Madam Noor Jehan is a renowned Pakistani singer who was admired for her unmatched playback singing. Her career spans over six decades, during which she worked in both British Indian and Pakistani cinema. Noor Jehan was trained in Hindustani and Pakistani classical music. Her most popular songs include Main Tere Sang, Mujh Se Pehli Si Muhabbat, Gaey Gi Duniya Geet Mere, Her Lehza Hai Momin, and Aye Puttar Hattan De, among others. She is an internationally known figure among music lovers across the world, and her songs are considered difficult to sing. However, recently an international singer performed one of her songs beautifully.
A video is going viral on social media in which a singer Fazel from Africa sang Noor Jehan’s most popular and iconic Punjabi song, “Sanu Nehar Wale Pul Te Bula Ke,” beautifully, keeping the accent and tune of the song intact. His video has got more than 5 million views within two days and the overall views are now above ten million. Watch here:
His attempt at Noor Jehan’s difficult melody is receiving public praise. A Pakistani social media user wrote, “Great, his voice has that Madam Noor Jehan style in it; the tuning is the same.” Another wrote, “WOW, that’s really impressive — wasn’t expecting that.” One said, “OMG, one of my all-time favourites… you’ve sung it so well.” Another astonished user wrote, “I am Pakistani. You’ve blown me away. Excellent!” Another wrote, “It’s great. As it was already said by Madam Noor Jehan, ‘Gaeygi Duniya Geet Mere.’” A fan wrote, “Noor Jehan’s iconic melodies are still alive, and they have a beautiful vibe” Read the comments:
