Sanam Marvi () (born : 17 April 1986) is a Pakistani Folk music and sufi singer. She sings in Sindhi language, Punjabi language, and Balochi language languages. 'First person: Sanam's Sufi calling', Dawn (newspaper) Published 21 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018
Sanam Marvi debuted, in 2009, at ‘Virsa Heritage’, a music program on Pakistan Television Corporation channel hosted by Yousuf Salahuddin. She affectionately calls him 'like a baba to her' (a father figure to her) for giving her a big break in the Pakistani entertainment industry. Later she performed at Coke Studio Pakistan, a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances.
Marvi performs sufi concerts around the world. She is considered among the 3 of the finest performers in the Sufi, ghazal and folk music genres. The other 2 being Abida Parveen and Tina Sani. Striking the right chord (Sanam Marvi) Newsline (magazine), Published Jan 2011 issue. Retrieved 24 November 2020
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She made her debut in a solo performance on the Indian soil at 2010's Jahan-e-Khusrau, the Sufi music festival arranged by the famous film producer Muzaffar Ali of 1981 film Umrao Jaan fame. In February 2011, she performed with Indian playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj at Times of India's Aman ki Asha event at Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad, India.. Retrieved 14 April 2018
Marvi made her live concert singing debut in 2012 with concerts held at London, Paris, New York, singing alongside Hadiqa Kiyani and Ali Zafar.
She sang the OST for A-Plus Entertainment's Piya Bedardi and Urdu1's Bachay Baraye Farokht.
Sanam Marvi feels that lyrics written by the Sufi poetry have a universal and timeless appeal among the public and that people find comfort in those words.
Recently, she carried on the legacy of folk genre and sang 'Hairaan Hua' from the platform of Coke Studio.
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