Back فريدة خانم ARZ ফৰিদা খানম Assamese ফারিদা খানুম Bengali/Bangla Farida Khanum German फरीदा खानम Marathi ਫ਼ਰੀਦਾ ਖ਼ਾਨਮ Punjabi فریدہ خانم PNB ෆරීදා ඛානුම් Singhalese பரிதா கானும் Tamil فریدہ خانم Urdu
Farida Khanum | |
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| فرِیدہ خانُم | |
 Farida Khanum rehearsing in December 2005 | |
| Born | Farida Khanum 16 May 1929 |
| Other names | Queen of Ghazal[1] |
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| Years active | 1948 - present |
| Known for | Ghazal • Dadra • Khyal • Thumri |
| Notable credit(s) | Coke Studio Pakistan Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Radio Pakistan |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Agha Hashar Kashmiri (brother-in-law) Mukhtar Begum (sister) Sheeba Hassan (niece) |
| Awards | Pride of Performance (1970) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2005) |
Farida Khanum (Urdu: فرِیدہ خانُم) is a Pakistani classical singer[broken anchor]. She is also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Ghazal (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India[2] and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the ghazal genre of singing.[3][4] Khanum has been affectionately called Queen of Ghazal in Pakistan.
- ^ "Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". Youlin Magazine. 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal: Part III". Youlin Magazine. 4 February 2022.
- ^ Shuaib, Haroon (2 February 2022). "Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". youlinmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Farida Khanum sings Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo on Instagram live". The Indian Express. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2023.