Farida Khanum was born in 1929 in Amritsar, British India, and is a Pakistani classical and ghazal singer. She began learning Khayal, Thumri, and Dadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of the Patiala gharana at a young age. Her first public concert was in 1950, followed by joining Radio Pakistan, where Khanum gained recognition. A significant breakthrough came when Pakistan's president Ayub Khan invited her to a public recital in the 1960s. Khanum was widely recognized for her ghazal "Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo", which she performed at Coke Studio Season 8 in 2015. She received the Pride of Performance award (1970).
