Mehdi Hassan died on 13 JUN 2012

India-born Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan died on 13 JUN 2012.

Hassan was born into a family of traditional musicians at Luna village in  Rajasthan state in 1927. His family migrated to Pakistan at the time of Partition in 1947.

Mehdi Hassan performed throughout the world, especially in India and Pakistan. He cut down on his performances since 1980s due to his health problem. The last song he recorded with any Indian artist was for Sarhadein with Lata Mangeshkar, who he always wanted to sing with. That was the only song he recorded with her.