Legendary singer of Punjabi and Saraiki language Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi celebrated his 69th birthday on Wednesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The singer received Sitara-e-Imtiaz on 23 March 2019 and was also awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1991.
He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in seven languages and also received a lifetime achievement award from Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, and had his name entered in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1994 for the highest number of audio albums released.
Attaullah is famous for his songs in Punjabi, Saraiki and Urdu as well. ‘Kameez teri kali’ and ‘Channa kithan guzari aayi raat way’ songs are famous in the current generations of music lovers as well.