Fozia Soomro () (1966-2002) was a Pakistani regional folk singer.

Early life

Fozia was born Hakeeman, the daughter of song vocalist Haji Nathoo

Soomro Soomro ( Sindhi: , Devanagari: सूमरो), Soomra, Sumrah or Sumra is a tribe having a local origin in Sindh, Pakistan. They are found in Sindh, parts of Punjab especially bordering Sindh, Balochistan province, and the Kutch district of ...

. Due to lack of resources, her parents relocated to

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, where she started singing at an early age.

Singing career

Fozia started singing discreetly at the age of sixteen because of her conservative family. She was introduced to

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through Naseer Mirza, who recorded her two songs, "Be qadra qadr na kayaee ko" and "Chade wai chade wai sathi sukhan ja". These two songs were instant hits and brought her fame. She sang in Thari and

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languages. Soomro performed at parties, anniversaries, weddings, and other social occasions. Fozia sang in adulation of

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, the former

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Awards

She was awarded the Shah

Latif Award Latif Award () is given by Department of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, government of Sindh to the best researchers and singers of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai who made extraordinary work in Arts and Research field related with mystic poetry of S ...

Death

On September 4, 2002, Fozia died of kidney failure. She is buried in Sakhi Burhan Shah cemetery, Tando Muhammad Khan.

References

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2002 deaths Sindhi music People from Tharparkar District 20th-century Pakistani women singers 20th-century Pakistani singers Recipients of Latif Award Sindhi women singers