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Nazia Hassan

1965 - 2000

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Nazia Hassan (3 April 1965 – 13 August 2000) was a Pakistani singer-songwriter, lawyer and social activist. Referred to as the Queen of South Asian Pop, she is considered one of the most influential singers in Pakistan and India as well. Starting in the 1980s, as part of the duo Nazia and Zoheb, she and her brother Zoheb Hassan, have sold over 65 million records worldwide.Hassan made her singing debut with the song "Aap Jaisa Koi", which appeared in the Indian film Qurbani in 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nazia Hassan has received more than 3,463,942 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Nazia Hassan is the 2,995th most popular singer (up from 3,119th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 145th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Pakistani Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Nazia Hassans by language

Over the past year Nazia Hassan has had the most page views in the with 421,553 views, followed by Spanish (26,362), and Hindi (6,075). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Eastern Punjabi (664.52%), Odia (214.57%), and Simple English (144.36%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nazia Hassan ranks 2,995 out of 4,381. Before her are Kurupt, Stan Rogers, Jagjit Kaur, Kim Joon, Alessandra Mele, and Yuna Ito. After her are Olivia Ruiz, Mamta Chandrakar, Alf Poier, Tionne Watkins, Durga McBroom, and Hira Devi Waiba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Nazia Hassan ranks 755. Before her are J. B. Smoove, Günther Huber, Jens Müller, Koji Gyotoku, Paul Arthurs, and Mia Hermansson-Högdahl. After her are Alberto Jori, Sui Xinmei, Merle Jääger, Jordi Sans, Nina Gavrylyuk, and Scott Smith. Among people deceased in 2000, Nazia Hassan ranks 378. Before her are Cătălin Hîldan, Duane Swanson, Shay Brennan, Bekzat Sattarkhanov, Phil Katz, and Antony Padiyara. After her are Mel Carnahan, Usha Kiran, Alan Cranston, Monster of Florence, Judith Wright, and Sandra Schmirler.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Nazia Hassan ranks 153 out of 217. Before her are Chris Van Hollen (1959), Nasirul Mulk (1950), Abida Parveen (1954), Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (1952), Robbie Brightwell (1939), and Shahbaz Bhatti (1968). After her are Googie Withers (1917), Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (1971), Govind Nihalani (1940), Nalini Malani (1946), Ambika Soni (1942), and Lal Bokhari (1909).

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Among SINGERS In Pakistan

Among singers born in Pakistan, Nazia Hassan ranks 7. Before her are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948), Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902), Shamshad Begum (1919), Ghulam Ali (1940), Surinder Kaur (1929), and Abida Parveen (1954). After her are Ghazala Javed (1988), Atif Aslam (1983), Amjad Sabri (1970), and Hadiqa Kiani (1972).

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