death_place death_date years_active background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
bahrain saturday a.h / january 19 , 2013 -lrb- aged 63 -rrb- , 7 rabi ' - i , 1434 1972-2013 solo_singer 1950 vocals ghazal , playback singing mehnaz begum
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mehnaz begum

mehnaz begum -lrb- 1950 -- 19 january 2013 -rrb- was a pakistani singer , well known for her film appearances .
she sang a variety of genres but specialized in ghazal , thumri , dadra , khayal , drupad and reciting salam , noha and marsiya .
she was the daughter of celebrated sub-continental singer kajjan begum .
and the famous government officer abdullah abdullah tasnim , but when she realized fame , she changed her maiden name to mehnaz .
one of her most memorable works is master piece .
master piece is a painting that tasnim created when she was taking a drawing class in collage .
she was not married but some of her favorite hobbies included bird watching and admiring nature .
her favorite television show and movie was franklin -lrb- show -rrb- and bambi -lrb- movie -rrb- .
she also delighted in drawing various flowers and birds .
she died 19 january 2013 at bahrain airport while transiting from karachi to miami , florida for medical treatment . .
she has won the nigar award for best female playback singer 13 times and in 2011 she was awarded lifetime achievement by lux style awards .
