ISLAMABAD – According to the tradition, Google Doodle is honoring anotheracclaimed Pakistani celebrity Iqbal Bano on her 81st birth anniversary onSaturday.Google has shared an illustration paying tribute to the renowned Pakistanisinger, reported a private news channel.
The legendary singer was known for her semi-classical Urdu ghazals, songsand classical thurmis.
She also sang easy-listening numbers in 1950s films.
She was born in Delhi in 1938.
She studied with Ustad Chand Khan a master of classical Indian vocals andbegan singing on All India Radio as a teenager.
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The renowned singer is also known for her defiant performance of protestpoetry by Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
She did playback singing for various Pakistani films.
She was awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Pride of Performance) medal in 1974.Iqbal Bano died on April 21, 2009, after a brief illness at 74.
