INFORMATION
Born In : | Mahmudabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Occupation(s) : | Playback Singer |
Mehnaz Begum was a Pakistani singer. She was born in 1958 in Mahmudabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. She was the daughter of Abdullah Abdullah Tasnim (Government Officer) Kajjan Begum. She had an elder brother Ghulam Qadir.
Mehnaz started her career as a playback singer in the early 1970s. She had sung “Ghazal”, “Thumri”, “Dadra”, Khayal”, “Drupad”, “Reciting Salam”, “Noha”, and “Marsiya”. He has also sung Ghazals and classical music for Pakistani TV shows.
She was awarded the “Nigar Award” for Best Female Playback Singer 13 times and In 2011, the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by Lux Style Awards.