Talat Aziz (; born 11 November 1956) is a popular ghazal singer from Hyderabad, India. Early life Aziz was born in Hyderabad, India to Abdul Azeem Khan and Sajida Abid, a famous Urdu writer and poet. He attended Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet and then joined the Indian Institute of Management and Commerce for his B.Com. (Hons) Course. His family loved fine arts and used to organise Mehfils in their house, inviting artists and poets like Jagjit Singh and Jan Nisar Akhtar. This greatly influenced him and he started learning music from an early age. Personal life Aziz is married to Bina Aziz, a famous painter and art curator. They have two sons, Adnan Aziz and Shayaan Aziz. Career Musical career Talat Aziz took his initial training in music from Kirana Gharana. He was trained primarily by Ustad Samad Khan and later by Ustad Faiyyaz Ahmed Khan. After the initial training, Aziz learnt music from the Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan. On many occasions, like on a concert tour of the US and Canada in 1986, he shared the stage with him on concerts in India and abroad. He released his first album in Feb 1980, under the baton of Jagjit Singh. Jagjit Singh composed this album titled Jagjit Singh presents Talat Aziz. This was a runaway hit Subsequently, in 1981 Khayyam Saheb, music director introduced Talat Aziz in the classic film Umrao Jaan with the famous ghazal Zindagi Jab Bhi and followed it by Bazaar, with Phir Chidi Raat which he sang along with Lata Mangeshkar. Films He has also sung film songs composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal in the film Dhun (where he also acted as a main lead and sang a bhajan along with Mehdi Hasan) and with Rajesh Roshan in the film Daddy for Aaina Mujhse Meri. TV serials Talat has also composed music for TV serials and has also acted in several of them. He composed music for tele-serials like Deewar (TV series), Baaz, Adhikaar, Ghutan (TV series), Sailaab (TV series), Aashirwad (TV series) and the magnum opus, Noorjahan (TV series). He also composed the music and sang too for a feature film titled Majaz: Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun recently in 2016. This film was produced by Shakeel Akhtar and was a biography of the iconic poet Majaz. Acting As an actor he has acted in serials like Sahil, Manzil, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayee and Noorjehan a TV