Aryana Sayeed

Aryana Sayeed
Aryana Sayeed
آريانا سعيد
	Aryana Sayeed giving a speech
Born	1985 (age 38–39); Kabul, Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghan; British;
Occupations	Singer; Musician; Songwriter; Philanthropist; Goodwill Ambassador;
Years active	2008–present
Relatives	Nadia Nadim (niece)
	Musical career
Genres	Pop music; R&B; hip hop; Afghan folkloric music;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar; piano;
Labels	Sherzaad Entertainment
Website	facebook.com/aryanamusic

Aryana Sayeed (Pashto/Dari: آريانا سعيد, born 1985) is an Afghan pop singer and songwriter. She sings mostly in Dari but also has many songs in Pashto and some in Uzbek. Sayeed also had hosting roles in musical television shows for the 1TV and TOLO networks along with appearances on reality shows.^[2] Sayeed has established herself as one of Afghanistan's most famous contemporary musical artists,^[3] performing regularly in concerts and philanthropic festivals within and outside Afghanistan.

^ "Aryana Awarded Atlantic Council 2018 Freedom Award". TOLOnews. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Why is singer Aryana Sayeed seen as a threat to Afghan conservatism? | DW | 18.08.2017". DW.COM. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
^ Orooj Hakimi; Rod Nickel (16 March 2019). "Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[TOLOnews-1] "Aryana Awarded Atlantic Council 2018 Freedom Award". TOLOnews. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[2] Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Why is singer Aryana Sayeed seen as a threat to Afghan conservatism? | DW | 18.08.2017". DW.COM. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[3] Orooj Hakimi; Rod Nickel (16 March 2019). "Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

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