Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
60
Gender
Female
Birthday
1926-09-21
Day of Death
2000-12-23 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Kasur, Punjab, British India
Also Known As
Noorjahan
നൂർജഹാൻ
Noor Jahan
نور جہاں
ਨੂਰ੍ ਜਹਾਂ
Allah Rakhi Wasai
Malika-e-Tarannum
ملکہ ترنّم
नूरजहान
رَکھی وسائی
Noorjehan
Madam Noor Jahan
Madam Noor Jehan
Nur Jehan
Nurjehan
Baby Noor Jahan
Baby Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan
Biography
Noor Jehan (September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000), also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody), was a widely-admired Pakistani playback singer and former actress whose career lasted for more than half a century. She started in British India in the 1930s but moved to Pakistan with its inception, and came to be considered one of the greatest and most influential singers in Indian subcontinent history. She holds the record for having given voice to the largest number of film songs in the history of Pakistani cinema. Noor Jehan received more than 15 Nigar Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, eight for Best Urdu Singer Female and the rest for Punjabi Playback. She was the first Pakistani singer to sing at the Royal Albert Hall London and even she received the third-highest honour and civilian award of the country, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
