Shafqat Amanat Ali

Shafqat Amanat Ali

Early life and background

Shafqat Amanat Ali was born in Lahore to Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, making him the seventh generation of Patiala Gharana. He received his bachelors degree from Government College University, Lahore (now known as GC University). He received the role of honor from the Music Society of Government College University, Lahore.

He started learning classical music at age four, his grandmother being his first teacher. His main influences in music come from his father and his uncle Bade Fateh Ali Khan. He is the youngest brother of singer Late,Asad Amanat Ali Khan.

Career

Shafqat Amanat Ali is respected among music circles due to his classically trained voice and his command over contemporary music.[citation needed] Ankhon Ke Saager, Khamaj, Akhiyan and Neend Na Aye are some of his most popular works. He recently sang the song "Phir Wohi Raastey" for a Pakistani film named Ramchand Pakistani.

He sang Mitwa for the Indian film Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna that topped charts for weeks and "Bin tere" in recent "I hate love stories". He was the voice behind the critically acclaimed song Yeh Honsla [sic] in the Bollywood film Dor. He also sang background for the films Hello, Mumbai Cuttings and Aashayen.

After leaving the band Fuzon in 2006, Shafqat is concentrating on his solo career. Based on Folk and sufi works the album Tabeer was commissioned and released by Music Today the world over in mid September 2008. However, the rating of this album remained average.

The album was released by Fire records in Pakistan in September 2008 as their Mega Eid release. The entire album has been recorded, mixed and mastered in Pakistan by Shani (Zeeshan) at "Couple of good studios". All songs except Naina and Tu hi tu hai have been composed by Shafqat.

The first video of the premier song of the album, "Kherhyan De Naal", is now being aired on all channels in India and Pakistan.[citation needed] He has fondly been nick-named the Rock star Ustad by Saleem Merchant of the Saleem- Suleman duo. Recently, Shafqat sang a song "Tere Naina" for the top-grossing Bollywood film My Name Is Khan. The song has been composed by the trio Shankar-Ehsaan Loy and written by Naranjan Iyengar. His most recent song is Bin Tere from the movie I Hate Luv Storys Composed and Written by Vishal and Shekhar.

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