Shazia Khushk Explained

Shazia Khushk
Birth Name:Shazia Khushk
Birth Date:September 1970
Birth Place:jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation:Singer
Native Name Lang:ur
Genre:Folk

Shazia Khushk (Urdu: شازیہ خشک, Sindhi: شازيه خشڪ) (born September 1970 in Jamshoro), is a Pakistani former folk singer.[1] She sang in Sindhi, Balochi, Sairaiki, Urdu, Kashmiri, Brahui and Punjabi.

Biography

Shazia Khushk was born at Jamshoro. She debuted for a show in 1992, upon her husband's encouragement, about whom Shazia says, "My husband often called me the Queen of Voice". She emerged as a singer of two prominent languages Sindhi and Balochi. Her debut song Mara Udheta Pakhiyara Kadi Aao Na Maare Des popularized her name across the country.[2]

Legacy

Shazia Khushk performed over 500 songs in the span of her career, performing in 45 countries around the world. US Consulate General, Karachi had selected Shazia as the 'Goodwill Ambassador'. Sindh University, Jamshoro conferred upon her, an honorary fellowship for 'Sufism - folk music'. She received the 'Presidential Award' from the government of Uzbekistan

Awards

Quit Singing

In 2019, Shahzia Khushk announced that she has decided to part ways with the music industry. And she will spend her rest of the life in the service of Islam.[3]

Songs

Some of her famous songs are:

https://lyricskaashi.blogspot.com/

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Singer Shazia Khushk calls it quits owing to 'religious obligations'. 3 October 2019.
  2. Web site: 2010-12-07. Eighteen years later, singer Shazia Khushk still enthrals. 2020-11-09. The Express Tribune. en.
  3. Web site: 2019-10-03. Singer Shazia Khushk calls it quits owing to 'religious obligations'. 2020-11-09. The Express Tribune. en.