Nayyara Noor Age, Death, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Death Date: 20/08/2022 Age: 71 Years Death Cause: Brief Illness
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Names Earned | • Bulbul-e-Pakistan [1]The Hans India • Nightingale of Pakistan [2]Al Jazeera |
| Profession | Singer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Awards & Honours | • Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2006 • Nigar Award for best playback female singer in film Gharana (1973) • 3 Gold Medal at the annual All Pakistan Music Conference concerts |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 3 November 1950 (Friday) |
| Birthplace | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Date of Death | 20 August 2022 |
| Place of Death | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Age (at the time of death) | 71 Years |
| Death Cause | Brief Illness [3]Al Jazeera |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Hometown | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| College/University | National College of Arts, Lahore [4]The Dawn |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Married |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | Sheharyar Zaidi (singer, TV actor) |
| Children | Son(s)– 2 • Naad-e-Ali (voice over artist, singer) • Jaffer Zaidi (lead vocalist of Kaavish music band) |
| Parents | Her father was a businessman and member of the Muslim League. |
| Other Relatives | Daughter-in-Law(s)– • Yamina Peerzada (actress; married to Jaffer Zaidi, image in children’s section) • Mandana Zaidi (video creator; married to Naad-e-Ali, image in children’s section) |
| Favourites | |
| Singer(s) | Noor Jehan, Farida Khanum, Kanan Bala, Begum Akhtar, Lata Mangeshkar |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Nayyara Noor
- Nayyara Noor was a legendary Pakistani singer, who was known for her ghazals. On 20 August 2022, she took her last breath in Karachi, Pakistan and died of a brief illness.
- Before she was born, her family shifted from Amritsar to Guwahati, Assam, India.
- In childhood, she used to listen to bhajans of legendary singers like Kanan Devi, Kamla, and Begum Akhtar.
- Her father was a member of the Muslim League, and the Pakistani politician Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah used to often stay at Noor’s home.
- In 1957, Noor’s mother immigrated with her children to Karachi, Pakistan. Whereas Noor’s father stayed back in India to look after their property. In the early 1990s, he also shifted to Pakistan.
- Noor did not have any formal training in music. While she was studying in college, she sang the bhajan “Jo tum todo piya” from ‘Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje’ (1955); originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Her voice attracted the attention of Prof Asrar of Islamia College, who was a maestro in music. Asrar motivated Noor to focus on her singing skills. In an interview, Noor talked about the same, she said,
He was a very fine singer himself and was steeped in classical music. I was lucky to have had the opportunity of singing some of his numbers in my early days.”An old picture of Nayyara Noor
- Nayyara then met a boy named Sheharyar Zaidi during the inter-collegiate music contests. In the competitions., Noor always won the first prize and Zaidi used to come second. Later, they met at a gramophone record shop searching for Begum Akhar’s discs. Their friendship turned into love, and later, they got married.
An old picture of Nayyara Noor and her husband
- Noor then started her career as a singer with Radio Pakistan. After working in radio for a few years, she started working as a singer for various Pakistani TV shows like ‘Taal Matol’ and ‘Sach Gup.’
- Nayyara then got an offer to do playback singing for various Pakistani films. Some of her popular songs from the films are:
- She used to do Urdu poetry and sing Ghazals at mehfils and mushairas. Some of her famous ghazals are “Woh Jo Hum Mein Tum Mein,” “Rang barsaat nay bharay kuchh tou,” “Phir sawan ruth ki pawan chali tum yaad aaei,” and “Kabhi Hum Bhi Khoobssorat Thay.”
- Noor lent her voice to the national song of Pakistan “Watan ki mitti gawah rehna.”
- In 2012, she announced her retirement from professional singing. She even said that music was her passion but not her priority.
- Some of her favourite singers were Noor Jehan, Farida Khanum, Kanan Bala, Begum Akhtar, and Lata Mangeshkar.
- On her demise in August 2022, various Pakistani celebrities like Pakistani President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shared their condolences.
- Her last rites were performed at Jamia Masjid O Imambargah Yasrab, a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan.
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| ↑1 | The Hans India |
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| ↑2, ↑3 | Al Jazeera |
| ↑4 | The Dawn |