Humaira Channa

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Humaira Channa
Born
حمیرا چنا

(1966-02-26) February 26, 1966 (age 58)
Occupation(s)Film playback singer,
Nigar Awards
in 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997

Humaira Channa, also known as Humera Channa (born on 22 Jun 1966

Mehnaz
.

Early life and career

Humaira Channa entered the Pakistani entertainment industry influenced by her father who was already a filmmaker. She first sang for her father's film at the age of nine.

Pakistani television
, Karachi. She rose to fame in the early 1990s. She sings in Urdu, Punjabi, Saraiki and Sindhi languages. She has sung over a thousand songs in her career until 2016.

Initially Humaira Channa was a substitute singer for

Pakistani film industry. In 2017, some of the iconic playback singers of Pakistan were complaining about lack of work provided to them due to introduction of new trends in Pakistani film industry where the emphasis now is on pop musicians and music bands instead of film songs that these playback singers used to sing.[3][4]

Humaira Channa has gone on concert tours to the United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh and across Europe.[5]

Television

Humaira Channa has sung the title songs for the following television drama series:

Coke Studio (Pakistan)

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ "Biography of Singer Humaira Channa, Legend Singer of Sindh". Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Profile of Humaira Channa on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Retrieved 18 September 2019
  3. ^ Adnan Lodhi (11 June 2017). "The fading out of Lollywood's iconic playback singers". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ Faizan Javed (11 February 2018). "Mystical music festival in full swing". The Nation (newspaper). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ Shahzeb Shaikh (6 October 2015). "The future of classical music doesn't look good in Pakistan: Humera Channa". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ Sarmad Khoosat to receive 'Pride of Performance' Award (includes award for Humaira Channa) Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 15 August 2016, Retrieved 2 December 2020

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