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Quratulain Balouch

Musical artist

Musical artist

Quratulain Balouch (Urdu: قرۃ العین بلوچ) is a Pakistani American singer-songwriter.[1][2] Also known as QB or the Humsafar Girl, she became popular for her title track "Woh Humsafar Tha" in Hum TV's serial Humsafar.[3]

Career

Balouch has no formal music education. She grew up listening to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Muhammad Juman, Pathanay Khan and others.[4]

Her singing career started with her cover of Reshma's "Ankhian Nu Ren De" in She came into the limelight when she featured alongside Jal in the song "Panchi" as part of season 4 of Coke Studio.[5][6] She rose to fame after her award-winning performance of "Woh Humsafar Tha" for drama serial Humsafar.[7]

In , she represented her country in a live performance with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.[8][4] In , she made her debut in Bollywood with song "Kaari Kaari" in film Pink.[9]

Discography

Soundtracks

Coke Studio Pakistan

Others

Year Song Note
"Ankhian Nu Ren De" Cover
"Mae Ni"
"Dekha Na Tha"
"Uss Paar" music video
"Mera Ishq"
"Peera" co-singer Khawar Jawad
"Koi Labda" Punjabi song
"Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" English song
"Bewafaiyan" Single
"Saaiyaan" Single[25]
"Mere Maula" Tribute to Amjad Sabri, sung with Ali Zafar and Ali Sethi
"Pyar Wyar" music video from Cornetto Pop Rock (season 1); co-singers Noori[26]
"Chal Diye" music video from Cornetto Pop Rock (season 2); co-singer Ali Azmat[27]
"COLORS" co-singer Jason Derulo
"Dil Karda Ay / Agar Tum Mil Jao" co-singer Ali Sethi
"Tak Meday Sona" co-singer Soch

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^Sheraz, Ummara (28 April ). "28 Pakistani Actors Who Hold Dual Citizenship". Lens. Retrieved 6 September
  2. ^Wattoo, Sahar (19 December ). "Pakistani industry's future is in good hands thanks to this talented lot - Daily Times". Daily Times. Retrieved 7 May
  3. ^Khan, Sher (30 September ). "Quratulain Balouch shines internationally". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 December
  4. ^ abFernandes, Kasmin (24 April ). "Qurat-ul-ain Balouch: Sufism answers my questions by all means". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September
  5. ^Mahmood, Rafay (8 August ). "Quratulain Balouch: Entering the murky waters of the music industry". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 September
  6. ^Sabeeh, Maheen (29 March ). "Ali Azmat and QB kill it with 'Chal Diye'". The News. Retrieved 23 September
  7. ^Goyal, Samarth (10 April ). "They call me the Humsafar Girl: Qurat-ul-ain Balouch". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 September
  8. ^Shetty, Deepika (29 December ). "Pakistani singer's career almost cut short after car accident theatened vocal cords". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 September
  9. ^IANS (31 August ). "Singing for Bollywood's 'Pink' became 'mandatory' for Pakistan singer Quratulain Balouch". Indian Express. Retrieved 23 September
  10. ^"Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch- Best Playback Singer Female Nominee - Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. Retrieved 3 April
  11. ^ARY Digital (24 March ). "Moray Saiyaan OST - Title Song By Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch & Uzair Jaswal - With Lyrics". Retrieved 22 September &#; via YouTube.
  12. ^"Qarz E Jaan: Yumna is Back on HUM". Hum TV.
  13. ^Rohail Hyatt (16 June ). "Panchi. Jal featuring Quratulain Balouch". Retrieved 17 August &#; via YouTube.
  14. ^Coke Studio (4 August ). "Sohni Dharti, Coke Studio Season 8". Retrieved 17 August &#; via YouTube.
  15. ^Coke Studio (22 August ). "Umair Jaswal & Quratulain Balouch, Sammi Meri Waar, Coke Studio Season 8, Episode 2". Retrieved 17 August &#; via YouTube.
  16. ^Coke Studio (5 August ). "Aye Rah-e-Haq Ke Shaheedo". Retrieved 17 August &#; via YouTube.
  17. ^Coke Studio (19 August ). "Baliye (Laung Gawacha), Quratulain Baloch & Haroon Shahid, Episode 2, Coke Studio 9". Retrieved 17 August &#; via YouTube.
  18. ^Coke Studio (23 September ). "Sab Jag Soye, Quratulain Balouch & Shuja Haider, Season Finale, Coke Studio Season 9". Retrieved 17 August &#; via YouTube.
  19. ^Coke Studio (4 August ). "The National Anthem of Pakistan". Retrieved 17 August &#; via YouTube.
  20. ^Coke Studio (18 August ). "Kaavish & Quratulain Balouch, Faasle, Coke Studio Season 10, Episode 2. #CokeStudio10". Retrieved 18 August &#; via YouTube.
  21. ^Coke Studio (25 August ). "Quratulain Balouch feat Akbar Ali & Arieb Azhar, Laal Meri Pat, Coke Studio Season 10, Episode 3". Retrieved 25 August &#; via YouTube.
  22. ^Coke Studio (1 September ). "Quratulain Balouch & Farhan Saeed, Dekh Tera Kya/Latthay Di Chaadar, CS 10, Ep 4". Retrieved 1 September &#; via YouTube.
  23. ^Coke Studio (29 September ). "Ali Sethi & Quratulain Balouch, Mundiya, CS 12, Ep 6". Retrieved 29 September &#; via Facebook.
  24. ^Coke Studio (13 March ). "Zain Zohaib & Quratulain Balouch, Thagyan, CS 14, Ep 4". Retrieved 13 March &#; via Youtube.
  25. ^EMIRecordsIndiaVEVO (22 July ). "Qurat Ul Ain Balouch - Saaiyaan". Retrieved 3 April &#; via YouTube.
  26. ^Cornetto Pakistan YouTube (4 August ). "Cornetto Pop Rock – Pyar Wyar by QB & Noori". Retrieved 24 September &#; via YouTube.
  27. ^Cornetto Pakistan YouTube (25 March ). "Chal Diye by QB and Ali Azmat #CornettoPopRock2". Retrieved 24 September &#; via YouTube.
  28. ^"LSA entertainment nominations are out now". DAWN Images. 13 January Retrieved 13 January
  29. ^Eman Zameer Rahman (20 March ). "Here is everything you need to know about Quratulain Balouch". Taazi. Retrieved 24 September
  30. ^JULIANNE (25 August ). "Quratulain Balouch makes her Bollywood debut". Business Recorder. Retrieved 23 September : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^"International Pakistan Prestige Awards Nominations Revealed!". Brandsynario. 11 September Retrieved 18 September

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