Shazia Manzoor | |
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Born | Country, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1992 - present |
Shazia Manzoor (Punjabi, Urdu: شازیه منظور ) is a Pakistani singer from Rawalpindi who now resides in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 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, and also sings Urdu songs as well. She is popular for her songs like Aaja Soniya, Mahi Aavega, Maye Ni Kinnu Akhan, Chann Mere Makkhna and Dhol Mahia, etc. She has also performed at some charity concerts. Shazia was introduced in 1992 by Umar Shareef as she stated in her interview during Noor Jehan tribute with Zille Huma.
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.
Shazia Manzoor has also done film playback singing for many films including film Ishq Khuda (2013). Her singing in this commercially successful film was widely praised by the public.