

“To be honest with you, I was never tempted by material things in life since I was a kid,” Noor told the audience as she sat onstage. 'Was never tempted by material things in life'įor a better part of the last decade, Noor wasn't seen in public, until she showed up at Napa in a rare public appearance. Her famous songs such as Ik Ajnabi Chehray, Mera Pyar Tum Hee Ho, Mausum Tau Deewana Hai, Tera Pyar Bun Kay Aaye, Zara Meri Nabz Dekh Kar, Kuchh Log Mohabbat Ka Sila and A njanay Naga. Some of her famous ghazals and songs comprise Woh Jo Hum Mein Tum Mein Qarar Tha Tumhein Yaad Ho Keh Na Yaad Ho, 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, Mein Teray Sapnay Deikhuun, Kabhi Hum Bhi Khoobssorat Thay, Jalay Tau Jalao Gori and her most famous, Watan Ki Mitti Gawah Rehna. Not just that, Noor had performed with legends like Mehdi Hassan and Ahmed Rushdi.

She has since sung ghazals penned by famous poets like Ghalib and Faiz Ahmed Faiz. She began with Pakistani television serials and then went on to sing in films like Gharana (1973) and Tansen. It wasn't until 1971 that Noor made her public singing debut. She was later brought in to sing for the university's Radio Pakistan programs. The singer was discovered by Professor Asrar Ahmad at the Islamia College in Lahore after hearing her sing for her friends and teachers at an annual dinner at the National College of Arts in Lahore in 1968. Despite having a successful career and being touted as Queen of Melody, Noor never had any formal training. The late singer's first brush with melody was said to have been inspired by the bhajans of Kanan Devi and Kamla as well as the ghazals and thumris of Begum Akhtar. MagsH1HPzvīorn on November 3, 1950, in Guwahati, Assam, northeastern India, Noor spent her early childhood on the other side of the border.

Thank you for everything, we will love you forever. You were always hauntingly beautiful, the unnoticed Queen of melody. All I know about classical Pakistani music was because of you, I fell in love with it because of you.
