Biography
Atta Ullah Khan Essa Khelvi was born on 19 August 1951 in a town called Esakhel.
Attaullah Khan Niazi Esakhelvi is a well known folk singer and poet of Pakistan. He belongs to the land of Niazi 'MIANWALI'(Isa Khel).
He has the world record for the highest number of audio albums ever released by a singer. He is traditionally considered a Seraiki artist but mostly he has recorded albums in Punjabi and Urdu which in 2006 were an astonishing 402 albums which is listed in the Guinness book of records. The reason behind his astonishing success is that he sings only for the poor, desperate and afflicted. His voice has a healing effect and is considered one of the best folk singers Pakistan has ever produced. He has dominated the folk music scene of Pakistan for over forty years. He gathers thousands in his audiences whenever and wherever he performs. Attaullah Khan has performed all over the world even in countries like Japan
He has recorded more than 40000 songs in 7 different languages
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