ISLAMABAD: The 7th death anniversary of renowned singer Mehnaz Begum was observed across the country on Sunday.
Mehnaz died on 19 January 2013 at the age of 55. She was born in 1958 and received initial training in music from her mother Kajjan Begum, a distinguished singer and soz Ikhwan.
Singer Mehnaz sang a variety of genres for radio, television and films. She had worked as a playback singer for a number of films, She had won the Nigar Award for best female playback singer 13 times.
She was also awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Lux Style Awards. She had specialized in ghazal, thumri, Dadra, khayal, drupal and reciting also the salam, notes, and Marsyas.
Rich tributes paid by all the electronic and Radio Channels to her singing on Sunday.
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