Humaira Arshad
{{short description|Pakistani pop singer from Lahore|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Humera Arshad
{{Nastaliq|حمیرا ارشد}}
|image =
|caption = Humaira Arshad (with Ahmed Butt)
|occupation = Singer
|years_active = 2000–present
|spouse = {{marriage|Ahmed Butt|2004|2019}}
| module = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes
|background = solo_singer
|alias = Humera
|origin =Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
|instrument =
|genre = Pop
|years_active = 2000–present
|label = None
}}
}}
Humaira Arshad or Humera Arshad (Punjabi, {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|حمیرا ارشد}}}}) is a Pakistani pop singer from Lahore born in 1975.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/020113/images9.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007184659/http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/020113/images9.htm |date= 13 January 2002|archivedate=7 October 2008|author=Khurram Anis|title=SPOTLIGHT: A long night of music |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|accessdate=10 May 2020}}
Career
She started her career as an actress in PTV Home's television series Ainak Wala Jin (a PTV show for children in the 1990s) where she played the role of Toofani Nagan.[https://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season11/humaira-arshad.html Profile of Humera Arshad on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805142023/https://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season11/humaira-arshad.html |date=5 August 2019 }} Retrieved 10 May 2020
She is a folk, pop, culture, and ghazal singer who has been classically trained. Her albums are Choori Kach Di and Gal Sun Dholna. Humaira says she used to accompany her mother to majlis for soaz khwani from an early age. She also musically trained under Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for some time.
Discography
=Albums=
- Choori Kach Di
- #"Ankheen Meri"
- #"Chori Kach Di"
- #"Dil Se"
- #"Give Me Chance"
- #"Hasda Hasanda"
- #"Jag Soo Gaya"
- #"Listen To Me"
- #"O Piya"
- #"Saanwre"
- #"Sada Hoon Apne Pyar Ki"
- #"Sham Ki Ankh"
- #"Uuf Allah"
- Gal Sun Dholna
- #"Aa ke Sapnoon Mein"
- #"Aai Re Raat Mehndi Ki"
- #"Aaja Paich Laraiye"
- #"Aashiqui Aashiqui"
- #"Akhan Tikhiyan"
- #"Ankhiyan De Vich"
- #"Dilbar Dil Ke"
- #"Gul Sun Dholna"
- #"Habibi Hayya Hayya"
- #"Main Nai Boldi"
- #"Mur Aawo Re Sayyan"
- #"Na Koe Jan Na Pehchan"
=Singles=
- "Aaja Paich Laraiye"
- "Aashiqui Aashiqui"
- "Akhan Tikhiyan"
- "Dilbar Dil Ke"
- "Gal Sun Dholna"
- "Main Nai Boldi"
- "Mur Aawo Re Sayyan"
- Naats, Hamd and a Ramadan Salaam[https://www.dawn.com/news/1189598/humeras-naat-album-launch-next-week Humera Arshad's Naat album launch next week] Dawn (newspaper), Published 22 June 2015, Retrieved 10 May 2020
=''Coke Studio''=
- (2017) "Kaatay Na Katay" alongside Aima Baig & Rachel Viccaji
- (2018) "Luddi Hai Jamalo" With Ali Sethi (Episode 11)
Personal life
Arshad married film actor Ahmed Butt in 2004. They divorced in 2019.{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1957109/4-singer-humaira-arshad-model-ahmad-butts-divorce-finalised/ |author=Adnan Lodhi |date=23 April 2019|title=Singer Humaira Arshad, model Ahmad Butt's divorce finalized|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|accessdate=10 May 2020}}[https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/04/23/singer-humaira-arshad-moves-on-after-14-years-of-marriage/ Singer Humaira Arshad moves on after 14 years of marriage] Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 23 April 2019, Retrieved 10 May 2020
Television shows
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Television series | Role | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Ainak Wala Jin (1993 TV Show for kids) | Toofani Nagan | PTV One |
Awards and recognition
- 'Pakistan Achievement Award' in 2015. She was given this award at a ceremony in London by an organization called 'Pakistan Achievement Awards UK and Europe'.{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/990906/humaira-arshad-gets-achievement-award/ |date=13 November 2015|title=Humaira Arshad honoured for service to Pakistani music|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|accessdate=11 May 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3674397}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Pakistani pop singers
Category:Pakistani playback singers