Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (born 9 December 1973) is a Bollywood Singer. He is the nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and son of Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and also the grandson of legendary Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is popular as a Bollywood and Lollywood playback singer.
Rahat was born into a family of Qawwals and classical singers in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan into a family of traditional musicians. The son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, he was trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of classical music and Qawwali.
Rahat was chosen by his uncle Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for tutoring in the traditions of Qawwali music and was precociusly singing with his uncle and father by the age of three. At the age of seven he began formal training with his uncle and he performed first time in public at the age of nine at the death anniversary of his grandfather. From age fifteen, he was made an integral part of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s qawwali group which was famous throughout the world. He toured the UK with his uncle in 1985, and performed solo songs in addition to singing with the Qawwali group. At a concert in Birmingham on 27 July 1985, he performed the solo ghazal, Mukh Tera Sohneya Sharab Nalon Changa Ae. At a concert at the Harrow Leisure Centre in 1985, he performed the solo song, Gin Gin Taare Lang Gaiyaan Rattaan. He sang lollywood playback in the 90s and debuted as a playback singer in Bollywood with the movie Paap (2004), featuring the hit song, Mann Ki Lagan. His recent works include Pakistani nationalistic songs such as Dharti Dharti and Hum Pakistan, and songs from Bollywood films. He has toured extensively and performed in Pakistan, India, United Kingdom and all around the world. In April 2012 Rahat toured in the UK, performing at Wembley Arena and the Manchester Arena, playing to a combined audience of over 20,000 people.
POPULAR SONGS
- Tere Mast Mast Do... from Dabangg
- Aas Paas Khuda from Anjaana Anjaani
- Tere Mast Mast Do... from Dabangg
- Bahara (Chill... from I Hate Luv
- Dil To Bachcha Hai from Ishqiya Rahat
- Sajdaa from My Name Is Khan
- Aaj Din Chadheya from Love Aaj Kal
- Tere Mast Mast Do... from Dabangg
- Main Jahaan Rahoon from Namastey London
- Ankhon Mein Neendein from We Are Family
- Surili Akiyon Wale... from Veer Sunidhi Chauhan
- Ishq Ki Gali from Milenge Milenge Jayesh Gandhi
- Tum Jo Aaye from Once Upon A Time in Mumbai
- Naina from Omkara Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Jag Soona Soona Lage from Om Shanti Om
- Dil To Bachcha... from Ishqiya Clinton Carejo
- Aas Paas... from Anjaana Anjaani
- Tum Jo Aaye-Reprise from Once Upon A Time
- Rabba from Maine Aur Mrs
- Shola Shola from London Dreams
- Jaoon Kahan from Billu
- Hum Pakistan
- Aman Ki Asha
ALBUMS
- Back 2 Love
- Tasveer- Volune-11
- Bulbul ka phool
- Jinan ne mahi door vasde
- Maa aur dhee- vol-13
- Taar meri barhi- vol-5
- Aankh se aankh milao- vol-9
- Pilade saqiya
- Ali maula Ali
- Sufiaana Qalaam
- Sher-e-khuda
- Jashn-e-eid milad al Nabi
- Best of khan
- Pardesia- part-2
- Mightly king
- Cry for you
- Janasheen- Volume 1 to 5
- Rahat- the very best of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Forever- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Bhanwar- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan- The best of bollywood
AWARDS
- BEST MUSIC TALENT IN A FILM - 14th London Asian Film Festival 2012
- BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER - Film Fare Awards 2011
- BEST SINGER MALE - Pakistan Media Awards 2011
- BEST MALE PLAYBACK - Screen Awards 2011
- BEST MALE PLAYBACK - Screen Awards 2010
- BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT - UK Asian Music Awards 2010
