Arooj Aftab
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About
Singer and music producer who was the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy Award. She won the Best Global Music Performance for the track "Mohabbat" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022. In December 2024, she performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Before Fame
As a child, she moved from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan. At 19, she moved to the United States and earned a degree in music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music.
Trivia
She has performed at Coachella, Glastonbury, and Montreal Jazz Festival. She won a 2018 Emmy Award for her editing work on the documentary Armed With Faith. She has amassed more than 160,000 followers on her aroojaftab Instagram account.
Family Life
Her parents were Pakistani and she described them as "seventies liberals."
Associated With
In 2022, Pakistan President Arif Alvi awarded her the Pride of Performance Award.
