Zubaida Khanum

Zubaida Khanum
زبیدہ خانم
Birth nameZubaida Khanum
Born1935
Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died19 October 2013 at age 78
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
GenresGhazal, Folk music
OccupationFilm Playback singer
Years active1951–1960 (retired in 1960)

Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 film songs during the Golden Age of Pakistani film music of the 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giving voice to featured actresses in movie musicals.

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