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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 누스라트 파테 알리 칸

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), also known as NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music director, primarily associated with qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music from Pakistan and India. He ranks as one of the most influential South Asian singers of all time. Widely recognised as the "Shahanshah-e-Qawwali" (lit. 'the King of Kings of Qawwali'), he has been recognised as one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR and 200 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. The New York Times named Khan the greatest qawwali singer of his generation.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (누스라트 파테 알리 칸) — verified Korean artist. Agency: Real World Records.

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• Genre: qawwali, ghazal
• Awards: Pride of Performance, Nigar Awards, Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize

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Verified & tracked since 2026-08-17 · 5 verified snapshots.

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