Nazia and Zoheb

rdf:langString Nazia and Zoheb

rdf:langString Nazia and Zoheb

rdf:langString Nazia and Zoheb

rdf:langString group_or_band

rdf:langString Nazia Hassan and Zoheb Hassan

rdf:langString Pakistani pop

rdf:langString

rdf:langString Pop

rdf:langString yes

rdf:langString Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

rdf:langString Nazia and Zoheb (Urdu: نازیہ اور زوہیب) were a Pakistani pop duo from Karachi, Sindh formed in 1980. The group consisted of two siblings, Nazia Hassan and Zoheb Hassan (collectively known as Hassans or The Hassans or Hazan), who were a singing sensation and pop icons across South Asia. They are regarded as pioneers of the Pakistani pop scenes, and were one of the most successful Asian pop duos of all time, selling more than 105 million albums worldwide. The duo initially gained prominence with their music single "Aap Jaisa Koi" first featured as a soundtrack for the 1980 Indian film Qurbani. The song was on the group's debut album Disco Deewane released in 1981 produced by Indian producer Biddu which became the best selling Asian pop album at the time charting in 14 countries worldwide becoming a hit in countries such as Brazil, Russia, South Africa, and Indonesia. The iconic album helped shape pop music in Pakistan and India as seen today. The duo released their second album Boom Boom in 1982 which was the soundtrack for the Bollywood movie Star. After two years the band recorded their critically acclaimed album Young Tarang in 1983. It was the first album of Pakistan pre MTV to feature music videos. Nazia and Zoheb released their fourth hit album, Hotline in 1987, which featured the duo's younger sister, Zahra Hassan. The group released their last studio album Camera Camera in 1992, which was written and produced solely by Zoheb. Before the release of their fifth studio album, Nazia and Zoheb announced that it would be their last album. It did not achieve the same level of success of its predecessors as Nazia fell drastically ill and they could not promote the CD. After the album's release, Nazia left her singing career to focus on her health and personal life. Zoheb went on to pursue his career as an actor/ solo artist and released his debut album Kismat (2006). The group was ended in the early 1990s, due to the illness of Nazia Hassan. She died later on 13 August 2000 due to lung cancer at the age of 35 in London. After her death, Zoheb Hassan also left singing before making a spectacular comeback in 2014 with hit songs "Jaana", "Chehra" and "Dheeray Dheeray" for the musical series Coke Studio Pakistan.