Hadiqa Kiyani
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| Hadiqa Kiyani | |
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| Birth name | Hadiqa Kiyani |
| Born | August 11 1974 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Origin | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Musician |
| Years active | 1996 - Present |
| Label(s) | Sound Master |
| Website | http://www.hadiqakiani.net |
Hadiqa Kiyani (Urdu: حدیقہ کیانی) (born August 11 1974, Rawalpindi, Pakistan) is one of the most famous Pakistani female pop stars. She holds a Masters degree in Psychology. Hadiqa has held several concerts all over the world. She was the first person to adopt an earthquake victim child.
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[edit] Life & Career
She began her career as a child star in musical program "Angan Angan Taray" and used to be the blue eyed girl of Sohail Rana's Rang Barangi Dunya; a weekly musical. She represented Pakistan in International children festivals in Turkey, Jordan, Bulgaria, and Greece and was bestowed upon with top medals.
Her first album, Raaz (1996) was an instant hit same was the case with Roshni (1999) her second album. Third album Rung(2002) topped Pakistani charts. Hadiqa's collaboration with Adnan Sami Khan on Sargam nurtured the embryonic star towards real success. She is working on album with guitar guru Aamir Zaki.
She had the opportunity to work with Bally Sagoo; performed once again as the first Asian in front of a 16 million strong audience. Afterwards she worked on two more shows with Bally Sagoo for BBC 2 and ITV before moving to perform in the U.S. Her U.S. tour covered 15 states and a show in Canada too. Her mother writes lyrics for her and her brother is her manager. Hadiqa performed in Houston on August 13, 2005. The show was at Sam Houston Race Park. It was attend by over 15000 people. Chief guest of the show was Sheila Jackson Lee who is a member of the US House of Representatives.
During August 14, 2005, Hadiqa was awarded the "Tamghai Imtiaz" by the Government of Pakistan. For acknowledging the services of Hadiqa in the field of music and bringing good name to the country for over a decade. The ceremony in which she was given the award took place on March 23, 2006. Hadiqa has also played a huge part in the reconstruction of Pakistan after the earthquake that struck Pakistan back in 2005, she also adopted a son that had lost its parents in the earthquake.
During August 2006, she released a new single titles "Mehr Ma", that has gained huge popularity. This song is a single released from a brand new album coming soon of the same name.
Hadiqa is the first Pakistani (Main Stream) Artist to release a complete English Album called "Rough Cut."
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Singles
Hadiqa has released many singles which are mostly from her last 3 albums. Her single Mehr Ma has gained her a lot of popularity. She has also released two single from her album Rough Cut All The Same and Living this lie. Her latest single is Zindagi which explains the life of children.
[edit] Videos
Hadiqa Kiyani has released many successful videos. Music video of "Mann Di Mauj" from her very first album raaz is set in a Kahmiri setting. Her video of Duppatta from her second album roshni is a based on the sci-fi film Matrix .
[edit] Quotes
- "It's in me. It's all the time in my mind, everywhere."
- "One must have a goal in life to look forward to."
[edit] Awards & Achievements
- First Asian female singer signed by Pepsi cola International (Second female in the world after Gloria Estefan).
- First Asian singer to perform on the British National Lottery Live BBC1 (estimated viewership 16.6 million).
- Performed on several International Events such as “Celebration Hong Kong 97” (other performers included Lisa Stansfield, Wet Wet Wet, Michael Learns to Rock, ALL
- Debut Album “RAAZ” sold more than 400,000 copies.
- Second Album “ROSHNI” sold over 500,000 copies.
- Won various Awards as a play back singer for famous musical movie “SARGAM”(Music Composer ADNAN SAMI KHAN).
- Won “NTM Viewer’s choice award” for the best Female Singer of Pakistan (1990-1995).8) Won PTV World viewer’s choice award for the best female singer (Year 2000).
- Won PTV World viewer’s choice award for the best female singer (Year 2000).
- Performed live concerts in USA, Canada, U.K, Middle East, Far East, Australia and Norway.
- Signed by “Lever Brothers” for Celebrity endorsement of LIPTON YELLOW LABEL.
