Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Pakistani sufi singer
Person human Q691490
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Summary

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a human[1]. He was born in Faisalabad[2]. He was born on December 9, 1974[3]. He worked as a sufi singer[4], playback singer[5], storyteller[6], and recording artist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,544 views/month, #6,141 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was born in Faisalabad[2].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's place of birth was Punjab[9].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was born on December 9, 1974[3].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was born on 1974[10].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's father was Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan[11].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan held citizenship in Pakistan[12].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's professions included sufi singer[4].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan worked as a playback singer[5].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan worked as a storyteller[6].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's professions included recording artist[7].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer[13].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan received the IIFA Award for Best Male Playback[14].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan received the Apsara Award for Best Male Playback Singer[15].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan received the Lux Style Awards[16].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's religion is recorded as Islam[17].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is recorded as male[18].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's genre is qawwali[20].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's genre is filmi music[21].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's genre is ghazal[22].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's discography is recorded as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan discography[23].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Commons category is recorded as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan[24].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's family name is recorded as Khan[25].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's given name is recorded as Raḥat[26].
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's given name is recorded as Fateh[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: PK[29]

  • Began / founded: 1974-12-09[30]

  • Genre(s): qawwali[31]

  • Community tags: ascetic, fixme, pakistani, pakistani qawwali, qawwali, religious, sufi[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 014431e3-c5a3-4a57-b86b-fe8f2e3253ff[33]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Faisalabad[2], a city[34], in Pakistan[35], founded in 1892[36] and Punjab[9], a province of Pakistan[37], in Pakistan[38], founded in 1970[39]. Recorded date of birth include December 9, 1974[3] and 1974[10]. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's father was Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sufi singer[4], playback singer[5], storyteller[6], and recording artist[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer[13], a film award category[40], in India[41], founded in 1960[42]; IIFA Award for Best Male Playback[14], a class of award[43], in India[44]; Apsara Award for Best Male Playback Singer[15], a class of award[45], in India[46]; and Lux Style Awards[16], an award[47], in Pakistan[48], founded in 2002[49].

Personal Life

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's religion is recorded as Islam[17].

Why It Matters

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,544 views/month, #6,141 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

FAQs

Where was Rahat Fateh Ali Khan born?

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's place of birth was Faisalabad[2].

Who were Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's parents?

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's father was Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan[11].

What did Rahat Fateh Ali Khan do for work?

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan worked as sufi singer[4], playback singer[5], storyteller[6], and recording artist[7].

What awards did Rahat Fateh Ali Khan receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer[13], IIFA Award for Best Male Playback[14], Apsara Award for Best Male Playback Singer[15], and Lux Style Awards[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . rahatfatehalikhan.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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