Shahida Parveen

Shahida was born in 1953 in Lahore at Pakistan.[4] Shahida's mother Zahida Parveen was a classical singer.[3] She was trained in classical music by her mother and later she studied music at Patiala Gharana School.[3]

At school she studied music and got trained in ghazals and Sufi style music by Ustad Akhtar Ali Khan, father of Amanat Ali Khan and Hamid Ali Khan later she was also trained in geets and qawwali by well-known classical singer of the sub-continent Chhote Ghulam Ali Khan.[5][3]

She started singing at Radio Pakistan Lahore by singing classical and Sufi poetry.[6] Later she begin to sing ghazals on radio and she performed the ghazal Deepak Raag Hai Chahat Apni a composition of Zuhoor Nazar it became popular.[4] In 1970s She was called Queen of Kafi due to her singing kafi songs on His Masters Voice (HMV) radio and stage.[1]

In 1986 she begin to sing on PTV programs and one of her program Payal Aur Sargam got popular when she started singing qawwali and Sufi music.[7] Then she begin to sing qawwali at private functions and festivals and in 1990s she begin to sing national songs on television.[8]

She was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 2003 for her contribution towards the music industry.[2]

Shahida was married and she had two daughters.[3]

She was admitted to Shaikh Zayed Hospital after having kidney problem later her condition improved but her condition deteriorated.[3] Shahida died from kidney failure on Thursday after a week long illness at the age of 50 on March 14 in 2003 and was laid to rest next to her mother's grave at Miani Sahib Graveyard.[3][9][10]

• Shahida Parveen discography at Discogs