Momina Mustehsan
Momina Mustehsan (Urdu: مومنہ مستحسن; born 5 September 1992) is a Pakistani singer. 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. That same year, Mustehsan was honored by Stony Brook University, which named her among their "40 most successful graduates."
Mustehsan earned a double major degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Stony Brook University. Mustehsan rose to prominence as a co-singer and writer in Farhan Saeed's single "Pi Jaun", and later sang the acclaimed song "Awari" for the Indian action thriller Ek Villain (2014). Her claim to fame came later, when in 2016 she made her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9, with the ghazal song "Afreen Afreen" and "Tera Woh Pyar." Following her debut, she became one of the most sought-out media personalities in Pakistan, and the songs became two of the most viewed songs of Pakistan, both garnering over 400 million views.
Mustehsan's next three singles, "Aaya Na Tu" (2018), "Baari" (2019) and "Uchiyan Deewaran" (2020) peaked on YouTube within 24 hours upon their releases and all of them have since gained more than 200 million views collectively, and received critical compliment for her voice in the original soundtrack of the television series Alif (2019). Alongside her singing career, Mustehsan is vocal about issues such as the role of women in Pakistan and feminism.
Similar Artists