[1] Perhat Khaliq grew up in an industrial area in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
[2][3] In 2006, Perhat founded his current band Qetiq with his wife (Pazilet Tursun, a singer), cousin and some friends.
[2][4] The band released their first Uyghur language album Qetiq: Rock from Taklamakan Desert recorded during their trip to Europe in Morgenland Festival Osnabrück, 2010.
A documentary film was made, "Qetiq, Rock'n Urumchi" by Mukaddas Mijit (55' 2013) about their first historical concert in Morgenland Festival Osnabrück In 2015, he and his band Qetiq embarked on their first China tour performing in 22 major cities in 40 days.
In May 2015, he received the prestigious Dutch's Prince Claus Awards for "breathing new life into traditional Uyghur forms".