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Arooj Aftab

Known For
Sound

Known Credits
2

Gender
Female

Birthday
March 11, 1985 (41 years old)

Place of Birth
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Arooj Aftab

Biography

Arooj Aftab (born March 11, 1985) is a Brooklyn-based Pakistani singer, composer, and producer. She became the first-ever Pakistani to win a Grammy Award for her song "Mohabbat" in 2022. She is known for working in multiple musical styles and idioms, including jazz and minimalism, and even integrating her native neo-Sufi elements into her music. On the 75th diamond jubilee anniversary of Pakistan, the government awarded her the Pride of Performance Award, Pakistan's most prestigious award for excellence in the field of art and music.

Known For

Sound

2016Dobara Phir Se...Playback Singer
2015Talvar...Playback Singer
2011Our Secret...Sound Editor

Acting

2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
2008NPR Tiny Desk Concertsas Self