Faiz Ali Faiz is a member of the seventh consecutive generation of a family of qawwals, the passionately fervorous Sufi choirs of the Punjab. He was born in 1962 in Sharaqpur, between Lahore and Faisalabad and began to sing professionally in 1978, accompanied by his own ensemble.

His style is the energetic doaba of the Punjab, the Eastern regions of Pakistan. He can sing an exceptionally wide range of notes and his voice is especially rich in timbre, bringing to mind Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, whose compositions Faiz Ali Faiz likes to perform.

Influenced by the sham-chaurasi Ustad Salamat Ali Khan's famous school of khayal singing , Faiz Ali studied Hindu classical music with Ustad Ghulam Shabbir Khan and Ustad Jafar Khan. He received lessons in qawwali from Muhammad Ali Faridi and Abdur Rahim Faridi Qawwal.

Faiz Ali Faiz's concerts are much more than a simple musical performance they evoke the devotional atmosphere of Sufi religious meetings.

Faiz Ali's uncle, Rehmat Ali Khan, is his regular accompanist on the harmonium. Rehmat Ali Khan performed for many years with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.