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First Name	Nusrat
Middle Name	Fateh Ali
Last Name	Khan
Alternative Name	Nfak, Khan Saheb, Shahenshah-e-Qawwali Legendary Singer, Khan Sahib, Shahenshah-e-Qawwali
Age	48 (age at death) years
Birthday	13th October, 1948
Birthplace	Faisalabad, Pakistan
Died	16th August, 1997
Place of Death	London, England
Buried	Jhang Road Graveyard, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Sexuality	Straight
Religion	Muslim
Ethnicity	Asian/Indian
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation Text	Musician
Occupation	Composer
Music Genre (Text)	Qawwali, Ghazal, Fusion, Classical, Folk, World, sufi, Punjabi
Year(s) Active	1965–1997, 1965–1995, 1965'“1997, 1964 – 1997
Instrument (text)	Vocals, Harmonium, Tabla
Record Label	Real World, OSA, EMI, Virgin Records
Associated Acts	Eddie Vedder, Peter Gabriel, Michael Brook, A. R. Rahman, Asha Bhosle, Javed Akhtar, Lata Mangeshkar, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Bally Sagoo, Rizwan-Muazzam, Noor Jehan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), was a Pakistani vocalist, musician, composer and music director primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. He is considered to be the greatest Sufi singer in the Punjabi and Urdu language, and World's greatest qawwali singer ever; he is often referred to as "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" (the King of Kings of Qawwali). He was described as the 4th greatest singer of all time by LA Weekly in 2016. He was known for his vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. He belonged to the Qawwal Bacchon Gharana (Delhi gharana) extending the 600-year old qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing qawwali music to international audiences.

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