Nazia Iqbal
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| Birth name | Nazia Iqbal | |
| Born | April 15, 1976 (age 30)? Shah Dara, Pakistan |
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| Genre(s) | Pop Folkloric |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Instrument(s) | ? | |
| Years active | 2000–present | |
| Label(s) | Various | |
Nazia Iqbal (Urdu: نازیه اقبال) is popular Pakistani singer. She has fan base stretching from Pashtoo speaking parts of Pakistan to southern parts of Afghanistan. Her recognition throughout Afghanistan in recent years is counted as a major achievement for the singer. Nazia sings in several languages: Pashto, Urdu, Punjabi and Persian.
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[edit] Origin
Nazia was born in Shah Dara, Swat in North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Her family later moved to Peshawar. It was here that Nazia developed an interest in music. She started singing at the age of 6 as a child star on Pakistan's Peshawar Television Center and Radio Pakistan-Peshawar. Thereon, her fame gained momentum among tribal areas of Pakistan where she sang in events. Her professional career started when she released, at the turn of millennium, her first recorded album.
[edit] Career
As of 2006, Nazia has three albums recorded to her credit. Her first album Paigham was released in 2000. Since then she has released two more: De Okhko Baran and Rasha Rasha. Both of these albums contain renditions of other popular songs of Hindi films as well as Pashto and Persian songs from Afghanistan.
[edit] Popularity
Voted as one of the top contemporary singers of Pakistan, she ranks second to Gulnar Begum as all time most celebrated Pashto singer. She is referred to in Pakistan and Afghanistan by the title Queen of Pashto Music.
[edit] Personal Life
On October 5, 2004, Nazia married Afghan musician Javed Fiza. The following year, she gave birth to a baby girl whom they named Meena.
