[2] Mai Bhagi's birth name was Bhag Bhari (which means 'a lucky person').

She was married to folk singer Hothi Fakir at the age of 16 in Islamkot Tharparkar.

According to a major newspaper of Pakistan, "But it wasn't until she sang it on the state-owned PTV in 1974 that the song became a national mainstream hit and turned Bhagi into a Sindhi/Thari folk star".

[2][3][1] Her other folk songs 'Saman Sai Maan Ta Goli Ghulam Tohinji Dar Ji' became very popular among the Pakistani people and secured her stardom, her folk song 'Murli Wari Man Mohiyo also became popular in the rural areas of Sindh.

The government of Pakistan provided financial support for her to tour overseas, and she continued her career in music until her death on 7 July 1986.