Humera Arshad
حمیرا ارشد
OccupationSinger
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2004⁠–⁠2019)
Musical career
Also known asHumera
OriginLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
GenresPop
Years active2000–present
LabelsNone

Humaira Arshad or Humera Arshad (Punjabi, Urdu: حمیرا ارشد) is a Pakistani pop singer from Lahore born in 1975.[1]

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.[2][3]

She is a folk, pop, culture, and ghazal singer who has been classically trained.[2] 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.[3]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Coke Studio

Personal life

Arshad married film actor Ahmed Butt in 2004. They divorced in 2019.[5][6]

Television shows

Television series Role TV Channel
Ainak Wala Jin[2][3] (1993 TV Show for kids) Toofani Nagan[2][3] PTV One

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ Khurram Anis (13 January 2002). "SPOTLIGHT: A long night of music". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Profile of Humera Arshad on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Retrieved 10 May 2020
  3. ^ a b c d e "Humaira Arshad honoured for service to Pakistani music". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ Humera Arshad's Naat album launch next week Dawn (newspaper), Published 22 June 2015, Retrieved 10 May 2020
  5. ^ Adnan Lodhi (23 April 2019). "Singer Humaira Arshad, model Ahmad Butt's divorce finalized". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ Singer Humaira Arshad moves on after 14 years of marriage Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 23 April 2019, Retrieved 10 May 2020