Quratulain Balouch (Urdu: قراۃ العین بلوچ), better known by her stage name QB, is a Pakistani female singer, musician andcomposer.[1] Quratulain was born in Multan to Ghulam Abbas, a senior army officer in the Pakistan Army and Sumera Iqbal, a mortgage loan officer. In 1996, her parents were divorced. She has a brother and a sister and is the eldest out of the three. She currently resides in the United States of America.
Baloch started her career with cover song Ankhian Nu Ren De was the starter for her career. Even though she had no classical training, she was heavily inspired by Sufi musicians, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, and specially Reshma, among others. Her song “Panchi”, which she recorded with Jal Band in Coke Studio, raised her profile. Balouch sung the title song Woh Humsafar Tha of one of the most popular dramas of Hum TV, Humsafar starring Fawad Afzal Khan, Mahira Khan and Naveen Waqar. She has won two Lux Style Award for song Woh Humsafar Tha from the serial Humsafar. In 2012, Quratulain Balouch performed at Philharmonic orchestra for the BBC Asian network Queens of Melody in London.
Discography[ .]
|
Year |
Song |
Note |
| 2011 | Ankhian Nu Ren De | Cover Music Video |
| Woh Humsafar Tha | Humsafars title song | |
| 2012 | Ma e Ni | Cover Music Video |
| Panchi | duet with Jal Band in Coke Studio | |
| “Dekha Na Tha” | duet with Bilal Khan | |
| “Roshan Sitara” | Roshan Sitara’s title song | |
| 2013 | “Naina Tere” | Mera Pehla Pyar’s title song, sung with Shiraz Uppal |
| “Uss Paar” | OST | |
| “Mera Ishq” | Original Track |
Awards[ .]
|
Year |
Award |
Serial |
Song |
Category |
Result |
| 2012 | Lux Style Awards | Humsafar | “Woh Humsafar Tha” | Best Singer |
Won |
| 2012 | Lux Style Awards | Humsafar | “Woh Humsafar Tha” | Best Original Soundtrack |
Won |
| 2013 | Hum Award | Humsafar | “Woh Humsafar Tha” | Honorary Phenomenal Serial Award |
Won |
| 2013 | Hum Award | Roshan Sitara | “Jab Se Roshan Sitara” | Best Original Soundtrack |
Nominated |