Atta Ullah Khan Essa Khailvi was born on 19th August 1951 in a town called Essakhail. This is situated in the district Mianwali of Pakistan. He belongs to the famous Niazi Pathan clan, therefore he was named in his childhood as Atta Ullah Khan Niazi. His showbiz fame got him known as Atta Ullah Khan Essa Khailvi.

He received his initial education at Essakhail. Right from his childhood he had inner learning towards music and used to practise singing stealthily behind his parents back. The moment they found out there was trouble for Atta. It resulted in him having been expelled from home. Instead of getting down it provided him an impetus to struggle make a mark in life and came to conclusion this could only be achieved through education, so he worked in bits and pieces and continued his education and eventually graduated at Mianwali, at the same time he kept nourishing his childhood love of music which had contributed toward his family’s anger and revulsion and made his name to the extant that he was invited to do a show on Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur in 1972 and did a stage show as well in Mianwali the same year. These events made name for him and appeared on Pakistan Television in a very famous TV Programme called Nilam Ghar from Karachi. These performances projected him as an icon in music field especially his Saraiki style of singing appealed to young and old alike.

His followers were spread all over the world and demands were growing for him to be heard. Therefore his first foreign concert was organised and presented in England in 1980.

After 20 years ruling of the hearts of Pakistanis and Punjabi speaking people all over the world he entered film world and expressed his talents in 3 films and also sang geets in 8 films.

His first professional cassette was recorded by Rehmat Gramophone House, Faisalabad. Now his cassettes are officially released by RGH, PMC, Sonic, NMC and other Music Lords in Pakistan and Oriental Star Agency, Hi~Tech Music and Movibox in The United Kingdom.

Family Name

Atta Ullah Khan Niazi

Showbiz Name

Atta Ullah Khan Essa Khailvi

Place Of Birth

Essa Khail, Pakistan

Date Of Birth

19th August 1951

Education

Matric – Essa Khail

Higher Education

F.A. – Faisalabad

Graduation

B.A. Mianwali

First Radio Program

Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur (1972)

First TV Program

Neelam Ghar Karachi (1973)

First song/ghazal

Kyoun Dita Hi Sakoon Rol

First album

RGH Faisalbad Pakistan

First Stage Show

Mianwali (1972)

First Foreign Concert

England (1980)

First Movie As A Singer

Siren

First Movie As An Actor

Dil Lagi

Number Of Movies As An Actor

Three Movies

Playback Singing

Eight Movies

Professional Cassette

Rehmat Gramophone House (RGH) Faisalabad

Other Companies

Eagle, Sonic, Heera, PMC, NMC, Shalimar

UK Companies

OSA, Hi~Tech Music, Moviebox, Birmingham

Languages

Saraiki, Urdu, Punjabi, Pushto, Sindhi

First Remix

Eh Nathli and Chimta Tan Wajda OSA (1987)

First Remix Video

Mahi Wasey Mera Rohi - Hi-Tech Music (2003)

Pride Of Performance

1992

No Of Albums

403 (2006)

Favrt song/ghazal

Idher Zindagi Ka Janaza Uthay

Favrt Dress

Shalwar Qameez

Favrt Colour

Black and blue