Saleem Raza Musical artist

Saleem Raza (4 March 1932 – 25 November 1983) was a Pakistani playback singer. He started his singing career from Lahore film industry and quickly gained popularity. Raza was a classically trained singer and was more famous for singing sad songs. Saleem Raza's career suffered due to the rise of the singer Ahmed Rushdi in the late 1950s. He left playback singing in 1966 as he lost his popularity with the composers and shifted to Canada where he died a few years later.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 04, 1932
Birth place
Amritsar , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Date of deathNovember 25, 1983
Place of death
Vancouver , Canada

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Musical artist

Career started1955
Career ended1983
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Ghazal
Classical music

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