Mohammed rafi first song

Get to know about the life and life history of Mohammed Rafi. Read for information on Mohd Rafi's life. Colors of India: Mohammed Rafi : Life of Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi was born on December 24, 1924 at Kotla Sultan Singh, a town near Amritsar in Punjab.

That Rafi was gifted with precious vocal talents became evident at a tender age and his elder brother Hamid took upon himself the onus of grooming Rafi's budding career. On Hamid's insistence, Mohammed Rafi made his first public performance at the age of 13 and the young lad's melodious voice immediately struck a chord with noted Bollywood composer Shyam Sunder who was present in the audience.

Shyam Sunder invited Rafi to Bombay and at the age of 20, Rafi made his debut as a playback singer with the Punjabi song, Soniye Hiriye, teri yaad ne bahut sataya composed by Shyam Sunder for the movie Gul Baloch. Rafi's virtuosity reaffirmed the composer's faith in him and he was soon swarmed with offers