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Folk singer of Pakistan

Surriya Khanum, also spelled as Suraiya Khanum, is a veteran Pakistani folk and classical singer from the Punjab. She is also known for her soulful performances and singing Sufi music on Pakistan Television and other TV channels.^[1][2]

Career

Suraiya Khanum started her singing career on Radio Pakistan's Radio Multan in Multan, Pakistan in ^[3] She was musically influenced by Ustad Muhammad Juman.

UstadNusrat Fateh Ali Khan trained her for 8 years and she was also formally trained by Ustad Faiz Ahmed for 21 years. Musically, she is inspired by the veteran folk singer Tufail Niazi as well as Reshma and Iqbal Bano.^[3]

She appeared as a featured artist on the eighth season of popular music reality television series Coke Studio Pakistan.

She sang^[4][5] a popular wedding song also sung earlier by veteran folk singer Tufail Niazi "Chirya Da Chamba" along with Anwar Maqsood whi