Mehak Ali

Mehak Ali
مہک علی
Born	Nankana Sahib, Pakistan 24 February 1992 (29 years)

Mehak Ali (Urdu: مہک علی, born: 24 February 1992) in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan. She is a Pakistani singer. She debuted in Bollywood with a song Baab E Rehmat in the 2017 film Sheitaan for which she was nominated for Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year at the 10th Mirchi Music Awards, becoming the first Pakistani singer to be nominated for this award.[1][2]

Early life

She was born on 24 February 1992 in Nankana Sahib and studied B.A. In 2013, she moved to Lahore along with her family. She started her music career with a local music competition at the age of 8.[3][4][5] In 2012, she won the Pakistani music competition Music Talent Hunt.[6]

Her debut song was "Baandi".[3] She was featured in the 4th season of Nescafé Basement, a Pakistani music television series,[7] with her song "Kameez Teri Kaali" which was a major hit in Pakistan.[8][9]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year	"Baab E Rehmat"	Nominated	[7]
2017	Pakistan Music Media Award for Female Singer		Nominated	[10]
2017	BBC Asian Music Award	"Baandi"	Nominated	[11]
2019	Galaxy Lollywood Awards	"Lahore Tere Te"	Nominated	[12]

Discography

Films

Year	Film	Song	Ref.
2015	Dekh Magar Pyaar Say	"Kaala Dooriya"	[4][2]
2018	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	"Lahore Terey Tay"	[7][8]

Singles

Year	Track Name	Ref.
2016	"Kameez Teri Kaali"	[4][13]
2016	"Baandi"	[5]
2017	"Ishq"	[5]
2017	"Rafta Rafta"	[9]
2017	"Beparwah"
2017	"Jogi"
2017	"Sajni"
2018	"Bewafa"

References

1. Music Mirchi Awards
2. "15وڈیو سانگ تیار کرچکی ہوں،مہک علی". Urdu News – اردو نیوز (in Urdu). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
3. "Exclusive Interview Of Mehak Ali on MuzEnt". Music & Entertainment - MuzEnt. 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
4. "Mehak the popular voice behind Lahore Teray Tey". The Nation. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
5. "Mehak Ali rocks Lahore!". The Orange Wall. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
6. "Details announced for star-studded show - Desi Rockstars". Asian Image. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
7. "Mehak Ali gets nominated for Mirchi Music Award".
8. "مہک علی کا نیا گانا لاہور تیرے تے مردا سپر ہٹ". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
9. "Mehak Ali launches new single". The Nation. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
10. Admin, Desi (2017-08-10). "Pakistani Music & Media Awards 2017". DesiMag. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
11. "اپنی کامیابیوں کو ہمیشہ اپنے پرستاروں کے نام کیا، مہک علی" (in Urdu). 2018-08-28.
12. H, Faisal Ali (2019-12-03). "Winners of Luxus Grand 5th Galaxy Lollywood Awards 2019". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
13. "Nescafe Basement star makes new inroads". The Nation. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2020-12-21.