Alycia Dias

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Alycia Dias
Birth nameAlycia Dias
Born (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992 (age 31)
Karachi, Pakistan
Genres
  • Rock
  • Pop
  • Jazz,
  • Ballad
OccupationPlayback Singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–present

Alycia Dias is a Pakistani playback singer, who is best known for singing the Urdu language serials. Her career began with her participation in the reality show LG Awaaz Banaye Star, where she became the semi-finalist at the age of 17. [1] She made her debut as a lead vocalist by singing the title song of the 2012 Turkish serial Noor in Urdu language. She has won Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack for her song "Dil-e-Muztar" for the 2013 romantic drama Dil-e-Muztar that aired on Hum TV. [2]

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Career

Dias started her career with LG Awaaz Banaey Star, where she won the contest at the age of 17. She started her playback singing career with the songs "Tum Hi Ho" and "Aag", which she sang with the band The Milestones. She then sang the theme song of Urdu dubbed Turkish serial Noor , which aired on Geo TV. [3] After this, she sang the theme song of Daagh aired on ARY Digital, which was also her debut OST for a television drama. She also sang the song "Yahan Zindagi Bhi Fareb Hai" for the serial Fareb on Express Entertainment. Her next song was for the Geo TV series Nanhi . Dias won the Best Original Soundtrack at the Hum Awards for singing the title song for the Hum TV's romantic serial Dil-e-Muztar, [4] and later sang the title song of the serial Intikam , which was aired on Geo Kahani. Alycia [5] next sang the song of Shukk with Nabeel Shaukat Ali which aired on ARY Digital. She also sang the soundtrack of the serial Pachtawa with Nabeel Shaukat Ali.

Alycia started her solo career with a single Sahara, which was released in 2016. [6] Alycia [7] was also one of the 48 musicians who rerecorded the National Anthem of Pakistan, re-visioned by Rohail Hyatt. [8]

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Discography

All Soundtracks

YearSongSerialChannelNotes
2012"Noor" Noor Geo TV
2012"Yeh Tamam Zindagi Daagh Hai" Daagh ARY Digital
2013"Yahan Zindagi Bhi Fareb Hai" Fareb Express Entertainment
2013"Choti Si Nanhi Si" Nanhi Geo TV
2013"Dil-e-Muztar" Dil-e-Muztar Hum TV Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack
2013"Kankar" Kankar Hum TV
2013"Intikam" Intikam Geo Kahani
2013"Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se" Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se Hum TV
2013"Pachtawa"Pachtawa ARY Digital
2014"Agar Shukk Dil Mein Ajaye" Shukk ARY Digital
2014"Saari Bhool Hamari Thi"Saari Bhool Hamari Thi Geo TV
2014"Kiya Hua Jo Choota Tera Pyaar" Iffet Geo Kahani [9]
2014"Jahan Ara "Jahan Ara ARY Zindagi
2014"Shehr-e-Ajnabi" Shehr-e-Ajnabi A-Plus Entertainment
2014"Hasti Hasati Subha"The Morning Show ARY News
2014"Kholo" MasterChef Pakistan Urdu 1
2014"Ishq Barra Beymaan Hai"Ishq Urdu 1
2014"Woh Bhi Bus Chup Rehti Thi" Chup Raho ARY Digital
2015"Hum Tere Nikah Main Hain" Nikah Hum TV
2015"Wafa Na Ashna" [10] Wafa Na Ashna PTV Home [11]
2015"Sohni Dharti" Coke Studio (season 8) [12] Coke Studio Channels
2015"Armaan" [13]
2015"Subh Ki Kahani"Subh Ki Kahani Geo TV
2017"Dil Nawaz" Dil Nawaz Aplus
2018"Mah-e-Tamaam" Mah-e-Tamaam Hum TV
2020"Doosri Dastak" [14] Mirage
2021"Adhuri Hoon Main" Aakhir Kab Tak Hum TV
2022"Tanhayi""Tanhayi"Alycia Dias Official

Singles

OSTs

Intezaar - Extended Play (EP)

Coke Studio

Alycia Dias appeared in Coke Studio (Pakistani season 8) and performed Sohni Dharti with various artists, and Armaan with the Band Siege. [12]

Albums

Alycia Dias released her debut album, Intezaar in 2022. [15] The album is produced and composed by Alex Shahbaz.

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