Qazi Touqeer

Qazi Touqeer is an Indian singer, who won the show Fame Gurukul – along with Ruprekha Banerjee.[1] He sings in the Kashmiri, Hindi and Urdu languages. On 20 October 2005, he managed to grab the top prize along with Ruprekha Banerjee. He was voted by the Indian public to be the winner of Fame Gurukul, India's version of "Fame Academy."[2] The president of India, in regards to Qazi Touqeer, declared him to be the hero of Kashmir.[3] As a result of Qazi's success, a plethora of Kashmiri youth auditioned in Indian Idol tryouts, which were held in Srinagar, a city in the Kashmir Valley.[4]

Qazi Touqeer
Born1985/1986 (age 34–35)[1]
OriginSrinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actor
  • Youtuber
Years active2005~present
LabelsSony

He released a new album out along with Ruprekha Banerjee at the end of 2005. Qazi had no formal training before Fame Gurukul.

He injured himself while rehearsing for his acting debut film, Take Off. Qazi was rehearsing at Ganesh Acharya Studios when he fell down and injured his neck.[5]

Family

Qazi's father was a lawyer. His mother is a teacher, and his uncle: Qazi Rafi was a Kashmiri singer. The young man grew up mimicking Indian film heroes in the Mughal Gardens of Srinagar, posting in front of a video camera held by his brother.[2] He was also guided by his father who had a little bit of knowledge about music.

Discography

Albums
Album Information Official Singles
Yeh Pal
(as Yeh Pal)
  • Released: 1 January 2006 (India)
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Peak India Billboard: 1
  • India sales: 2,354,353
  • RIAA certification: 2x platinum
  • 2005: "Yeh Pal"
  • 2005: "Karu Kya"
  • 2005: "Hero"
  • 2005: "Meri Mehbooba"
  • 2005: "Yeh Pal-Remix"
  • 2005: "Madham Si Chandani"
  • 2005: "Kehkashan"ha

TV appearances
YearTitleRole
2005 Fame Gurukul Himself
2009 Sarkaar Ki Duniya Himself

He broke the records for getting the highest votes in any of the reality shows then. He was voted back to safety every time he went to danger zone by the Indian public. His charming looks and sincerity got him his first Fame on TV.[2]

Filmography
YearTitleRole
2009Take Off
2015PhantomAfghan Jalebi Song

References
  1. Olivera, Roshni K. (26 November 2007). "Move over Hrithik,Qazi's here! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. Kabir, Ananya Jahanara (2009). Territory of desire: representing the Valley of Kashmir. ISBN 9780816653560. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  3. Ananya Jahanara Kabir (2009). Territory of desire: representing the Valley of Kashmir. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816653560. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  4. Altaf Hussain (21 February 2007). "Indian Idol creates Kashmir stir". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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