Salman Alvi
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A recipient of the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 2018.
Born into a family of educationists, his parents Syed Aminudddin Alvi Principal Cantt Public School, Karachi, Pakistan and Zahida Alvi.
Young Salman was encouraged to music and academia.
He started his musical journey at the age of 4 from Radio Pakistan playing different musical instruments.
While still studying during his college days he and his friends formed a pop-music band calling it "The Raindrops" in 1971-72. He was the guitarist and altered as lead vocalist.
After graduating from the IBA Karachi with an MBA he became a student of Late Ustad Chand Amrohvi learning Eastern classical music.
His journey on to the ghazal discipline started in the late 70s.
Salman's first ghazal hit was "Ye Kis ne kaha tum kooch karo, batain na banao Insha Ji" performed on PTV game show Neelam Ghar hosted by legendary Tariq Aziz.
This was written by Qateel Shifai in memory and as a tribute to Ibne Insha, who passed away in 1979.
It was such a big hit that leading audio label of that times, PMC (Pakistan Music Company) approached Salman for his first ghazal album, which was released in 1981.
Second Album released in 1984 "Andaz" Third Album released in 1986 "Sadabahar" Fourth Album released in 1990 "Bazm" Fifth Album released in 1998 "Sukanwer" Sixth Album released in 2004 "Tahayyur".
Salman Alvi have hosted many music television programs which includes mega hits: Bazm-e-Mehdi Hassan, Sur Zindagi Hai, Suron Ka Rung.
He has performed live globally for head of states, and enthralling audiences.
