Qazi Touqeer is an Indian singer, who won the show Fame Gurukul â along with Ruprekha Banerjee. He sings 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 Kashmir. 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 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 and later turned into Sufism. He resides in Kashmir, Mumbai, Delhi & Dubai. His mother was a teacher,took an early retirement from the job.And his uncle Qazi Rafi was a Kashmiri singer.According to sources his Brother is Qazi Touseef, an Entrepreneur, born & brought up in Mumbai but its unknown whether he is a real or a step brother.
He set records for receiving the highest votes on reality shows at the time, consistently being saved from elimination by the Indian public. His appearance and sincerity earned him his initial fame on television.