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Farida Khanum is a Pakistani classical singer. She is also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Ghazal in both Pakistan and India and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the ghazal genre of singing.

Early life
Khanum was born in 1934 in Amritsar, British India, into a Punjabi Muslim family. She had four siblings — a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, Mukhtar Begum. Their entire family moved from Amritsar, Punjab, to Lahore, Pakistan, when she was 18 years old. She started learning Khayal, Thumri, and Dadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of Patiala gharana. Her family moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947. ==Career==
Career
Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 15, and then joined Radio Pakistan, where she gained recognition for herself. In 2015, at the age of 80, she sang this ghazal in Coke Studio Season 8. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Farida Khanum lives in Lahore, Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son. Her niece, Sheeba Hassan, is also an actress. ==Filmography==
Filmography
Television shows Film ==Discography==
Discography
• 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 1 • 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2 • 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3 • 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol. 1 • 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 • 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 Studio releases Compilations and live albums ==Awards and recognition==
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