Shahida Parveen

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Shahida Parveen
Born
Shahida Parveen Begum

1953
Lahore, Pakistan
Died14 March 2003(2003-03-14) (aged 49–50)
Lahore, Pakistan
Other namesThe Queen of Kafi[1]
EducationPatiala Gharana School
Occupations
  • Folk singer
  • Classical singer
Years active1968 – 2003
Children2
ParentZahida Parveen (mother)
RelativesPeeran Ditti (aunt)
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (2004)[2]

Shahida Parveen (1953 – 14 March 2003) was a Pakistani classical singer and folk singer.[3] She was known as The Queen of Kafi.[1]

Early life[edit]

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

At the training school, she studied music and got trained in ghazals and Sufi style music by Ustad Akhtar Hussain, 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]

Career[edit]

She started singing at Radio Pakistan Lahore by singing classical music and Sufi poetry.[6] Later she began to sing ghazals on radio and she performed the ghazal Deepak Raag Hai Chahat Apni a composition of Zuhoor Nazar that became popular.[4] In the 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 began to sing on Pakistani television (PTV) programs and one of her program Payal Aur Sargam became popular, when she started singing qawwali and Sufi music.[7] Then she began to sing qawwali at private functions and festivals and in the 1990s, she began to sing national songs on television.[8]

Personal life[edit]

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

Illness and death[edit]

She was admitted to Shaikh Zayed Hospital after having kidney problem. Later, her condition improved but then her condition deteriorated.[3]

Shahida died from kidney failure 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]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Network
1986 Payal Aur Sargam Herself PTV
1992 Mere Naghmay Herself PTV
1994 Mehfil-E-Museeqi Herself PTV
1998 Meri Pasand Herself PTV

Awards and recognition[edit]

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
2004 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Won Arts [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c The Herald - Volume 22, Issues 7-12. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 152.
  2. ^ a b "Top Stories (scroll down to read Pride of Performance awards for 2004)". Pakistan Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Noted singer Shahida Parveen passes away". Dawn News. 10 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Shahida Parveen". Pakistan Film Magazine. 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "شاہدہ پروین کی وفات". Tareekh-e-Pakistan. 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ Lahore: A Musical Companion. M. Saeed Malik. p. 77.
  7. ^ South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings Issue 5. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 79.
  8. ^ Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Asia and Oceania. The University of Michigan. p. 123.
  9. ^ "Death anniversary of Shahida Parveen observed". Radio Pakistan. 12 November 2022.
  10. ^ Economic Review Volume 35. University of Michigan. p. 15.

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