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Jyoti Nooran
Punjab sufi singer

Jyoti Nooran

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Punjab sufi singer
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Gender
Female
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Place of birth
Phillaur, India
Age
30 years
Family
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Height:
160 cm
Weight:
54 kg
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Biography

The Nooran SistersJyoti Nooran and Sultana Nooran – are a Sufi singing duo from Jalandhar, India. They perform Sham Chaurasia gharana classical music.

Early life

The sisters were trained for ten years by their father, Ustad Gulshan Mir, grandson of Bibi Nooran and son of Swarn Noora, a Sufi singer of the 1970s. According to Mir, the family fell on hard times after Swarn Noora died and Mir gave music lessons to support them.

When Sultana was seven and Jyoti was five, Mir discovered their talent for singing and contacted Music Director Kuljit Singh. Their first recording was 'Kulli', under his direction. They were playing, and in jest began singing a Bulleh Shah kalam they had heard from grandmother. They didn't miss a beat and sang professionally with tabla and harmonium. Iqbal Mahal, a Canadian music promoter, discovered the sisters in 2010 and played a big role in their success. They performed at Baba Murad Shah Dargah in Nakodar. Their song "Allah Hoo"was a YouTube hit. After that songs such as "Tera Rab Ton vee Vadh Ke Deedar" and "Mein Keenu Keenu Dassan" played an important role in boosting the duo's popularity.

Career

They performed at the 72nd birthday party of late Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh at Harpal Tiwana Center of Performing Arts (HTCPA), and spellbound Patiala, Punjab, India residents with their talent. They shot to fame with the MTV Talent hunt series in India MTV Sound Trippin, with their song "Tung Tung", and later, with MTV Unplugged and Coke Studio.

They performed in the Dhaka International Folk Fest in 2016 and 2017.

Bollywood

They got their first break in Bollywood with the movie Highway in 2014, with music director A.R Rahman. They sang in movies including Sultan, Mirzya, Dangal,Jab Harry met Sejal and Bharat.

Discography

  • Sufi Magic from Nooran Sisters (live)
  • Yaar Gariban Da
  • Meri Maa Best of Durga Mata Jagran Bhents and Bhajans Virendra Singh

Filmography

  • Highway (2014)
  • Singh Is Bliing (2015)
  • Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015)
  • Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015)
  • Paayum Puli (2015 film) (2015)
  • Sultan (2016)
  • Mirzya (2016)
  • Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur (2016)
  • Dangal (2016)
  • Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017)
  • Qarib Qarib Singlle (2017)
  • Bogan (2017)
  • Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)
  • Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 (2018)
  • Manmarziyaan (2018)
  • Zero (2018)
  • Bharat (2019)

Awards and nominations

  • Gima Awards 2015
  • Screen Awards
YearCategoryNominated SongAlbumResultRef(s)
Mirchi Music Awards
2014Female Vocalist of The Year"Patakha Guddi"HighwayWon
Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year
2015Indie Pop Song of the Year"Teriyaan Tu Jaane"Coke Studio @ MTV - S04E01Nominated
2017"Kamli"-
Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi
2015Female Vocalist of The Year"Jinde meriye"Qissa PanjabWon
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