Hadiqa Kiani (Urdu: حدیقہ کیانی; born 11 August 1974) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and model.[1][2]
Kiani released her first album, Raaz, in 1995. She was later nominated and won numerous awards in Pakistan and internationally.[citation needed] She has released five subsequent albums. Kiani was named "Best Pop Female Singer" in Pakistan.[citation needed] In 2009, Kiani became a judge on the Pakistani reality television shows Pakistan Idol and LG, Awaaz Banay Star.[citation needed] Recently,[when?] she has collaborated with the singer Atif Aslam.
Early life and background
Kiani resides in England with her mother, Khawar, who has been paralysed since 2006. In 2005, she adopted a son from Edhi Home, whom she named Naad-E-Ali, which means the qualities of Hazrat Ali.[3] "I need a child and the child (needs) a mother," she said when adopting the child.[4] On the same day Kiani made an official announcement of the adoption on the Geo News political talk show, Capital Talk. Later in 2005, Kiani married a UK-based Afghani businessman, Syed Fareed Sarwary.[5] Their Nikah was a private event and only very close family members were present at the occasion. However, the marriage did not work out and in 2008 Hadiqa filed for divorce.
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