Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch

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Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch قراۃ العین بلوچ
Birth name	Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
Born	3 (1988) (age 26) Aradan, Iran
Origin	Pakistan
Genres	Pop, Progressive rock, Folk, Classical
Occupations	Singer, Musician, Composer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2011–present
Associated acts	Jal Band, Coke Studio, Qayaas, Shiraz Uppal
Website	Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch.com

Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch (Urdu: قراۃ العین بلوچ‎) is a Pakistani singer, musician and composer.^[1] She has won two Lux Style Award for song Woh Humsafar Tha from the serial Humsafar.

Personal life

Baloch was born on 4 March 1988 into a Muslim family in Aradan, Iran but when she was three year old she moved to Pakistan with her family. She did her matriculation from Kehkashan Army Public School, Multan and she has earned a Bachelors degree in IT essentials Multimedia from George Mason University, United States.

Baloch started her career with cover song Ankhian Nu Ren De was the starter for her career. Even though she had no classical training, she was heavily inspired by Sufi musicians, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, and specially Reshma, among others. Her song "Panchi", which she recorded with Jal Band in Coke Studio, raised her profile. In 2012, she started working with Saad Sultan. Balouch sung the title song Woh Humsafar Tha of one of the most popular dramas of Hum TV, Humsafar starring Fawad Afzal Khan, Mahira Khan and Naveen Waqar.

In 2012, Quratulain Balouch performed at Philharmonic orchestra for the BBC Asian network Queens of Melody in London.

Year	Song	Note
2011	Ankhian Nu Ren De	Cover Music Video
2011	Woh Humsafar Tha	Humsafars title song
2012	Ma e Ni	Cover Music Video
	Panchi	duet with Jal Band in Coke Studio
	"Dekha Na Tha"	duet with Bilal Khan
	"Roshan Sitara"	Roshan Sitara's title song
2013	"Naina Tere"	Mera Pehla Pyar's title song, sung with Shiraz Uppal
	"Uss Paar"	duet with Qayaas
	"Mera Ishq"	Cover music Video

Year	Award	Serial	Song	Category	Result
2012	Lux Style Awards	Humsafar	"Woh Humsafar Tha"	Best Singer	Won
2012	Lux Style Awards	Humsafar	"Woh Humsafar Tha"	Best Original Soundtrack	Won
2013	Hum Award	Roshan Sitara	"Jab Se Roshan Sitara"	Best Original Soundtrack	Nominated

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