Quratulain Balouch ( ur, ) is a Pakistani American singer-songwriter. Also known as QB or the Humsafar Girl, she became popular for her title track " Woh Humsafar Tha" in Hum TV's serial '' Humsafar''.

Career

Balouch has no formal music education. She grew up listening to

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, Pathanay Khan and others. Her singing career started with her

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's "Ankhian Nu Ren De" in 2011. She came into the limelight when she featured alongside

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in the song "Panchi" as part of

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of ''Coke Studio''. She rose to fame after her award-winning performance of "Woh Humsafar Tha" for 2011 drama serial '' Humsafar''. In 2012, she represented her country in a live performance with the

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. In 2016, she made her debut in

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with song "Kaari Kaari" in film ''

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''.

Discography

Soundtracks

''Coke Studio'' Pakistan

Others

Awards and nominations

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Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry ...

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Pakistan Media Awards The Pakistan Media Awards, commonly known as The PMA, are a set of awards given annually for radio, TV, film and theatre achievements. The award is a statuette representing a knight with a star on the chest. Its official named is a Pakistan Me ...

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Hum Honorary Phenomenal Serial Award The Hum Honorary Phenomenal Serial Award is given by the Board of Directors of the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC) to the Hum Television Network most critically acclaimed and cult followed drama serial of the year. The ...

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Mirchi Music Awards ''Mirchi Music Awards'' are presented annually by ''Radio Mirchi'' to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film music industry of India. The awards, given in seventeen different categories, were in ...

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References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balouch, Qurat-ul-Ain Baloch people Living people 21st-century Pakistani actresses Punjabi-language singers Pakistani emigrants to the United States 21st-century Pakistani women singers Year of birth missing (living people)