Nazia Hassan (3 April 1965 – 13 August 2000)[1] was a Pakistani singer-songwriter, lawyer and social activist. Referred to as the Queen of South Asian pop,[3][4] she is considered one of the most influential singers in Pakistan and India as well.[5] Starting in the 1980s, as part of the duo Nazia and Zoheb, she and her brother Zoheb Hassan, have sold over 65 million records worldwide.[6][7]
Hassan made her singing debut with the song "Aap Jaisa Koi", which appeared in the Indian film Qurbani in 1980.[8] She received praise for the single, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer at the age of 15 in 1981, becoming the first Pakistani to win and currently remains the youngest recipient of the award to date. Her debut album, Disco Deewane, was released in 1981, and charted in fourteen countries worldwide and became the best-selling Asian pop record up at the time.[9]