1. Nazia Hassan was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, lawyer, political analyst and philanthropist.
42 Facts About Nazia Hassan
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Nazia Hassan received praise for the single, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer at the age of 15 in 1981, becoming the first Pakistani to win and currently remains the youngest recipient of the award to date.
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Nazia Hassan followed up with the albums Boom Boom in 1982, part of which was used as the soundtrack of the film Star, Young Tarang in 1984, and Hotline in 1987.
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Nazia Hassan's success played a key role in shaping Pakistani pop music scene.
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Nazia Hassan was a recipient of Pakistan's civilian award, Pride of Performance.
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Nazia Hassan was married to businessman Ishtiaq Baig from 1995 to 2000, with whom she had a son.
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Nazia Hassan died on 13 August 2000 at the age of 35 due to lung cancer in London.
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Nazia Hassan was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and brought up in Karachi and London.
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Nazia Hassan was the daughter of Basir Hassan, a businessman, and Muniza Basir, an active social worker.
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Nazia Hassan was the sister of singers Zoheb Hassan and Zara Hassan.
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The song turned to be a huge success in India, and Nazia Hassan quickly gained recognition and acclaim.
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In 1981, Nazia Hassan won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback for the song, becoming the youngest to win at age 15 as well as being the first Pakistani to win the award.
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Nazia Hassan promptly collaborated with Biddu on numerous other projects; in 1981, she became the first playback singer to release an album.
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The album became a mega-hit and Nazia Hassan became an established pop singer in Pakistan; the album featured vocals by her brother Zohaib Nazia Hassan.
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Nazia Hassan was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, although this time she did not win.
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Nazia Hassan hosted another show, Dhanak on PTV in the same year.
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Biddu composed a song, "Made in India" and he wanted Nazia Hassan to sing it.
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Nazia Hassan received her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics from the Richmond American University in London.
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Nazia Hassan married Karachi-based businessman Mirza Ishtiaq Baig on 30 March 1995.
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Nazia Hassan's marriage was full of problems and difficulties, and she divorced Baig 3 months before her death.
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Nazia Hassan accused her ex-husband of physical abuse and for poisoning her in a testimony given to the UK High Court before her death.
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Baig claims that Nazia Hassan was his wife until death.
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Nazia Hassan accused her husband of cheating on her with a Pakistani actress.
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Nazia Hassan revealed how her ex-husband forced her to give statements to the media that they were living happily.
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Nazia Hassan said that she would rather die than live with Ishtiaq Baig as he caused her more pain than cancer.
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Nazia Hassan has a son Imran Baig was born on in 1984 and with his first wife Hazel who was a Filipina dancer.
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Ishtiaq and Nazia Hassan had a son, Arez Hassan, born on 7 April 1997.
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Nazia Hassan worked for children, youth and women in distress residing in the underprivileged areas of Karachi.
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Nazia Hassan supported the Inner Wheel Club of India and helped raise funds for it.
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Nazia Hassan is credited for her part in the introduction of mobile clinics in Lyari Town, to make medicine more accessible to those deprived.
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Nazia Hassan worked with Javed Jabbar, former Information minister, to raise funds for children in Tharparkar and Rajasthan.
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Nazia Hassan went to a large number of schools to hand out toys to poor children and gave talks on the subject of social awareness for the under-privileged.
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Nazia Hassan died of lung cancer in London on 13 August 2000 at the age of 35.
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Nazia Hassan had been admitted to the North London Hospice three days earlier when her condition deteriorated.
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Nazia Hassan showed signs of mild recovery the day before she died and it was thought that the doctors would allow her to go home.
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Nazia Hassan died within minutes of having a pulmonary embolism.
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Nazia Hassan is frequently compared to Princess Diana, as she was known to possess a "heart of gold".
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In 2007, Ahmad Haseeb created the documentary A Music Fairy in a tribute to Nazia Hassan which was screened at Kara Film Festival and University of Ankara.
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Nazia Hassan received a Filmfare Award in 1980 for Best Female Playback Singer, as well as another nomination for the same award in 1983.
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In 1988 Nazia Hassan was awarded Nigar Award for Best Compere.
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Nazia Hassan is the recipient of the Pride of Performance, an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the field of literature, art, sports, science and education".
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Nazia Hassan is the recipient of a Golden Disc Award.