Zubaida Khanum

Zubaida Khanum
زبیدہ خانم
Birth nameZubaida Khanum
Born1935[1]
Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died19 October 2013 at age 78[1][2]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
GenresGhazal, Folk music
OccupationFilm Playback singer
Years active1951–1960 (retired in 1960)

Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s.[1][2] She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giving voice to featured actresses in movie musicals.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Pakistani singer Zubaida Khanum dies aged 78". BBC News. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Lollywood loses another gem: Zubaida Khanum passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 19 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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