Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Bio: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu/Punjabi: نصرت فتح علی خان‎‎; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani legendary musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis.[1] Widely considered one of the greatest voices ever recorded,[2] he possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours.[3][4][5][6] Extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing Qawwali music to international audiences.[7] He is popularly known as "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali", meaning "The King of Qawwali".[8]

Born: 13 October 1948, Faisalabad, Pakistan