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Summary The third death anniversary of renowned ghazal singer Iqbal Bano is being observed today.
Iqbal Bano was a highly acclaimed female Ghazal singer from Pakistan. She was born in Delhi in 1935. From a young age, she developed a love for music.In Delhi, she studied under Ustad Chaand Khan of the Delhi Gharana, an expert in all kinds of pure classical and light classical forms of vocal music. He instructed her in pure classical music and light classical music within the framework of classical forms of thumri and dadra.She was a star by the 1950s, singing soundtrack songs for famous Urdu films like Gumnaam (1954), Qatil (1955), Inteqaam (1955), Sarfarosh (1956), Ishq-e-Laila (1957), and Nagin (1959).Iqbal Bano was later invited by Radio Pakistan for classical performances. She was awarded the Pride of Performance by the Pakistan Government in 1974 for her outstanding achievements in classical music. She also performed outside Pakistan and was awarded by King of Afghanistan for singing Persian ghazals.At the age of 74, Iqbal Bano died in Lahore on April 21, 2009, after a short illness.
