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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Iqbal Bano
| image = [[File:Iqbal Bano Pakistani Singer.jpg|235px|alt=Iqbal Bano Pakistani Singer]]
| caption =
| image_size =
| honorific_suffix = [[Pride of Performance|PP]]
| birth_date = {{birth-date|1935}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death-date and age|21 April 2009|1935}}
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1940 – 2007
| style = [[Ghazal]] • [[Thumri]] • [[Dadra]] • [[Khayal]]
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] (1974)
}}

'''Iqbal Bano''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اِقبال بانو}}}}; born 1935 in Delhi – died 21 April 2009 in [[Lahore]])<ref name="bbc"/><ref name="inde"/> was a [[ghazal]] singer from [[Pakistan]]. She was known for her semi-classical [[Urdu]] [[ghazal]] songs and classical [[thumris]], but also sang easy-listening numbers in the 1950s films. Iqbal Bano's prominent work includes her singing of ghazals of the great Urdu poet [[Faiz Ahmad Faiz|Faiz Ahmed Faiz]]. In 1974, she became the recipient of the [[Pride of Performance]] award.<ref name=TheGuardian>{{cite news|title=Iqbal Bano – Renowned Pakistani singer of Urdu ghazals|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/11/iqbal-bano-obituary|date=10 May 2009|newspaper=The Guardian (UK newspaper)|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
Iqbal Bano was born in 1935 in [[Delhi]], [[British India]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8011930.stm |title=Pakistani singer Iqbal Bano dies|author= M. Ilyas Khan|website= BBC News website |date= 22 April 2009 |access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=TheGuardian/><ref name="inde"/> From a young age, she developed a love for music. It was a crucial moment of her life when her friend's father told Bano's father, "My daughters do sing reasonably well, but Iqbal Bano is especially blessed in singing. She will become a big name if you begin her training." Her father allowed her to study music. She spent her childhood years in [[Rohtak]] near Delhi.<ref name=TheGuardian/>

In Delhi, she studied under Ustad Sabri Khan and Ustad Chaand Khan of the [[Delhi gharana]], an expert in all kinds of pure classical and light classical forms of [[vocal music]].<ref name=TheGuardian/><ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/944800/iqbal-bano-ghazal-personified Iqbal Bano ghazal personified] Dawn (newspaper), Published 22 April 2009, Retrieved 3 July 2020</ref>

He instructed her in pure classical music and light classical music within the framework of classical forms of [[thumri]] and [[dadra]]. She was duly initiated ''Ganda-bandh shagird'' (formally initiated disciple; Ganda-bandh is a traditional knot-tying-ceremony which cements the relationship between guru and student) of her Ustad (teacher).<ref name="inde"/>

==Career==
Ustad Chaand Khan referred her to [[All India Radio]], Delhi, where she sang on the radio and recorded her first songs.<ref name=Dawn/><ref name="bbc"/>

In 1952, aged 17, she migrated to Pakistan and also married into a land-owning family in [[Multan]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=TheGuardian/> She moved to [[Multan]] with her husband who promised her that he would never try to stop her from singing, but would rather encourage and promote her. She had become a 'singing star' by the 1950s, singing soundtrack songs for famous [[Pakistani]] Urdu films like ''[[Gumnaam (1954 film)|Gumnaam]]'' (1954), ''Qatil'' (1955), ''Inteqaam'' (1955), ''Sarfarosh'' (1956), ''[[Ishq-e-Laila]]'' (1957), and ''Nagin'' (1959).<ref name=Dawn/><ref name="bbc"/>

Her husband died in 1980,<ref name=Dawn/> after which she moved to [[Lahore]] from [[Multan]]. It was observed by many music critics that her temperament was particularly suited to vocal genres like [[thumri]], [[dadra]] and [[ghazal]]. According to BBC News website, "Few singers of classical music matched the brilliance of her voice and her command over musical notes".<ref name="bbc"/><ref name=Dawn/>

Iqbal Bano was later invited by [[Radio Pakistan]] for classical performances on the radio. Her debut public concert took place in 1957, at the [[Lahore Arts Council]].<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=TheGuardian/>

She was considered a specialist in singing the [[ghazal]]s of [[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]], a [[Lenin Prize]]-winning poet.<ref name=TheGuardian/><ref name=Dawn/><ref name="bbc"/> In 1985, Bano became a cult icon when she roused a strong crowd of 50,000 people in [[Lahore]] by singing Faiz's passionate Urdu anthem, [[Hum Dekhenge]] (''We Will See''),<ref name=Dawn/> despite the poet's works being banned by General [[Zia ul-Haq]]'s military regime on the grounds of his close ties with [[Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto]]. In due course, she generated more and more public appeal and became a specialist in singing the kalam of [[Faiz Ahmad Faiz]] and had the moral courage to violate the government ban on singing Faiz's poems. Her inciting ''ghazals'' were seen as an act of defiance and resistance.<ref name=TheGuardian/><ref name="bbc"/>

She was considered a great singer of the ''ghazals'' of [[Nasir Kazmi]]. She also sang [[Persian poetry]], which became popular in Iran and Afghanistan. In pre-1979 Afghanistan, she was often invited to the annual cultural fair, the ''Jashn-e-Kabul''.<ref name="bbc"/><ref name=TheGuardian/>

In light classical, her presentation of Thumris in Raag Khamaj (''Kaahe Sataye Mohey''), Raag Tilak Kamod (''Sautan Ghar Na Ja''), Raag Des (''Nahin Pare Mohe Chain''), Raag Pilu (''Gori Tore Naina Kajar Bin Kaare'') and other such renderings which have become ever-green classics.<ref name="bbc"/><ref name=Dawn/>

Music lovers noted some similarities between Iqbal Bano and [[Begum Akhtar]],<ref name=Dawn/> especially some marked resemblances in their styles of singing. Bano's recitals stuck to a [[Classicism|classical style]] that lays more stress on the ''raag'' purity.<ref name=Dawn/>

==Awards==
* [[Pride of Performance]] Award (1974) by the [[President of Pakistan]].<ref name="bbc"/><ref name=TheGuardian/>

==Death==
After a short illness, at the age of 74, Iqbal Bano died in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] on 21 April 2009.<ref name="bbc"/><ref name=Dawn/><ref name=TheGuardian/><ref name="inde">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/iqbal-bano-singer-who-transformed-the-genre-of-the-ghazal-1679025.html |title=Iqbal Bano: Singer who transformed the genre of the ghazal|author=Ken Hunt|newspaper= The Independent newspaper [UK]|date= 5 May 2009|access-date= 3 July 2020}}</ref>

==Tribute==
On 28 December 2019, Google celebrated her 81st birthday (as born in 1938) with a [[Google Doodle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/doodles/iqbal-banos-81st-birthday|title=Iqbal Bano's 81st Birthday (Google Doodle on her birthday) |website=Google website|date=28 December 2019|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> However, some other sources indicate her birth date as 27 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/2838049|title=Iqbal Bano|website=Discogs website|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8011930.stm BBC report of Iqbal Bano's death]
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/iqbal-bano-singer-who-transformed-the-genre-of-the-ghazal-1679025.html Obituary in The Independent (UK) by Ken Hunt]

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