Islamabad, Aug 13: Today marks 24th death anniversary of the legendary Nazia Hassan, the iconic Pakistani singer who left an indelible mark on the music industry where fans and admirers around the world through media platforms have paid tributes to the ‘Queen of Pop’ on her special day.
She lived a very short life of just 35 years but climbed the highest peaks of name and fame in the music world. Nazia was born on April 3, 1965, in Karachi, PTV news channel reported. Nazia Hassan began her singing career during the late 1970s‚ when she appeared on several television shows on PTV as a child artist.
Her professional career started at the age of fifteen when she provided the lead vocals for the song “Aap Jaisa Koi” from the 1980 Indian film Qurbani and in 1981 won Film fare Award for it. In 1981‚ Nazia Hassan became the first playback singer to release an album after the release of her first album “Disco Deewane”. In 1988‚ Nazia and her brother Zoheb appeared with music expert Sohail Rana in his Television Program Sung Sung.
In the following year Nazia and Zoheb hosted the groundbreaking show music 89. Nazia hosted another show “Dhanak” on PTV in the same year 1989. The Government of Pakistan has conferred upon Nazia Hassan the Highest Civilian Award Pride Of Performance. Nazia died of lung cancer in London on August 13‚ 2000 at the age of 35.
