Gulbahar Bano
Gulbahar Bano is a Pakistani ghazal singer. Gulbahar Bano's career was marked by a successful transition from Seraiki folk singer to one of Pakistan's most prominent ghazal vocalists. She started her singing career in the 1970s and early 1980s from Radio Pakistan, Bahawalpur station. Irfan Ali, station director of radio Pakistan Bahawalpur first gave her a chance on radio and then helped her move to Karachi. She rose to prominence in the 1970s and became one of the leading singers in the 1980s and 1990s. She moved to Karachi in the 1980s and shifted her focus from Kafi to ghazal singing. Later she moved to Lahore. She received the Presidential Pride of Performance, the highest literary award in Pakistan, in 2008.
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