Irene Perveen

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Irene Parveen
GenresFilm playback singing
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocalist
Years active1958 1972

Irene Perveen also spelled as Irene Parveen is a Pakistani playback singer from the 1960s, who mainly sang for Pakistani films. She gained popularity for her film song, "Tumhi ho mehboob mere" for Shabab Kiranvi's Aaina (1966). [1]

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Career

In the beginning, Irene used to sing in Radio Pakistan's music programs. [2] She started her career in the film Noor-e-Islam in 1957. She sang some popular duets with Masood Rana and Ahmed Rushdi. She later sang many hit songs for 31 films including one super-hit song in film Aina (1966), Tum Hee Ho Mehboob Meray, with lyrics by Khawaja Pervez and music by M Ashraf. In the 1960s, she was the most suitable female singer to sing comedy or parody songs, and sang many comedy songs with Ahmad Rushdi and Masood Rana. [1] [3]

Personal life

Irene married Cecil Samuel, a man from a prominent Peshawari family. She has lived in England since 1983. [1] [3]

Irene sang around 800 Urdu and Punjabi film songs. Some of her popular songs are:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Amjad Parvez (23 June 2019). "The iconic playback singer of yesteryears Irene Perveen". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "ریڈیو کیلئے گلوکارہ آئرن پروین کی خدمات". Nawai Waqt. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Five Pakistani-Christian singers who were the mainstay of Lollywood's golden years". Scroll.in website. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.