Veteran Pakistani singer Naira Noor, cherished by hundreds of thousands from each side of the border for her soulful melodies, handed away after a short sickness, her household mentioned on Sunday, bringing a curtain on the lifetime of one of many final music icons. By placing Common tradition of India and Pakistan.
According to media experiences, Noor was 71 years previous and was present process remedy in Karachi for a very long time.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear aunt (Tai) Naira Noor. May God rip off his soul,” tweeted his nephew Raza Zaidi.
We belong to Allah and can return to Him
With a heavy coronary heart, I announce the passing of my pricey aunt (Tai) Nayyara Noor. RIP his soul
Due to his melodious voice, he was given the title of ‘Bulbul-e-Pakistan’. #NayyaraNoor pic.twitter.com/69ATgDq7yZ— Raza Zaidi (@razazaidi) 20 August 2022
She has left behind a deep legacy and a wealth of melodious performances. Noor was born in 1950 in Guwahati.
His father was an energetic member of the All India Muslim League and hosted the founding father of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, throughout his go to to Pakistan earlier than partition in 1947.
Sometime in 1958, his household moved to Lahore within the Punjab province of Pakistan. Education was the tip and finish of our existence, however music was the primary supply of leisure, Dawn newspaper quoted him as saying.
She admitted that Kanan Bala and Begum Akhtar with Lata Mangeshkar with “a passion for everyone” had been her all-time favourites. Interestingly, Noor didn’t have any formal coaching in music, however was fascinated by Akhtar’s ghazals and Bala’s bhajans since childhood.
His rising expertise was observed by Islamia College professor Asrar Ahmed whereas regaling his pals and academics throughout a live performance at his alma mater – the National College of Arts in Lahore.
Soon, Noor discovered herself singing for the University’s Radio Pakistan programmes. In 1971, she made her playback singing debut in Pakistani tv serials after which transitioned seamlessly into movies like Gharana and Tansen.
#tear out Naira Noor ️ pic.twitter.com/RdSzpkJJm6
— Absa Komal (@AbsaKomal) 21 August 2022
She gained the Nigaar Award for Best Playback Singer for Gharana. Noor shall be recognized for her Ghazals. He carried out at Mehfil, loved a cult-like following amongst ghazal lovers in Pakistan and India.
Her well-known ghazal rendition was Ae Jazba-e-Dil Ghar Main Chahoon, written by Behzad Lucknavi, a famend Urdu poet.
Noor additionally sang ghazals written by poets like Ghalib, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and likewise carried out with the likes of Mehdi Hassan. Barkha Barse Chat Prati, a uncommon Hindi poem by Faiz, which she sang together with her husband Shahryar Zaidi on her birthday in 1976, was maybe her most well-known work.
At the height of her profession, Noor determined to marry Zaidi, and over time turned finicky about performing dwell.
Music has been a ardour for me however has by no means been my prime precedence. I used to be first a pupil and a daughter and later a singer. My major roles after my marriage have been that of a spouse and a mom, she instructed Dawn newspaper.
Noor was awarded the title of Bulbul-e-Pakistan (Nightingale of Pakistan) in 2006. In 2006, she was awarded the Pride of Performance Award, and by 2012, she mentioned goodbye to her skilled singing profession.
Expressing grief over Noor’s demise, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif mentioned his demise was an “irreparable loss” to the music world. “Whatever ghazal or music, Nayyara Noor sang, she sang it with perfection. The void created by the passing away of Naira Noor won’t ever be crammed.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
