Saira Naseem | |
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سائرہ نسیم | |
Born | |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1987 - present |
Awards | 4 Nigar Awards |
Saira Naseem is a Pakistani singer who formerly was a playback singer in the Lollywood films during the era of 1990s. She has received 4 Best Playback Singer Nigar Awards. [1]
Naseem started her singing career in the film Hum Se Hai Zamana, which was released in 1987. She sang a chorus song for the film along with A. Nayyar, Munir Hussain, and Masood Rana. There on, her career as a playback vocalist kept moving forward and she sang 55 songs in 81 Urdu and Punjabi movies. Apart from film songs, she also sings poems, ghazals, and naats. [2] [3] [4]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Given for/by | Ref. |
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1995 | Nigar Award | Best playback female singer | Won | Jungle Ka Qanoon (film) | [1] |
1996 | Nigar Award | Best playback female singer (Along with Shazia Manzoor) | Won | Chor Machaaey Shor (film) | [1] |
1998 | Nigar Award | Best playback female singer | Won | Choorian (film) | [1] |
2000 | Nigar Award | Best playback female singer | Won | Mehndi Waley Hath (film) | [1] |
2022 | Superstar Award | Singer | Won | Radio Pakistan | [5] |
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