Shazia Manzoor | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Known for | Pakistani Punjabi folk songs |
| Awards | 2 Nigar Awards in 1996 and 1998 |
Shazia Manzoor (Punjabi, Urdu: شازیہ منظُور ) is a Pakistani playback and folk singer. She is known for her song, "Chann Meray Makhna".
Shazia Manzoor was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. She first started singing by performing at college shows at Rawalpindi.[1] Shazia Manzoor was trained in music by Ustad Feroz of Gwalior gharana.[2]
She is a popular singer in Pakistan and India; and among the Punjabi diaspora. Shazia Manzoor sings mostly Punjabi music. She sang various Punjabi folk songs and Punjabi Sufi poems. She also sometimes sings Urdu songs.
She is popular for her following songs:
She has also performed at some charity concerts after the 2010 Pakistan floods to raise funds for the flood victims.[2] Shazia was introduced in 1992 by the popular comedian, Umer Shareef, as she stated in her interview during a tribute to Noor Jehan with Zille Huma.[2][3][4]
She was a featured artist for Coke Studio (Pakistan) (Season 8 in 2015). She has performed at the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in London.[1][4]
Her performance in Coke Studio Season 8, Episode 6 has received critical acclaim for the Awadhi wedding song "Hare Hare Bans" along with Ustad Rizwan and Ustad Muazzam.[5]
Shazia Manzoor has also done film playback singing for films including Pal Do Pal (1999 film) and Ishq Khuda (2013). Her singing in the 2003 commercially successful film was widely praised by the public.[6]
