She was born on April 3, 1965. Nazia began her career as a child actress at the age of 10. She became known through Pakistan’s popular television program, Sung Sung. Nazia Hassan debuted with the melodious song “Aap Jaisa Koi” from the Bollywood film “Qurbani” (1980).

Her debut album, Disco Deewane (1981), was highly acclaimed in 14 countries around the world and, according to commercial broadcasters, became Asia’s best-selling pop at the time. Nazia became very popular in South and Southeast Asia. She, along with her brother Zoheb Hassan, has sold more than 65 million records worldwide. Her English single Dreamer Deewane made her the first Pakistani singer to incorporate her into British music charts.

First Pakistani artist to Win Several National and International Awards and Film Awards.

On March 30, 1995, Nazia Hassan married businessman Mirza Ishtiaq Baig, from Karachi. This happened after she was diagnosed with cancer. They have a son, Arez Hassan, who was born on April 7, 1997. The marriage ended with a divorce 10 days before Nazia’s death. The pop singer is also a philanthropist and a nomination by UNICEF as a cultural ambassador in 1991. Her latest album, Camera Camera (1992), was part of a campaign against drugs.

Nazia died in London on August 13, 2000, at the age of 35, after a long struggle with lung cancer. London is her final resting place.

The Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium are in a quieter part of the city. It is leafier, suburban, slightly removed from the tachycardia of London’s chaotic heart.

The headstone reads: “IN LOVING MEMORY OF NAZIA HASSAN — loving daughter, sister, and mother. Beloved and cherished by millions of people. Died in her youth. August 13th, 2000.”

She was welcomed as the Queen of Pakistan’s new music movement and she still continues to inspire others and putting her in the classification as a singer and remembering her only for her singing does not live up to her legacy as Nazia Hassan was more than her voice.