Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was born in Faislabad, Pakistan and is the nephew of late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He loves to sing sufi songs and ghazals. However, qawwali has been his family business for more than 600 years. His did his first musical show at the age of just eleven.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan considers himself as a successor of Nusrat Sahab. Rahat terms Qawaali as a message that was created by Sufis for humans. He wants to spread the message of sufism through this form of music. He is very sure about his future as a mean for fulfilling the desire of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to give the message of Sufism to this world.

Some of his hit bollywood songs in films are:

1. Lagan lagi tumse mann ki lagan - Paap
2. Tujhe dekh dekh sona tujhe dekh kar hai jagna maine ye zindgani sang tere bitaani tujhme basi hai meri jaan hai jiya dhadak jai - Kalyug
3. O re piya o re piya - Aaja Nachle
4. chann se toote koi sapna jag soona soona laage koi rahe na jab apna jag soona soona laage - Om Shanti Om
5. Main jahaan rahoon main kahin bhi hoon teri yaad saath hai - Namastey London
6. Dhaage tod laaon chandani se noor ke, ghoonghat bhi bana lo roshni ke noor se - Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
7. Koi chala Jaa raha hai - Woodstock Villa
8. Haal-e-dil - Haal-e-dil
9. Naina - Omkara