He became a singer without any formal training in music. During his college days after being persuaded by his peers to take part in singing, he started to participate in competitions and later thought of taking up singing as a career.

Did Atif quit singing?

Almost a year ago, Atif Aslam was seen reciting the azaan and qawwali, which made his fans speculate that he would quit the music industry. ... However, he clarified that he is still not quitting music. He also said that he was happy and satisfied after reciting the azaan and Tajdar-e-Haram at the Coke Studio.

Is Atif Aslam untrained?

A singer should not be criticised just because he is not trained as, according to me, you do not need training for singing," said Atif on a special show which was broadcast Thursday on Radio One 94.3 FM in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.