Iqbal Bano was born in 1935 in Delhi. She moved to Pakistan in 1952 where she started her career with Radio Pakistan. She married a landlord the same year at age 17, who promised her that he would support her endeavors in music. Her first public concert was in 1957 at the Lahore Arts Council. A lthough she is known more for singing ghazals, particularly those of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Bano also did playback singing for Pakistani films such as Gumnaam (1954), Qatil (1955), Inteqaam (1955), Sarfarosh (1956), Ishq-i-Laila (1957), and Nagin (1959). She was also awarded the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Pride of Performance) medal in 1974. She passed away in Lahore on 21st April evening after a brief illness.

1	Rang perahan ka khushboo zulf lehranay ka	Private
2	Tum aaey ho na shab-e-intezar guzri hay	Private
3	Pareeshan raat saari hay sitaro tum tau sau	Private
4	Tu lakh chalay ray gori tham tham kay	Private
5	Dasht-e-tanhai main aey jan-e-jahan larzan	Private
6	Ulfat ki nye manzil ko chala	Private
7	Dagh-e-dil ham ko yaad anay lagay	Private
8	Mohobbat karnay walay kam na hongay	Private
9	Main toa aisay balamwa se pyar karoon gi	Gul Bakawli
10	Tu laakh chale re gori thum thum ke	Gumnam
11	Meri toot gai angrai	Hameeda
12	Preshan raat sari hay sitaro tum to sojao	Ishq-e-Laila
13	Ik halki halki aahat hay ik mehka mehka saaya hay	Ishq-e-Laila
14	Ulfat ki nai manzil ko chala tu banhain dal ke banhon main	Qatil
15	Baan nainoan kay seenay pay maroon gee main	Nagin
16	Taroan ka bhee tu maalik ye chand bhee tera hay	Sarfarosh