Altaf Raja is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n singer. Born to professional Qawwals

Qawwali

Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, particularly in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan, Hyderabad, Delhi, and other parts of northern India...

, Raja began musical training at the age of 18. After his voice training

Vocal pedagogy

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, he began winning awards at various competitions. In 1997, Venus gave him the much-deserved break and Altaf made history with his debut album Tum To Thehre Pardesi. Since then, he has released at least seven albums. He has also been linked with the Asian Academy of Film & Television

Asian Academy of Film & Television

The Asian Academy of Film & Television is a film school located in India's Noida Film City in India's Capital region, NCR. It is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and the Marwah Films & Video Studios....

. His songs are popular for both their lyrics

Lyrics

Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...

and for his unique voice.

Albums

1. Tum To Thehre Pardesi
2. Aaj Ki Raat Na Ja Pardesi
3. Shapath
4. Yamraaj
5. Tirchi Topiwale
6. Keemat
7. Mujhe Apna Bana Lo
8. Do Dil Haare
9. Dil Ke Tukde Hazaar Hue
10. Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala
11. Company
12. Ek Dard Sabhi Ko Hota Hai
13. Taaza Hawa Lete Hain
14. Koi Patthar Se Na Mare
15. Harjaiie
16. Awara Hawa Ka Jhonka Hoon

Movies as playback singer

1. Market (2003)
2. Company (2002)
3. Benaam (1999)
4. Mother (1999)
5. Pardesi Babu (1998)
6. Keemat: They Are Back (1998)
7. Tirchhi Topiwale (1998)
8. Harjai (2007)
9. Chandaal (1998)

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