Alamgir, the " Elvis of the East " who has mesmerised audiences in numerous capitals of the world, is in fact, a very soft spoken person in real life. His voice which has a soothing and caressing effect on the listener, reveals his unassuming personality. His greatest asset is his deep, rich, nostalgic voice, having a timbre which differs from the voices of almost every known vocalist. He left home at the age of 16, in search of his destiny. He brought with him his guitar and an extra shirt and a small tape recorder. He did not know anyone in Karachi and desperately was in search of a job. He worked in Karachi, playing guitar, at a small cafe in Tariq Road area called the "Cafe D Khan". The cafe was famous for its intellectual gatherings and that is where he was spotted. His remuneration was a free meal at the hotel. Someone from the audience in the hotel liked his Guitar playing and told him about the programme at the TV station called Ferozan where Khushbakht Aliya was conducting a show for the youth. He gave his audition, Khushbakht liked his Guitar playing but she had already selected someone else. It just so happened that Sohail Rana, the music director was in the next studio and asked someone to call Alamgir to his car outside the TV station. He said, he liked his (Alamgir's) playing and asked if he would like to perform for children. This is how he entered in the formal world of Music. He has sung about 400 songs for Television alone. He has sung not many for the film, even though he has received the highest film award in Pakistan called the Nigar Award, along with Mehdi Hassan and Noor Jehan in 1978 for the best singer that year for the song "Mujhe Dilsay Na Bhulana" ( film " Aina" ). Alamgir made a dash on the Pakistani music scene. He sang for the Pakistani television in the very beginning of his career but later as the time passed he started singing for the Pakistani music industry. He also performs abroad. Alamgir always keeps physically fit and is currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is respected by the music lovers everywhere and still performs in live concerts in America.

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