Nazia Hassan dead

ISLAMABAD, AUG. 13. Pakistani pop singer, Nazia Hassan, died in London today after a protracted illness, NNI news agency reported. She was 35 and had been suffering from cancer.

Nazia sprang into stardom with her Indian film Qurbani song Aap jaisa koyi meri zindagi mein aaye. The song was followed by another hit Disco deewane which took the young generation of the sub-continent by storm.

The true fame came Nazia and her brother, Zohaib Hassan's way with their electrifying songs on the album `Star'.

Nazia and Zohaib, who formed a perfect duo together, then travelled to Pakistan in the early 80s and released their first volume `Young Tarang'. The volume contained famous songs such as Dum dum dee dee dum dum.

- PTI

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