Zubaida is known as the best melody singer in Urdu and Punjabi. ‘ Hamari Sanson Mein’ and ‘ Chandi Raatein Sab Jug Soye’ are songs that are hummed in her fond memories, even today.ģ. Once she stepped into the world of music with training and skill in a broad range of styles such as traditional folk, theatre, Hindustani classical music, etc., there was no looking back as she eventually won herself the title of Malika-e-Tarannum. Noor Jehan (Septem– December 23, 2000) Noor Jehan – amongst the greatest Pakistani female singers.īorn as Allah Wasai in Punjab of British India in a family of musicians, she had a deeper interest I pursuing a career in acting, and graced Pakistani films with her sublimity of beauty and talent. ‘ Lo Phir Basant Aaya’ and ‘ Mere Qatil Mere Dildar’ are some of her famous songs. She is still considered the queen, whose renditions of folk songs and Ghazals are unmatched. After she had gone to Pakistan, she won the same fame that she had in India, through her radio performances there. Malika Pukhraj (1912 – 2004) Malika Pukhraj – one of the great Pakistani female singers.īorn in Jammu in British India, Malika received her training in music from Ustad Ali Baksh Kasuri, father of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, and spent nine years as a Durbar singer in the court of Maharaja Hari Singh. Let’s read about some of the greatest Pakistani female singers, who have enthralled India and their own country alike with their unique but melodious voices. Pakistan, being the home and patron of Sufism, Ghazals, Qawwali, Klasik, and many different folk forms, to name but a few genres in music, has produced some of the greatest singers, and many of them are women. India and Pakistan share a similar musical history and style, which is why each has appreciated the singers from the other. One of the most important constituents of culture is music and songs. But, the sub-continent, as a whole, shares a common culture, and, presents uniformity in the middle of diversity. These countries are quite varied from each other.