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Ghazala Javed | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ghazala Javed |
| Also known as | Ghazala |
| Born | January 1, 1988 Swat Valley,[1] Pakistan |
| Origin | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Died | June 18, 2012 (aged 24) Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Genres | Pop, Folk |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2004–2012 |
Ghazala Javed (Pashto: غزاله جاويد;Urdu: غزالہ جاويد 1 January 1988 – 18 June 2012[2]) was a Pashtun playback singer from Swat Valley, Pakistan.[1] She began singing since 2004 and was "popular with young, progressive ethnic Pashtuns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[3] Her music was famous not only in Pakistan but also in neighbouring Afghanistan and among Pashtuns around the world.[1]
- ^ a b c "Popular Pashtun singer Ghazala Javed killed". BBC News. June 19, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ "Popular Pakistani singer Ghazala Javed shot dead". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23.
- ^ "The Day the Music Died". Newsweek. Retrieved 2016-12-17.