Nazia Hassan - the Pakistani Pop Singer
July 1, 2009 |15:43 | Singers By : Team X
Nazia, as a kid she used to sing around the house with her brother. She was gifted with this incredible nasally voice that was plain yet intriguing. Music was simply a hobby for her and she had never considered singing as a career choice. She didn’t arrive at the crossroads of her musical journey until she met Biddu, a British-Indian composer. He was really impressed by the nasally quality of her voice. After discussing his thoughts with Feroz Khan the director and star of Qurbani, Nazia was asked to sing what would become her history-making song, ‘Aap jaisa koi.’ And that was it, her crossroads, and she chose the path that began her musical adventure.
Nazia was 35 when she passed away. It seems that it was only yesterday with her fresh, innocent looks and melodious voice sang the hit song Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye, capturing the hearts of millions all over the world. Recorded in England by a 13-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Nazia Hassan, the song was an upbeat blend of the East and the West. After achieving fame followed by a short stint as a political analyst for the United Nations in America, she had just begun to relish life when disaster struck. She was diagnosed as having cancer of the lungs. The illness ultimately took her life.
One of the local pop scene's top neo-filmi-pop-meets-rockabilly band, which eventually broke-up in 1999 after the act's two mainstays, vocalist, Haroon, and synth-player/composer, Faakhir, got into a clash of egos and "creative differences". However, after Haroon released his debut solo effort in the form of last year's eclectic and excellent pop effort, Haroon Ki Awaz, the fan following that Awaz had formerly enjoyed, and the local pop press were left waiting for Faakhir's solo ambition. Faakhir had already to an extent made his presence felt in 2001, by releasing three songs/videos, and two of which were not only solid hits, but (especially "Dilruba"), also managed to give Faakhir a whole new batch of applause as a solo artiste, thanks to a Spanish groove and the much played video funded by Pantene. Well. This year, in mid-Febuary, the wait was finally declared over when the debut full-length solo album called Aatish hit the market..jpg)
Hadiqa was born in Rawalpindi as the youngest of 3 siblings, her older brother (Irfan) and sister ( Sasha). Her father died when she was 3 years old. Her mother Khawar was the Principle of a Government Girls School. Since childhood, Hadiqa and both her brother and sister had a knack for music, and as such her mother and school enlisted her in the Pakistan National Council Of The Arts. During her childhood days, she used to perform in front of crowd of thousands of people, at the Liaqat Memorial Hall Pindi in various children music festivals.Also music was taught as a subject in her school and she recieved early education in music from her music teacher Madam Nargis Naheed.
It was 1994, when Shehzad debuted with his first single ‘Nazrain Jo Milthin Ik Bar Sanam Say’. The irresistible groove of the number made it an instant chart topper. What followed was the release of his first album Zindagi (1995), featuring the hit singles Dholna and Bewafa, which set a blockbuster record by selling more than 600,000 copies. In the intervening years, as the world opened its arms to the charismatic performer, his ability to compose the most melodious romantic pop in the local music arena grew even stronger as he proved with his successive albums, Darshan (1997) and Teri Soorat (1999). Both these albums performed impressively well in Pakistan and abroad adding a fairly long list of all time favorites like Darshan, Kangna, Sada, Teri Soorat, Har Gayi, Aag, and Mushkil, to his credit. In his latest offering Rab Janey (2002) Shehzad endeavors to take his musical capability a level higher and calls it his best work to date. He strives to convey meaningful messages through his light-hearted yet earthy tunes. The very first track of the album, Jinna kar lo gay pyar; a duet with Sukhbir Singh, is pitched at spreading the message of love and peace. The peppy number scores high these days among all recent singles while melodiously serving its aim.
Junaid Jamshed is a popular Pakistani singer and dress designer . He was born on 1964. . He came to the limelight as front man of pop group Vital Signs in 1987 with the song Dil Dil Pakistan and remained a youth icon through the 1990s. n 1994, he released his debut solo album "Junaid of Vital Signs" which became an immediate national hit He is very popular Pop Singer . He is also a popular dress designer with his many boutiques in major cities across Pakistan.
Abrar ul Haq, one of Pakistan's most popular singer, with his melodious songs, hilarious lyric, catchy tones, and at times meaningful songs has made himself known throughout the world. So far, he has released 6 musical albums, that all contained mixture of Bhangra, POP, and a hint of RnB. Starting from his first album, Billo, upto Parmeen, his lyrics have always made people smile. Yet, his songs such as Alm-e-Baghawat or Sajni Ki Aankhon Mein Aansoo or December have always brought tears to the eyes of the listeners.
Begum Abida Parveen, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, a Pakistani singer, Queen of Sufi Music, is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music. Her forte is the kafi and the ghazal, and she is known for her particularly stunning voice, as well as her vivid musical imagination. Abida sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki, Punjabi and Persian. She has attained legendary status in South Asia, especially within her home province of Sindh, Pakistan.Abida Parveen embarked upon her professional career from Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, in 1973. Her first hit was the Sindhi song “Tuhinje zulfan jay band kamand widha”. This song had been sung by many other Sindhi singers before her, but Abida brought her own unique style to it, rooted in classical music.
