Karachi [Pakistan], August 21 (ANI): Veteran singer Nayyara Noor, famously known as ‘Bulbul-e-Pakistan’, has died.
As per Dawn, Noor passed away on Saturday due to a brief illness. She was 71.
The unfortunate news was also shared by Noor’s nephew Rana Zaidi on Twitter.
“It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of my beloved aunt (tayi) Nayyara Noor. May her soul R.I.P. She was given the title of ‘Bulbul-e-Pakistan’ because of her melodious voice,” Rana Zaidi tweeted.
inaW lilaWhi wainaW ilayhi raji`wna
It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of my beloved aunt (tayi) Nayyara Noor. May her soul R.I.P.
She was given the title of ‘Bulbul-e-Pakistan’ because of her melodious voice. #NayyaraNoor pic.twitter.com/69ATgDq7yZ
— Raza Zaidi (@Razaazaidi) August 20, 2022
After learning about Noor’s demise, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said her death is irreparable damage to the music world.
“Be it a ghazal or a song, whatever Nayyara Noor sang, she sang it with perfection. The void created by Nayyara Noor’s death will never be filled,” the Pakistan Prime Minister posted on Twitter.
nmwr glwkhrh nyrh nwr kh ntql mwsyqy khy dny khy lyy ykh n qbl tlfy nqSn hy. wh pny awz myN trnm wr swz khy wjh sy khS phchn rkhhty thyN. Gzl hw y gyt jw bhy nhwN ny gy khml gy.n khy wft sy pyd hwny wl khl khbhy pur nhyN hwg. llh t`ly mrHwmh khw jnt myN jgh dy.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) August 21, 2022
Noor was born in the Indian state of Assam in 1950. Later she migrated to Pakistan her with family in the late 1950s.
A keen enthusiast of melody, she started learning music at a very early age and got her first break on Radio Pakistan in 1968.
‘Rang Barsaat Nay Bharay Kuchh Tou’, ‘Phir Sawan Ruth Ki Pawan Chali Tum Yaad Aye’, ‘Aye Ishq Hamay Barbaad Na Kar’, ‘Barkha Barsay Chhat Per’ and ‘Mein Teray Sapnay Deikhuun’ are some of Noor’s soulful ghazals.
She is survived by her husband, Sheharyar Zaidi, and two sons, Ali and Jaafer. (ANI)
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