Fariha Pervez ( pa, ) is a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, and a music producer.
She is specially known for the rendition of various popular and famous Ghazals. She started her career anchoring and acting from a very young age on PTV (
Pakistan Television Corporation
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.
Background
Historical co ...
). She also co-hosted a popular children's music program "Aangan Aangan Taray". After the release of her debut album "Nice & Naughty", her song "Patang Baaz Sajna" (a.k.a. Bo Kata song) became an instant hit and from there, her musical career took off and she decided to focus solely on singing.
Early life
Fariha Pervez was born in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
,
Pakistan
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on 2 February 1974. She claims to have inherited her singing talent from her father.
In 1995, Pervez joined ''Master Feroze Gill'' for classical training in music. She belongs to an artist family of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
i showbiz. She is the only sister of two brothers and likes to spend her spare time with her family.
Career
Fariha Pervez started her career with anchoring and acting in the early 90s but then she switched over to music in mid 90s. She began her career as an actress and worked in quite a few drama serials including the famous kids drama ''
Ainak Wala Jin
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Cast
*Javed Sheikh
*Neeli
*Saleem Sheikh
*Meera
...
'' (1996), ''Sailab'', ''
Ghunghat
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Moosa Khan
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'' (2001 film).
In her early days as a singer, Fariha Pervez also appeared in the famous PTV programmes which consisted of
Amir Khusrau
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's mystic songs by the name of ''Woh Bahar Aayi'' and ''Chilmann''. Fariha Pervez sang alongside her cousin
Arifa Siddiqui
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for PTV.
''Passion'' (2005)
6th album ''Passion'' was released in 2005 under Sadaf Stereo. This album contained 12 songs. The video of "Yaad Piya Ki Aaye"Kudos Fariha Pervez Dawn (newspaper), Published 6 February 2011, retrieved 28 June 2020 (Tribute to Ustad
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
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