Qazi Touqeer

Qazi Touqeer
Junaid Nazir
Qazi TouqeerJunaid Nazir
Born	1985 or 1986 (age 36–37)[1]
Origin	Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Genres	Pop; pop rock; electronic; dance;
Occupations	Singer; actor; Youtuber;
Years active	2005~present
Labels	Sony

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]

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 and later turned into Sufism,He resides in kashmir,Mumbai Delhi & Dubai, His mother is a teacher, and his uncle: Qazi Rafi was a Kashmiri singer. The young man grew up mimicking Indian movie protagonists 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: 2× 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

Year	Title	Role
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

Year	Title	Role
2009	Take Off
2015	Phantom	Afghan Jalebi Song

References

Olivera, Roshni K. (26 November 2007). "Move over Hrithik,Qazi's here! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
Kabir, Ananya Jahanara (2009). Territory of desire: representing the Valley of Kashmir. ISBN 9780816653560. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Ananya Jahanara Kabir (2009). Territory of desire: representing the Valley of Kashmir. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816653560. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Altaf Hussain (21 February 2007). "Indian Idol creates Kashmir stir". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
"Fame Gurukul winner Qazi Tauqeer hospitalised | Bollywood News Movies". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.

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[TOI-1] Olivera, Roshni K. (26 November 2007). "Move over Hrithik,Qazi's here! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[Ananya_Jahanara_Kabir-2] Kabir, Ananya Jahanara (2009). Territory of desire: representing the Valley of Kashmir. ISBN 9780816653560. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

[Territory_of_desire-3] Ananya Jahanara Kabir (2009). Territory of desire: representing the Valley of Kashmir. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816653560. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

[BBC-4] Altaf Hussain (21 February 2007). "Indian Idol creates Kashmir stir". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

[5] "Fame Gurukul winner Qazi Tauqeer hospitalised | Bollywood News Movies". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.