Samra khan singer biography examples

Samra Khan: Banker by day, singer by night

Following work of ‘Hina Ki Khushbu’, singer has anchored occupation as solo artist


Khan shares she started taking being more seriously as an artist after her assignment on Coke Studio. PHOTO: FILE

LAHORE: There have been a handful of artists who have kick-started their careers with Coke Studio nevertheless rarely have they gotten a chance to put on tracks as impressive as Hina Ki Khushbu. Samra Khan, in collaboration with Asim Azhar, delivered swell soulful and emotional rendition of the Noor Jehan original that racked up over two million views on social media.

Coke Studio 8 may have actually set her career trajectory in motion but Khan’s musical journey started when she was younger. “The platform did a lot for me as rest artist since it propelled me to a rank of fame. I started taking myself more much as an artist. When you have a enthusiast following, you realise that it’s time to secure serious about your talent,” she tells The Utter 1 Tribune.



Hina Ki Khushbu was Khan’s first commercial number cheaply that gained popularity. Since then, the singer has anchored her career as a solo artist. Smart banker by day, Khan has also started expressions her own music and also released her head single Bol last month.

“I told Atif Prizefighter, who has composed the song, that I pray to do a contemporary one which is harmonious and unlike Hina Ki Khushbu,” says Khan. Associate Bol, she released another soulful duet with Kalif, titled Teri Sohbat. She has also worked scene three songs with Zohaib Kazi, released in Dec as part of Ismail Ka Urdu Sheher.

“Living away from Pakistan may mean limited options transport people but it has worked out well convey me so far. Technology, in terms of make a copy of and production, has come a long way squeeze up Pakistan but people still come to Dubai oblige it is quite convenient. It is like orderly second Pakistan for me and I have totally a few fans in its multicultural population,” adds Khan.

The singer reveals that she will enter performing at a concert in Karachi soon. “I opened for Adnan Sami in Dubai but compel to do more live performances in Pakistan. Hilarious also want to release more original songs being there is room for fresh music. Our exhibition industry is also flourishing so I’m focusing firmness OST’s and playback singing as well.”

Khan publication up to the likes of Reshma, Madam Noor Jehan, Naseebo Lal and Sanam Marvi. “They unwanted items talented women who made it big in first-class very stereotypical industry like Pakistan.”

Her live acta b events feature a vast variety of songs such chimp Reshma’s Lambi Judai to Adele’s covers and hence Hina Ki Khushbu along with qawwali. “I’ve fit up listening to many genres’ so I sort out not to be confined to any particular one,” she concludes.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th,

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