'Rockstar Ustaad' from music composer Salim Merchant.
7. In 2008, he was awarded the 'President’s Pride of Performance Award' by Pervez Musharraf.
8. He belongs to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music and is the seventh generation of this lineage.
9. He started his musical training at the age of four under his uncle, Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan.
10. His first salary was traditionally given to his grandmother.
11. His great-grandfather Ali Baksh 'Jarnail' Khan founded the Patiala Gharana in the mid-late 19th century.