Ghezaal Enayat (Pashto/Dari: غزال عنایت; born 1989) is an Afghan singer and songwriter.[1] She rose to fame with her first duet song "Dil-e Beqarar". She sings both in Pashto and Dari languages.[2] She was born in Kabul. Her father is from Laghman and her mother is from Kandahar.[3]
Career
In 2009, she began her career as a simple singer in Afghanistan and in 2011, when she migrated to Canada, she began her professional music career as a singer. At first, she never showed her face in music videos, afterwards having more courage, she showed herself in her music videos. She became famous with her first duet song in "Ashti" album with Afghan singer, Nazir Khara. "Dil-e-Biqarar" song was the first hit song of her. She continued singing with Nazir and several famous songs are "Wayrana Manzil", "Jigarom Jigarom", "Dak Dak", "Ma Ba Qurban Tu" and "Dobara Baran Meshowad".
Ghezaal is the first Afghan Singer to enter into Bollywood. The projects with Bollywood are currently pending.
In 2012, Ghezaal was chosen as the best new female singer at the Aryana Television Awards. In 2013, her "Ashiqi" song which is a trio song with two other leading male singers of Afghanistan, became the best song of the year at the Aryana television awards. In 2017, she represented Afghanistan in the global village festival in front of more than 21,000 people. Later that year, she got the title of the best singer of the year from BBC Persian.[4][5][6][7] She has performed many concerts in Canada, United States, Australia, Tajikistan and in Europe.[8]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Aryana Television Awards | Best New Female Singer | Won |
| 2013 | Aryana Television Awards | Best Song of the Year | Won |
| 2017 | BBC Persian | Best Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2019 | Diamond Music Awards | Best Artist of the Year | — |
References
- The content of this article is based on its Persian equivalent on Persian Wikipedia.
- ^ "از دو سوی آمو: ، از پشت پرده تا روی صحنه". BBC Persian. 4 April 2016.
- ^ "و زمزمه-های زیبای غزل عنایت کابل میدیا پلس".
- ^ "غزال عنایت د پښتانه ستوري میلمنه- Ghezaal Enayat Pashto Interview". VOA Deewa – via YouTube.
- ^ "غزال عنایت در افغان پدیا". Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "AV RADIO | IN PICTURES | Ghezaal Enayat – Festival Day". Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "congratulation to ghezaal enayat best singer of the year radio bbc".
- ^ "از دو سوی آمو: غزال عنایت، از پشت پرده تا روی صحنه". BBC Persian. 4 April 2016.
- ^ برگزاری کنسرت غزال و صدرالدین در تاجکستان