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Mehnaz Hoosein (born 30 January 1973) is an Indian pop singer and songwriter from Mumbai, India, popularly known for her hit song 'Banoongi Main Miss India'. She is a graduate from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. At the age of 13, Mehnaz started her vocal training in Hindustani classical music under the tutelage of Pandit Bhavdeep Jaipurwale. She began training as a dancer with Shiamak Davar from 1998 and performed with the Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts till 1995. Mehnaz achieved success with her song Miss India which won her the 1996 Channel V Music Award for Best Female Pop Vocalist.〔(Debesh Banerjee, July 9, 2009, Second Innings, The Indian Express. Retrieved March 18, 2013 )〕〔(The Record Music Magazine (January 2007). "Indipop, pop, snap and crackle!". Retrieved March 19, 2013 )〕〔(Biswadeep Ghosh, December 18, 1996, 10 questions, Mehnaaz, Channel Vs Best Female Voice award winner, is poised to go international, Outlookindia.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013 )〕 At the time, Mehnaz was managed by Diana Hayden who was crowned Miss India the same year. It was in the nineties that Indi-pop began to emerge as an alternative to film music in India when a large number of pop singers emerged on the music scene. == Early Life and Career == In 1996, Mehnaz won the Screen Videocon Award for Best Pop Singer for her debut album Miss India in the Non-Film Music category. Her song ''Main Hoon'' (composed by Merlin D'Souza) from the album Miss India was featured on the soundtrack of Deepa Mehta's movie ''Fire''.〔(Rachel Malik (1996). "Fire". BFI Film Forever. Retrieved March 11, 2013 )〕 In 1997 she was featured in a multi-artist video called ''Wajah Muskurane Ki'' (A Reason to Smile) to celebrate 50 years of Indian independence and the video aired on Indian television channels. Mehnaz recorded a duet titled ''Senada Cinta'' with BMG Malaysia's recording artist Iwan in 1998.〔(P.B. Shukla (2008). "Miss India Mehnaz well on her way to being Miss World". Smashits.com. Retrieved March 19, 2013 )〕 In 1998, she sang the number ''Paisa paisa paisa'' for the soundtrack of the indie film ''Bombay Boys''.〔'("Bombay Boys by Ashutosh Phatak". Beardscratchers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013 )〕 In 1999, Mehnaz recorded a duet called ''You Are The Reason'' with Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock of the band Air Supply for the soundtrack of Dev Benegal's award-winning film ''Split Wide Open''.〔("Yours Truly" AirSupply, "You Are The Reason" (Featuring Mehnaz) (Album Version). Amazon Music. 2001). Retrieved March 15, 2013 )〕 She released her second solo album titled ''Mausam'' with BMG Crescendo in 1999. In the year 2000, Mehnaz recorded the song ''Dreamcatcher'' for the soundtrack of the indie film ''Snip!'', directed by Sunhil Sippy.〔(iTunes Preview (2000). Snip (OST), Various Artists. Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved March 18, 2013 )〕〔(Mandeep Bahra, Music review of Snip, Planetbollyood.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013 )〕 She was also featured on the duet You Are The Reason on ''Yours Truly'', the fifteenth album by Air Supply released in 2001.〔 Mehnaz was a judge on Channel V's, Coke V Popstars 2 in 2003.〔(TNN (March 26, 2003). "Channel V tie up for Popstars 2". The Economic Times, Indiatimes.com. Retrieved March 15, 2013 )〕 In 2006, Mehnaz' released her third solo album ''Sajnaa'' with Universal Music India.〔("Mehnaz, Most downloaded album, Sajnaa". Universal Music India Ltd., Nokia Music. (January 2006). Retrieved March 12, 2013 )〕〔(Aelina, (November14, 2006). "Sajnaa, Mehnaz". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved March 12, 2013 )〕〔(Kimi Dangor (November 6, 2006). Pops a new tune, Mehnaz all set for come back with latest offering "Sajnaa", IndiaToday.in. Retrieved March 15, 2013 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mehnaz Hoosein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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