Masuma Anwar
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Masuma Anwar
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| birth_name = Masuma Anwar
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| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Sufi, folk
| occupation = Physician, singer-songwriter, musician
| years_active = 2006–present
| awards =
| label = Fire Records,
| associated_acts = Coke Studio, Strings, Faakhir, Pritam
| website =
}}
Masuma Anwar is a Pakistani pediatric doctor, singer-songwriter and musician. She rose to prominence with her cover singles of folk-songs such as "Ve Assan Tenu Ki Akhna", "Ve main chori chori" and "Neyu La leya".[http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season9/masooma-anwar.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Artists%20-%20Masuma%20Anwar Profile of Masuma Anwar on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website] Retrieved 15 April 2018
Early life and career
After completing her bachelors of medicine and surgery from Frontier Medical College, she released her first album Dhola in 2008 and received critical appraisal. She completed her medical degree in 2011 and released three more albums including Nigah-e-Karam, Apna Mukaam Paida Kar and Kamli. Kamli added further recognition for her singing career and she received Best Emerging Talent – Music nomination at the 15th Lux Style Awards.{{cite web|title=Lux Style Awards 2015 nominees announced|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/922031/lux-style-awards-2015-nominees-announced/|publisher=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=15 April 2018}}
As a singer, she was inspired by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, Ustad Muhammad Juman and the popular folk singer Reshma.
In 2012, she made her Bollywood debut in film Cocktail,{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/408675/a-cocktail-of-voices-from-india-and-pakistan/|title=A cocktail of voices from India and Pakistan|work=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=15 July 2012|accessdate=15 April 2018}} and was praised for her song "Luttna".{{cite news|title=Cocktail film – Music review |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m062112075846|first=Atta|last=Khan|work=Planet Bollywoood|date=15 July 2012|accessdate=15 April 2018}} In 2016, she recorded her first song "Naina Roye", for Pakistani film Maalik, that became popular.{{cite news|title=The ticket: Maalik: let the (patriot) games begin|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1250513|first=Omair|last=Alavi|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|date=10 April 2016|accessdate=15 April 2018}} In the same year, she made her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9,{{cite web|title=Coke Studio 9 artists list revealed|url=http://www.thenewsteller.com/showbiz/coke-studio-9-artists-list-revealed/37763/|publisher=The News Teller|date=17 June 2016|accessdate=15 April 2018|archive-date=18 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618151158/http://www.thenewsteller.com/showbiz/coke-studio-9-artists-list-revealed/37763/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news | title = Here's what to expect from Coke Studio 9 | url = http://images.dawn.com/news/1175744 | first = Maliha | last = Rehman | newspaper = Dawn|location=Pakistan| date = 4 July 2016 | accessdate =15 April 2018}} as a part of team Faakhir.{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/coke-studio-pakistan-undergoes-major-revamp-season-9-artiste-line-revealed-683149|title='Coke Studio Pakistan' undergoes major revamp in Season 9; artiste line-up revealed|first=Arka|last=Sengupta|newspaper=International Business Times|date=17 June 2016|accessdate=15 April 2018}}
Discography
=Film=
=''Coke Studio''=
- 2016 Jhaliya with Javed Bashir in Episode 6 : Coke Studio Pakistan (Season 9)
=Albums=
- Dhola
- Nigah-e-Karam
- Apna Mukaam Paida Kar
- Kamli
=Singles=
- "Kalaam-e-Faiz" (2015)
- "Safar ul Ishq" (2015)
- "Maza muft ka" (2014)
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Awards ! Category ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
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| rowspan="2"|2006
| rowspan="2"|MTV Pakistan Awards | Best Singer – Female | rowspan="2"| |
| Best Breakthrough Performance
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| 2015
| Best Emerging Talent – Music | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{patari artist|Masuma-Anwar|Masuma Anwar}}
- [http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season9/masooma-anwar.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Artists%20-%20Masuma%20Anwar Masuma Anwar] at Coke Studio
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Category:Pakistani women singers
Category:Pakistani ghazal singers
Category:Musicians from Islamabad
Category:Performers of Sufi music
Category:Punjabi-language singers
Category:Pakistani folk singers