Natasha Baig

Natasha Baig
Natasha Baig during the music video shoot of "Kesaria"
Background information
Native name نتاشا بیگ‬
Born 10 January 1992 (age 26)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels Laal Series
Associated acts

Mai Dhai

Umair Jaswal, Ali Azmat, Shahi Hassan, Sounds of Kolachi

Natasha Baig (Urdu: نتاشا بیگ‬‎), also spelled Nata-sha Baig is a Pakistani singer-songwriter from Hunza Valley. She sings in various genres including Sufi rock and had her latest hit with the Burushaski language song "Ya Maula" in collaboration with the designer Yousuf B. Qureshi.[1]

Early life

Natasha Baig was born and raised in Karachi, but her family home is in Hunza.[2]

Education

Natasha Baig is a Film and Television Production graduate from the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Karachi. Baig first became interested in music as a hobby and then gave musical performances in local community events in Hunza.

Career

Baig has no formal music education. She grew up listening to Abida Parveen, Michael Jackson, and others. She is known for her live performances in Pakistan.[3]

She started her career in 2013 with a reality show ‘Cornetto Music Icons’ where she was selected as one of the six finalists and was mentored by Zoe Viccaji. Her performance of the song ‘Dekha na tha’ by Alamgir was commended.[4] After the show Baig joined ‘Sounds of Kolachi’ a Sufi ensemble originally started by Ahsan Bari where she was one of the main lead singers in the ensemble.[5]

Baig was also one of the panelists in ‘The Karachi Music Festival’ alongside Humera Channa, Zoe Viccaji and Saif Samejo where they discussed the Pakistani music industry. She also performed in the event with her new band ‘Kaya’. Soon Baig left Kaya and started performing as a solo artist with her own band members including her brother Sameer Baig on guitars. She performed at "Lahooti Music Mela" introduced by Saif Samejo of Sketches band and many other musical events across the country. [6]

In 2016, Baig co-founded a production Company ‘Laal Series’ that produced Baig’s music videos besides other work in the industry including commercials, short films and public service messages. The breakthrough for Baig came when she was nominated for Best Emerging Talent at the 2017 Lux Style Awards for her song "Jhoom Le" in the film Janaan.[7][8]. She then released her song with Mai Dhai "Kesaria".[9] which was produced by her company Laal Series.

Baig then released her song "Maa" on Mother’s Day.[10] Her latest song is "Deewana Banaya". She has appreared in Coke Studio Season 11, singing Shikwa/ Jawab-e-Shikawa, a poem by Allama Iqbal. The song was well received throughout the region and remained trending at top in Pakistan.

Discography

Television OST's

Film Songs

Singles

Mane Na Kehna (Cornetto Music Icon) - 2013

Kesaria - 2017

Humse Hai Pakistan - 2017

Maa - 2017

Ya Moula - 2017

Deewana Banaya -2018

Ek Qoum Ek Awaz (Audionic Azadi Anthem) - 2018

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee/work Award Result
Lux Style Awards
2017 "Jhoom Le" – Janaan Emerging Talent of the Year Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Express Tribune". Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Khan, Manal Faheem. "Natasha Baig's fashionably Sufi collaboration with YBQ". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Natasha Baig". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cornetto Music Icons: The final six revealed!". Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  5. ↑ https://www.youlinmagazine.com, Youlin Magazine,. "Salt Shaker Series 01: 'Sounds of Kolachi' in Concert - Sadeem Shaikh - Youlin Magazine". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lahooti Melo: When music woke up Hyderabad - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  7. ↑ NewsBytes. "Natasha Baig releases new single for Mother's Day". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "A complete list of LSA 2017 winners - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mai Dhai and Natasha Baig create "Kesaria"". Something Haute. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  10. ↑ NewsBytes. "Natasha Baig releases new single for Mother's Day". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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