Alycia Dias is a Pakistani playback singer, who is best known for singing the

Urdu language Urdu (;"Urdu"
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serials. Her career began with her participation in the reality show '' LG Awaaz Banaye Star'', where she became the semi-finalist at the age of 17. She made her debut as a lead vocalist by singing the title song of the 2013 Turkish serial '' Noor'' in Urdu language. She has won

Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack The Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack is one of the award presented annually by the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC) to composers and performers, working in the Television industry. Since its inception, however, the aw ...

for her song "''Dil-e-Muztar''" for the 2013 romantic drama ''

Dil-e-Muztar ''Dil-e-Muztar'' ( ur, , ''The Anxious Heart'') is a 2013 Pakistani drama serial about the love triangle story of a young man and two women. The show was well received by the audience and was lauded for the lead performances, after it started ...

'' that aired on

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Career

Dias started her career with '' LG Awaaz Banaey Star'', where she won the contest at the age of 17. She started her playback singing career with the songs "

Tum Hi Ho "Tum Hi Ho" () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic song from the 2013 Indian movie ''Aashiqui 2'', sung by Arijit Singh. It was composed and written by Mithoon. Picturised on Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, it was released by Bhushan Ku ...

" and "Aag", which she sang with the band

The Milestones The Milestones () were a Pakistani pop rock band that formed in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, in 1990. The group was formed by lead guitarist, Ziyyad Gulzar and bassist, Ali Tim, who were soon joined by female lead vocalist, Candy Pereira. The Mi ...

. She then sang the

theme song Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

of Urdu dubbed Turkish serial '' Noor'', which aired on

Geo TV Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2 ...

. After this, she sang the theme song of ''

Daagh Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlvi ( ur, , 25 May 1831 – 17 March 1905) was a poet known for his Urdu ''ghazals''. He belonged to the old Delhi school of Urdu poetry.

'' aired on

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. She also sang the song "Yahan Zindagi Bhi Fareb Hai" for the serial '' Fareb'' on

Express Entertainment Express Entertainment is a Pakistani entertainment television channel that airs dramas, soaps and lifestyle programs. History Express Entertainment and sister station Express News are part of Express Media Group. Express Entertainment airs ...

. Her next song was for the

series ''

Nanhi ''Nanhi'' ( ur, , lit=Young) is a 2013 Pakistani thriller drama serial directed by Haseeb Hassan aired on Geo Entertainment in 2013. Serial is written by ''Mona Haseeb'' and produced by ''Iqbal Ansari''. Focuses on the issues of Pakistani societ ...

''. Dias won the Best Original Soundtrack at the

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for singing the title song for the

's romantic serial ''Dil-e-Muztar'', and later sang the title song of the serial '' Intikam'', which was aired on

Geo Kahani Geo Kahani (Urdu: ) is an entertainment channel of Geo network, broadcasting in Urdu. Title song of channel is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Some of the most popular dramas are '' Naagin'', '' Champa Aur Chambeli'' and '' Kiran''. Geo Kahani b ...

. Alycia next sang the song of ''Shukk'' with

Nabeel Shaukat Ali Nabeel Shaukat Ali (; born 29 August 1989) is a Pakistani singer. He was the winner of '' Sur Kshetra'', a singing talent show – the musical battle between teams of two neighboring countries: Pakistan and India aired simulcast on Geo TV, Sa ...

which aired on ARY Digital. She also sang the soundtrack of the serial ''Pachtawa'' with Nabeel Shaukat Ali. Alycia started her solo career with a single ''Sahara,'' which was released in 2016. Alycia was also one of the 48 musicians who rerecorded the National Anthem of Pakistan, re-visioned by Rohail Hyatt.

Reality show

*2007 '' LG Awaaz Banaey Star'' as Contestant—Semi Finalist (Eliminated)

Discography

* 2012 "

" and "Aag"—Performed with ''

Soundtracks

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dias, Alycia Singers from Karachi 1992 births Living people Pakistani people of Goan descent Pakistani Roman Catholics 21st-century Pakistani women singers St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi alumni