November 6 ... Today is 63rd Birthday of Tahira Syed
Tahira Syed is a Pakistani ghazal and folk singer. Her repertoire of Urdu, Punjabi, Dogri and Pahari folk songs have made her a popular singer.
Tahira Syed was born to Kashmiri vocalist Malika Pukhraj and Syed Shabbir Hussain Shah, a junior Punjabi government official and writer.
Tahira Syed obtained her primary education from the Convent of Jesus and Mary where she passed her Senior Cambridge examinations. She graduated from Lahore College, then studied law at the Punjab University. After obtaining an LLB degree, she enrolled in a Masters Program in English at Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, but later dropped out of the college
Syed began singing, at age of 12, to please her mother. After two years of rigorous classical music training by Akhtar Hussain, Tahira was instructed in geet and ghazal by her mother. Her final teacher, Nazar Hussain, taught her voice modulation and raggi.
Tahira Syed first appeared on air in 1968–1969 on Radio Pakistan, and then on Pakistan Television and sang some of her most popular songs. In April 1985, she appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine. She received the Pakistan Television Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Pride of Performance Award from the President of Pakistan on 23 March 2013. In 1972, she won the Nigar Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Tahira Syed continues to perform at diverse events such as a "ghazal evening" in Dallas, Texas, U.S., a tribute to Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., and at the Faiz International Festival in Lahore.
Tahira Syed was married to lawyer Naeem Bukhari for 11 years
before their separation and divorce; they had two children. One of the reasons for their separation was the alleged affair with the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. She is a well-known personality in Pakistan and occasionally speaks publicly at art and literature events.
Some of Her most hit songs are:
1. Abhi to main jawan hun (Non Filmi)
2. Ye mehfil jo aaj saji hai (Mohabbat)
3. Ye Alam shauq ka dekha na jai (Non Filmi)
4. Jhanjher bhapti na mutyar bina (Non Filmi)
5. Wo baten teri wo fasaney terey (Non Filmi)
6. Allah Allah karya karo (Non Filmi)
7. Ghazab kya terey wadey pe etabar kia (Non Filmi)
8. Mehndi se likhdo ri (Non Filmi)
9. Ghar main hamari aai dulhan (Non Filmi)
10. Baadban khulney se pehley (Non Filmi)
11. Wo kehtey hain ranjish ki baten (Non Filmi)
12. Apna har andaz ankhon ko taro taza laga (Non Filmi)
13. Konja’n udya jai payyan (Non Filmi)
14. Pal pal bai jana bai jana ho (Non Filmi)
15. Aata hai kis andaz se tuk naaz to dekho (Non Filmi)
16. Pal pal jhoomon jhoom key gaaon (Non Filmi)
17. Badban khulney se pehley ka ishara dekhna (Non Filmi)
18. Terey ishq ki inteha chahta hun (Non Filmi)
19. Lang aja patan channa da (Non Filmi)
20. Sun sun ve dupattiya sat rang dia (Non Filmi)
And many many more