Anila Mirza
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Aneela Mirza, or Anila Mirza (born October 8, 1974) is a Danish singer, born and raised in Denmark.
Her mother is half Pakistan
i-half Iran
ian, and her father is a Parsi
.
She was part of the Danish pop group Toy-Box
, which had worldwide success and sold over 4.5 million albums. The group released two albums of bubblegum pop, called "FanTastic" and "Toy Ride", and several hit singles including "Tarzan & Jane" and "Best Friend".
After the group's break-up, Aneela started a solo career, releasing her first solo single "Bombay Dreams" in 2005. The song was a collaboration with pop singer Arash with whom she worked on several other songs as well, including "Chori Chori", which is a cover of Snow
's "Informer
". Apart from her solo career she has also produced and written for Danish artist Burhan G
, R&B producer Saqib and many more.
Aneela is currently married and living in the United Kingdom
. She is working on her second solo album.
Her mother is half Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i-half Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian, and her father is a Parsi
Parsi
Parsi or Parsee refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani community....
.
She was part of the Danish pop group Toy-Box
Toy-Box
Toy-Box was a Danish pop group, consisting of vocalists Anila Mirza and Amir El-Falaki. Mirza was born on October 8, 1974 in Hillerød, Denmark to a half-Pakistani, half-Iranian mother, and a Parsi father. El-Falaki was born August 12, 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Moroccan parents...
, which had worldwide success and sold over 4.5 million albums. The group released two albums of bubblegum pop, called "FanTastic" and "Toy Ride", and several hit singles including "Tarzan & Jane" and "Best Friend".
After the group's break-up, Aneela started a solo career, releasing her first solo single "Bombay Dreams" in 2005. The song was a collaboration with pop singer Arash with whom she worked on several other songs as well, including "Chori Chori", which is a cover of Snow
Snow (musician)
Darrin O'Brien , better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rap and reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Life and work:...
's "Informer
Informer (song)
"Informer" is a 1992 single by Canadian reggae musician Snow. It features and is produced by Queensbridge-bred rapper MC Shan, and is from Snow's debut album 12 Inches of Snow. The single was released shortly before Snow was imprisoned for a year on an assault charge...
". Apart from her solo career she has also produced and written for Danish artist Burhan G
Burhan G
Burhan Genç known as Burhan G is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish/Turkish origin from Turkey. His father is Turkish origin and his mother kurdish origin. He has three albums including Burhan G in 2010. that was certified platinum in Denmark...
, R&B producer Saqib and many more.
Aneela is currently married and living in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. She is working on her second solo album.
as a member of Toy-Box
- FanTasticFantastic (Toy-Box album)Toy-Box's first album, FanTastic, included the hits "The Sailor Song", "Teddybear", "Best Friend" and "Tarzan & Jane." It was released in January 1999...
, 1999 - Toy RideToy RideToy Ride, Toy-Box's second album, was released on July 28, 2001. It is best known as the final album of the Danish pop duo.-Track list:# Superstar # Russian Lullaby # WWW.Girl # 007 # Cowboy Joe...
, 2001
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
DK Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
BEL Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
SCH Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 2004 | "Bombay Dreams featuring Rebecca Zadig Rebecca Zadig Rebecca Zadig is a Swedish singer.- Career :Rebecca Zadig was featured in Arash's song "Temptation". This song is a newer version of her own song "Temptation" which also featured Arash . Lyrics of the two songs differ considerably... and Arash Arash (artist) Arash Labaf is an Iranian-Swedish singer, dancer, entertainer and producer.- Early life :Arash Labaf was born in Tehran, Iran. At age ten, he and his family moved to Sweden, where he still resides. In an interview with BBC Persian Television, he has mentioned that his mother and father are from... " |
Bombay Dreams B.O. | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | "Jaande Say Na Say Na Say Na Say Na is a song sung by Aneela Mirza in the 2005 Bollywood movie Bluffmaster!, whose release as a single rose Mirza to fame, being a chart hit in India.... " |
Mahi | - | - | 39 | 15 | - |
| 2006 | "Chori Chori featuring Arash Arash (artist) Arash Labaf is an Iranian-Swedish singer, dancer, entertainer and producer.- Early life :Arash Labaf was born in Tehran, Iran. At age ten, he and his family moved to Sweden, where he still resides. In an interview with BBC Persian Television, he has mentioned that his mother and father are from... " |
Mahi | 15 | - | 47 | - | 82 |
| 2006 | "Mahi" | Mahi | - | - | - | - | - |
Trivia
- Her first name (अनिल) means "wind" in SanskritSanskritSanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
and her surname (میرزا) means "son of the lord" in PersianPersian languagePersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
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