Momina Mustehsan

Momina Mustehsan Urdu مومنہ مستحسن‎ Born 5 September 1992 Is A Pakistani Singer-Songwriter Musician And Social Activist. In 2017 BBC Named Her One Of The 100 Most Influential Women And The Following Year Forbes Featured Her Among Its "30 Under 30" Asia List Along With Nine Other Pakistani Individuals.Mustehsan Later Sang The Song "Awari" For The Indian Thriller Film Ek Villain 2014 . In Season 9 She Performed A Rendition Of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Afreen Afreen" With Rahat Fateh Ali Khan And Received Critical Appraisal.Mustehsan Next Releases The Singles "Aaya Na Tu" 2018 And "Baari" 2019 Topped The Music Charts In The Country. Alongside Her Singing Career Mustehsan Participates In Stage Shows Is A Prominent Celebrity Endorser For Brands And Products And Is Active In Humanitarian Work. She Promotes Various Causes Such As Education And Mental Health And Is Particularly Vocal About Issues Such As The Role Of Women In Pakistan And Feminism. Musical Career In 2016 Mustehsan Recorded Her First Song "Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay" For The Romantic Drama Film Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay And Marked Her Coke Studio Debut As A Featured Artist In Season 9 Later That Year. Her First Song "Afreen Afreen" Alongside Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Broke All Previous Coke Studio Records By Accumulating Over 2.5 Million Views In One Day.The Other Songs She Performed "Main Raasta" Partially Written By Her And "Tera Woh Pyar Nawazishein Karam " Along With Junaid Khan And Asim Azhar Respectively. Commenting On Her Coke Studio Success She Said "it Was Very Overwhelming For Me Because These Are Classics I Am Singing With Very Well-Known Singers. For Me It Was A Great Honour. I Was Also Very Nervous – I Never Get Nervous For Anything. But I Got Appreciated A Lot Once The Songs Were Recorded." Revealing On Her Future In Music Mustehsan Said "I Don't Want To Pursue Music As A Career. For Me It Was Hard To Make A Decision Since I Had No References. Maybe After Me People Would Come Out To Show Their Talent " And Explained "I Don't Think Releasing Number Of Albums Defines A Musician. I Do Music For Myself And Not For The Masses. I'm Not Into The Idea Of Being A Celebrity Or Having People Know Or Follow Me." In February 2017 She Released The Anthem For The Pakistan Super League Franchise Islamabad United. Leading Media Outlets The Express Tribune And Geo News Criticized The Heavy Use Of Auto-Tune And The Lack Of Substance In The Single Titled "Cricket Jorrey Pakistan" Cricket Unites Pakistan . On 3 November "Afreen Afreen" Became The Fastest Pakistani Origin Video To Mark 100 Million Views On YouTube And Become The Most Viewed Pakistani Origin YouTube Video On 10 November Leaving Behind Atif Aslam's Rendition Of "Tajdar-E-Haram" And Imran Khan's "Amplifier". That Same Year She Collaborated With The Coke Studio For A Second Time And Released Three Songs One Of Which Was The "Qaumi Taranah" National Anthem Of Pakistan . Which She Sang With The Other Featured Artists Of The Season. Released On 14 August Critics Criticized The Rendition Saying That It Failed To "win Hearts". Her Next Song Released Was "Muntazir" Which Was Composed And Written By Strings. Featured Alongside The Debutante Danyal Zafar The Song Received Positive Reviews And Became One Of The Most Viewed Song Of The Season. The Sufi Rock "Ghoom Taana" Was Her Final Song Released In The Season And Also Featured The Band Irteassh. Both The Original And The Recreated Versions Were Written And Composed By Salman Ahmad And The Song Was Originally Released In 2003 By The Band Junoon In Their Album Door. The Song Received Mixed To Positive Reviews From The Critics Upon Release But Mustehsan And Irteassh Were Praised For Their Versatility In The Song. Mustehsan Began 2018 With The Single "Aaya Na Tu" Which She Sang With The Indian Singer Arjun Kanungo. 48 49 Composed By Kanungo And Written By Kunaal Vermaa The Single Was Released Under The Label Of Universal Music India. 10 The Single Was Shot In Bangkok And Mustehsan Said That The Song Addresses "rejection Pain And The Burden Of True Love". 50 Upon Release The Song Topped The Hindi And Urdu Music Charts Trended At Number Five On YouTube Several Hours Later And Has Garnered More Than 70 Million Views Since Its Release On YouTube. 51 In 2019 Mustehsan Collaborated With Bilal Saeed For The Song "Baari" Written And Composed By Saeed From The Platform Of OneTwoRecords. The Song Received Positive Receive And Gained More Than 17 Million Views With A Week Of Its Release. read less