Nazia Hassan

Nazia Hassan is a famous Urdu singer, songwriter, lawyer, and social activist based in Pakistan. She was born on 3 April 1965 in Karachi, Pakistan, and is popularly known as the most influential singer in the subcontinent. Her father, Basir Hassan, was a businessman, and her mother, Muniza Basir, was an active social worker. She has two singer siblings, Zoheb Hassan Zoheb Hassan is a famous Pakistani songwriter, sin >> Read More... , and Zara Hassan. She graduated in Business Administration and Economics from Richmond American University, London, and holds an LLB degree from the London University. Nazia worked at United Nations Women International Leadership Program as an intern and later worked for United Nations Security Council. Nazia married Mirza Ishtiaq Baig, a businessman, on 30 March 1995.

Her married life had always been problematic and filled with difficulties, and she separated from Mirza in 2000. She has a son with Ishtiaq named Arez Hassan, born on 7 April 1997. She was an active member of many social organizations, was the founder of Battle Against Narcotics (BAN), and worked for children, youth, and women in distress in Karachi. Nazia Hassan was appointed as a cultural ambassador by UNICEF in 1991. She also won Pride of Performance, a Pakistani civilian award. Nazia started her singing career at the of 15 in London in the film Qurbaani by Feroz Khan Feroz Khan is a legendary Indian film actor, edito >> Read More... . She sang the song Aap Jaisa Koi for the movie with British-Indian music composer, Biddu. She won the Best Female Playback Singer Filmfare Award for the song in 1981 and became the first Pakistani singer to win Filmfare Award at the youngest age.

The first album by Nazia Hassan was Disco Deewane, released in 1981 and became a widely loved song and was a hit in West Indies, Latin America, and Russia. Nazia Hassan and her brother Zoheb Hassan sang and performed in various shows and have sold over 65 million records worldwide. She hosted a pop-music stage show, Music'89, in 1989 by Shoaib Mansoor Shoaib Mansoor is a very talented and appreciated >> Read More... . Nazia and Zoheb were the first South Asian Singers to be signed by EMI Group, an international music company. Some of the masterpieces by Nazia Hassan are albums: Boom Boom Boom Boom is a reality show which was aired on Gem >> Read More... (1982), Young Tarang (1984), Hotline (1987), and Camera Camera (1992), and soundtracks for films: Qurbani (1980), Star (1982), Dilwaala (1986), Main Balwaan (1986), Student of The Year (2012), and many more.

Nazia Hassan died on 13 August 2000 due to lung cancer in London at 35. On 10 August, she has admitted to North London Hospice as her health condition deteriorated. She died after getting discharged from the hospital post a pulmonary embolism. After her death, her parents founded Nazia Hassan Foundation in 2003 to help needy people regardless of caste, creed, and religion. In her short life span, Nazia became one of the most popular Pakistani celebrities in the music industry and the first Pakistani singer to make it to the British Charts.