Nooran Sisters

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Nooran Sisters
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Nooran Sisters in 2016
Background information
BornSultana – (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 (age 32)
Jyoti – (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30)
Origin Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Genres Sham Chaurasia gharana
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Members
  • Sultana Nooran
  • Jyoti Nooran

Nooran Sisters are Sultana Nooran (born 14 June 1992) and Jyoti Nooran (born 24 February 1994), [1] an Indian devotional Sufi singing duo. [2] Born to a family of Sufi musicians, they perform Sham Chaurasia gharana classical music. [3] They gained public recognition in 2012, when their song "Tung Tung" was featured on MTV Sound Trippin of MTV India [4] [5] and was used in the soundtrack for the 2015 film Singh is Bling . [6]

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Nooran Sisters released their first album, Yaar Gariban Da, in 2015. [7] The same year, they received their first major awards, for the song "Patakha Guddi", which appeared in the film Highway , including two Mirchi Music Awards—for Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocalist (Female) of the Year. [8] They were also decorated at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards and the Screen Awards. [9] [10] The duo additionally received the Best Playback Singer (Female) award at the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, for the song "Yaar Di Gali", in 2017. [8] [11]

Early life and background

Sultana and Jyoti Nooran trained from early childhood under their father, Ustad Gulshan Mir (or Meer), [12] grandson of Bibi Nooran, a Sufi singer, [13] and son of Swarn Nooran, a Sufi singer of the 1970s. [6] According to Mir, the family was on hard times, and he gave music lessons to support them. [14] The sisters were not able to obtain formal elementary education. [12]

When Sultana was seven and Jyoti five, Mir discovered their talent while they were playing at home and singing a Bulleh Shah kalam they had heard from their grandmother. [6] Mir asked them if they could sing it with instruments. They sang with a perfect beat along to instruments such as the tabla and harmonium. [15]

The Nooran sisters had their first television appearance on the Doordarshan Punjabi show Jashan Di Raat, in 2005. Jyoti as a solo artist participated in the singing show Nikki Awaz Punjab Di on the Punjabi channel MH1, in 2007. [16] In 2010, they were noticed by Iqbal Mahal, a music promoter from Canada, who helped them perform to a wider audience. [3]

Career

The Nooran sisters rose to fame with their song "Tung Tung" through the talent hunt series MTV Sound Trippin on MTV India, in 2012. [4] They were introduced to the competition by Hindi film music composer Sneha Khanwalkar. [16] The song was subsequently used in the soundtrack for Akshay Kumar's 2015 film Singh Is Bliing. [6] Later the same year, they performed on MTV Unplugged and Coke Studio with the song "Allah Hoo", which turned into a YouTube sensation. [15]

On 2 September 2015, they released their first album, Yaar Gariban Da, containing five tracks and produced by MS Records. [7] In 2017, they received the Best Playback Singer (Female) award from Filmfare Awards Punjabi for the song "Yaar Di Gali", which was included in the 2016 film Channo Kamli Yaar Di . [8] [11] Their song "Baajre Di Raakhi", from the film Krazzy Tabbar, earned them a nomination for the same award a year later. [17]

The duo collaborated with musicians Memba and EVAN GIIA on the song "For Aisha", which was featured in the 2019 film The Sky Is Pink [15] and the 2022 Disney+ series Ms. Marvel . [18] Jyoti went on to record songs in several Tamil-language films for composer D. Imman, including Paayum Puli (2015) and Bogan (2017). [16]

The sisters got their first break in Hindi cinema with music director A. R. Rahman in the 2014 movie Highway , with the song "Patakha Guddi". [15] The track topped Hindi film music charts [3] and earned them two Mirchi Music Awards in 2015, in the categories Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocalist (Female) of the Year, [8] [11] as well as the Best Music Debut Award at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards and the Best Female Playback Singer award at the Screen Awards. [9] [10] [6] [15]

Personal lives

Jyoti married Kunal Passi in 2014. Her parents disapproved of the marriage and filed a legal case of underage marriage, [19] as they claimed Jyoti's matriculation certificate showed her as 16 years of age at the time. After legal proceedings, the family conceded to the marriage. [20] Passi acts as the manager of the sisters' performances. [12] Sultana is also married and has a son. [16]

Jyoti has performed solo on a few occasions. When asked about taking up a solo career, she answered, "Please don't recommend it. We complete each other". [21]

In August 2022, Jyoti filed for divorce from her husband and accused him of harassment. [22]

Discography

Albums

Key
 Denotes songs sung by Jyoti Nooran alone

Film songs

YearFilmSongComposer(s)Co-artist(s)Notes
2014 Highway "Patakha Guddi" A. R. Rahman
2015 Singh Is Bliing "Tung Tung Baje" Sneha Khanwalkar Diljit Dosanjh
Dum Laga Ke Haisha "Dum Laga Ke Haisha" Anu Malik Kailash Kher
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns "Ghani Bawri" Krsna Solo
Paayum Puli "Naa Soodana Mogini" D. Imman Tamil film
2016 Sultan "Tuk Tuk" Vishal-Shekhar Vishal Dadlani
Mirzya "Mirzya" Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Daler Mehndi, Sain Zahoor, Akhtar Chanal Zahri
"Hota Hai"
"Ek Nadi Thi" Mohan Kannan
Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur "Bol Maaye" Harry Baweja Punjabi film
Dangal "Idiot Banna" Pritam
2017 Jab Harry Met Sejal "Jee Ve Sohaneya"
"Butterfly" Dev Negi, Sunidhi Chauhan, Aman Trikha
Qarib Qarib Singlle "Khatam Kahani" Vishal Mishra Vishal Mishra
Bogan "Kooduvittu Koodu"D. Imman Aravind Swamy Tamil film
Tiger Zinda Hai "Tera Noor"Vishal-Shekhar
2018 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 "Kesariya Jugni" Anjjan Bhattacharya Amit Gupta
Manmarziyaan "Hallaa" Amit Trivedi Romi
Zero "Tanha Hua" Tanishk Bagchi Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
2019 Bharat "Aaya Na Tu"Vishal-Shekhar
2021 Qismat 2 "Kis Mod Te" B Praak B PraakPunjabi film [23]
2022 Raksha Bandhan "Bidaai (Reprise)" Himesh Reshammiya Romy
Laal Singh Chaddha "Tur Kalleyan (Version 2)"Pritam
2023 Kuttey "Ek Aur Dhan Te Nan" Vishal Bhardwaj Hanumankind
Khufiya "Bujhe Bujhe" Rahul Ram
8 A.M. Metro "Woh Khuda"Mark K Robin
Bhagavanth Kesari "Jaaguda Jaaguda" Thaman S Telugu film
Guntur Kaaram "Dum Masala" Sanjith Hegde

Awards and nominations

YearCategoryNominated SongAlbumResultRef(s)
Mirchi Music Awards
2014 Female Vocalist of the Year "Patakha Guddi" Highway Won [24]
Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year
2015 Indie Pop Song of the Year"Teriyaan Tu Jaane" Coke Studio @ MTV – S04E01 Nominated [25]
2017 "Kamli"- [26]
Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi
2015Female Vocalist of the Year"Jinde meriye" Qissa Panjab Won [27]

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