Qazi Touqeer

Qazi (Kashmiri: قاضی توقیر, born 2 June 1992 in Srinagar) is an Indian singer, who won the show Fame Gurukul – along with Ruprekha Banerjee. He is a singer in the Kashmiri, Hindi and Urdu languages. On 20 October 2005, he managed to grab the top prize along with Ruprekha Banerjee. He was voted by the Indian public to be the winner of Fame Gurukul, India's version of "Fame Academy." The president of India, in regards to Qazi Touqeer, declared him to be the hero of the Kashmir Valley. As a result of Qazi's success, a plethora of Kashmiri youth auditioned in Indian Idol tryouts, which were held in Srinagar, a city in the Kashmir Valley.
He released a new album out along with Ruprekha Banerjee at the end of 2005. Qazi had no formal training before Fame Gurukul.
He seriously injured himself while rehearsing for his acting debut film, Take Off. Qazi was rehearsing at Ganesh Acharya Studios when he fell down and injured his neck.

Qazi's father was a lawyer, who later became a Sufi saint. His mother is a teacher, and his uncle: Qazi Rafiq was a Kashmiri singer. He has an elder brother Qazi Touseef, sister Qazi Mantasha and a youngest brother qazi muksit.

Qazi is inspired by Khan Danish who was studying in aps srinagar and lives in anantnag. Though Khan Danish is not a singer but is one of the famous person of kashmir. Qazi has studied in Minto Circle School in Raj Bagh. The young man grew up mimicking Indian film heroes in the Mughal Gardens of Srinagar, posting in front of a video camera held by his brother. he was also guided by his Saint father who had a little bit knowledge about music.

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He broke all the records for getting the highest votes in any of the then reality shows. he was voted back to safety every time he went to danger zone by the Indian public. His charming looks and sincerity got him his first Fame on TV.