Biography

Nabila was raised in a modern muslim family in Pakistan who encouraged her to follow her singing interest. She trained in the eastern form of Ghazal & Geet with eminent Ustads who helped her to develop her own individual style of singing eastern songs. During her initial singing career she recorded several title tracks for many popular television serials & also recorded many original songs for national radio. Her debut original song which was a duet called “ Hosla” was sung with the renowned pop artist Nadim Jaffery and reached number 1 in the Pop Charts. This particular song was aired for several years by all major TV channels Her keen interest towards western Jazz & R&B led her to develop her own unique style of western singing in a country where this type of singing is very rare.

In 2012 she decided to create a fusion between her traditional eastern singing & her western style of rendition to develop her own unique style of singing original songs in Urdu that had an underlying jazz or western feel. Her first original song as a solo artist was called “ Pakistan Iss ki Shaan” and represented this unique singing style. This video was aired in 2012 on all TV & Radio channels and was a national song that presented a totally new style of female vocal tones ever aired in Pakistan. In 2013 she started publicly performing western songs & became the first muslim lady to have worked with an all Christian band of musicians who now regularly perform with her during her live western performances which have thus far been held at all prestigious clubs & private residences of the elite in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad.

Simultaneously Nabila Bano also started to perform live Ghazals in distinguished musical events at various venues & had a solo ghazal concert in September 2014 at the Pakistan American Cultural Center in Karachi. The video of her second original song called “ Choti Zindagi went on air in January 2015 & represents an array of her rich vocal tones & Jazz influenced singing style. Her exceptional tonal quality & the distinct bass in her voice set her apart from all other female artists in the entire sub continent of India & Pakistan. She will be releasing her debut Album in 2015 comprising of original urdu songs performed with a unique musical fusion of Ghazal & Jazz music.