ABOUT MOMINA MUSTEHSAN'S  LIFE

JANUARY 11 2018

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Momina Mustehsan

Born5 September 1992 (age 25)
Quetta, Pakistan

Momina Mustehsan (Urdu: مومنہ مستحسن‬‎; born 5 September 1992) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and social activist. Mustehsan has become one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities of Pakistan.[1][2] In 2017, BBC named her one of the 100 most influential women, and the following year, Forbes featured her among its "30 Under 30" Asia list alongwith nine other Pakistani individuals.[3][4] That same year, Mustehsan was honored by the Stony Brook University–naming her among the "40 most successful graduates".[5]

Born in Quetta and raised in New York City, Mustehsan earned a double majors degree in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from the Stony Brook University.[6][7] Mustehsan rose to prominence as a co-singer and writer in Farhan Saeed's single "Pee Jaun", and later sang the acclaimed song "Awari" for the Indian thriller film Ek Villain (2014).[8][9][10] Her claim to fame came later, when in 2016 she marked her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9, where she performed a rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Afreen Afreen", with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and received critical appraisal. Following her debut, she became one of the most sought-out media personalities in Pakistan, and the song became one of the most viewed songs of Pakistan, garnering over 100 million views.[2][11] Mustehsan released her first original single, "Aaya Na Tu", in mid 2018. It topped the music charts in the country, and peaked at number five on YouTube within 24 hours upon its release.[1

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