Sirine Jahangir

Sirine Jahangir (born; 2005) is a blind British Pakistani musician, pianist and singer-songwriter, known for her appearance on Britain's Got Talent 2020.[1]

Sirine Jahangir
Born2005 (age 15–16)
London
Occupation
  • Singer
Known forBritain's Got Talent (2020)
RelativesJunaid Jamshed (uncle)
Fauzia Kasuri (aunt)

Personal life

Sirine Jahangir was born and raised in Central London, to Kafeel Jahangir and Ghizlane. In 2010, she lost vision of left eye.[2] At age 9, she lost full vision of both eyes.[3] Her family moved to Mill Hill, North London when she was 12 years old.[1]

Her father, Kafeel Jahangir is a property developer and son of Sahibzada Jahangir (Prime Minister Imran Khan’s spokesperson on Trade & Investment in UK & Europe).[1] Late pop star Junaid Jamshed was her uncle.[2] Fauzia Kasuri, a senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politician is her aunt.[4][5][6][7]
In November 2020, she participated in coke fest 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Blind Pak girl is sensation at Britain's Got Talent". The News International. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. "How did blind BGT star Sirine Jahangir lose her sight? Teen taught herself how to play the piano after losing her vision". Entertainment Daily. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. McCaffrey, Julie (15 May 2020). "Blind Britain's Got Talent star Sirine Jahangir never forgot Simon Cowell's face". mirror. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. "Sirine Jehangir, granddaughter of PTI's founding member, rocked UK's BGT". Global Village Space. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. "14-Year-Old Blind British-Pakistani Singer Moves Simon Cowell — Can She Win The Show?". Talent Recap. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. "Britain's Got Talent sensation Sirine Jahangir wishes to use her fame to help others". Geo.tv. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. "بریٹن گاٹ ٹیلنٹ: اپنی آواز کا جادو جگانے والی پاکستانی نژاد برطانوی گلوگارہ سیرین جہانگیر". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. "CokeFest 2020: Pakistan prepares for its first-ever digital music festival | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

Sirine Jahangir at IMDb

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