Sara Haider is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and musical and film actress from

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

. She started her music career as a backing vocalist and later became singer at Coke Studio. She has also won a

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after making debut in Coke Studio.

Life and career

Sara Haider was born in

Karachi, Pakistan Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

. She started her career as a musical actress by performing in stage musical Grease. She also performed at Ufone Uth Records and Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival in

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. In 2014, Sara joined Coke Studio season 7 where she served as backing vocalist. She gained public recognition in Coke Studio season 8 where she made her debut with the song "Ae Dil" featuring

Ali Zafar Ali Zafar ( pa, ; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, model, actor, producer, screenwriter and painter. Zafar started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician. He later also established a career in Bol ...

She has also won

s for "Best Emerging Talent". She will make her debut in film by appearing in the upcoming short-drama film ''Khaemae Mein Matt Jhankain'' which is scheduled for release at Zeal for Unity film festival in

and

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. She graduated from American Academy of Dramatic Arts and won the prestigious Charles Jehlinger Award.

Filmography

* ''Khaemae Mein Matt Jhankain''

Discography

* Ae Dil –

Coke Studio (Pakistani season 8) The eighth season of the Pakistani music television series ''Coke Studio'' premiered on 16 August 2015 and aired its finale on 4 October 2015. It aired a weekly episode every Sunday on various channels across Pakistan. The season was revived u ...

* Meri Meri –

Coke Studio (Pakistani season 9) The ninth season of the Pakistani music television series '' Coke Studio'' commenced airing in Pakistan on 13 August 2016, concluded on 24 September 2016 and contained seven episodes. Season nine aired Fridays (digitally) and Saturdays (televis ...

* Ja Ba Ja * Zindagi –

Pepsi Battle of the Bands ''Pepsi Battle of the Bands'' is a Pakistani television series, originally based on the concept of Battle of the Bands, first aired in 2002 on PTV Home. The show was revived in 2017. Season 1 ''Pepsi Battle of the Bands: Season 1'' aired in ...

* Dekha De Rung Apna – Levi Strauss & Co. * Khayal Rakhna – Strepsils Stereo

Awards and nominations

References

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