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Talat Aziz is a popular ghazal singer with a mellufluous and soft voice, well suited for ghazals.

He was born in 1956 in Hyderabad to a music loving couple. They used to organize Mehfils in their house in which great artists like Jagjit Singh took part. This influenced young Talat and he was into music from an early age.

After his graduation he moved to Bombay in 1979 on a suggestion from Jagjit. He learnt classical music Ustad Samaad Khan and Faiyaz Ahmed Khan. And even briefly from Mehdi Hassan. With the help of Jagjit he released his first album in 1979, Jagjit Singh Presents Talat Aziz. But for several years he was to struggle for a living.

Talat also sang some popular songs in ghazal based films like Umrao Jaan and Bazaar. He also composes music for TV serials and has also acted in several of them.

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