Nooran Sisters
Nooran Sisters in 2016
Background information
BornSultana – (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992
Jyoti – (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994
OriginJalandhar, Punjab, India
GenresSham Chaurasia gharana
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Members
  • Sultana Nooran
  • Jyoti Nooran

Nooran Sisters are Sultana Nooran (born 14 June 1992) and Jyoti Nooran (born 24 February 1994),[1] an Indian devotional Sufi singing duo.[2] Born to a family of Sufi musicians, they perform Sham Chaurasia gharana classical music.[3] They gained public recognition in 2012, when their song "Tung Tung" was featured on MTV Sound Trippin of MTV India,[4][5] and was used in the soundtrack for the 2015 Hindi film Singh is Bling.[6]

Nooran Sisters released their first album, Yaar Gariban Da, in 2015.[7] The same year, they received their first major awards, for the song "Patakha Guddi", which appeared in the film Highway, including two Mirchi Music Awards—for Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocalist (Female) of the Year.[8] They were also decorated at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards and the Screen Awards.[9][10] The duo additionally received the Best Playback Singer (Female) award at the Filmfare Awards Punjabi for the song "Yaar Di Gali", in 2017.[8][11]

Early life and background

The sisters trained from early childhood under their father, Ustad Gulshan Mir (or Meer),[12] grandson of Bibi Nooran, a renowned Sufi singer,[13] and son of Swarn Nooran, a Sufi singer of the 1970s.[6] According to Mir, the family was on hard times and Mir gave music lessons to support them.[14] The sisters could not even have formal elementary education.[12]

When Sultana was seven and Jyoti was five, Mir discovered their talent while they were playing at home and singing a Bulleh Shah kalam they had heard from their grandmother,[6] "Kulli vichon ni yaar lab lai". Mir asked them if they can sing it with instruments. They sang with the perfect beat with musical instruments like tabla and harmonium.[15]

The Nooran sisters had their first television appearance on the Doordarshan Punjabi show Jashan Di Raat in 2005. Jyoti as a solo artist participated in a singing show Nikki Awaz Punjab Di on Punjabi channel MH1 in 2007.[16] In 2010, they were noticed by Iqbal Mahal, music promoter from Canada, who helped them to perform to wider audience.[3]

Career

The Nooran sisters rose to fame with the talent hunt series in MTV India's MTV Sound Trippin, with their song "Tung Tung" in 2012.[4] They were introduced to the competition by Hindi film music composer Sneha Khanwalkar.[16] The song was subsequently used as a soundtrack in Akshay Kumar's 2015 film Singh is Bling.[6] Later the same year, they performed at MTV Unplugged and Coke Studio @ MTV Season 2 with the song "Allah Hoo", which turned into a YouTube sensation.[15]

On 2 September 2015, they released their first album, Yaar Gariban Da, which contains five tracks and produced by MS Records.[7] In 2017, they received the Best Playback Singer (Female) award of the Filmfare Awards Punjabi for the song "Yaar Di Gali" in the film Channo Kamli Yaar Di.[8][11] Their song "Baajre Di Raakhi" in the film Krazzy Tabbar earned them a nomination for Best Playback Singer (Female) the Filmfare Awards Punjabi in 2018.[17]

They performed at the Dhaka International Folk Fest in 2016 and 2017. They collaborated with MEMBA and EVAN GIIA for "For Aisha" which was featured in the 2019 film The Sky is Pink,[15] and the 2022 Disney's TV series Ms. Marvel.[18] Jyoti recorded in Tamil films for the composer D. Imman, such as Paayum Puli (2015) and Bogan (2017). She commented: "I didn't even know the language is Tamil. I wrote the lyrics in Hindi. Had to convolute my mouth to sing them."[16]

They got their first break in Hindi cinema with the song "Patakha Guddi", in the movie Highway, in 2014, with music director A. R. Rahman.[15] The song, which they call their favourite,[16] topped Hindi film music charts.[3] It also earned them two of the Mirchi Music Awards in 2015, "Upcoming Female Vocalist Of The Year" and "Vocalist (Female) Of The Year",[8][11] as well as the Best Music Debut award of the Global Indian Music Academy Awards and the Best Female Playback Singer award of the Screen Awards.[9][10][6][15]

Personal lives

Jyoti married Kunal Passi in 2014. Her parents disapproved of the marriage and filed a court case of underage marriage,[19] as they allegedly claimed Jyoti's matriculation certificate showed her as 16 years of age at the time. After legal proceedings, the family conceded to accept the marriage.[20] Passi acts as the manager of their performances.[12] Sultana is also married and has a son.[16]

Jyoti has performed solo on a few occasions. When asked about planning to take up solo career, she answered, "Please don't recommend it. We complete each other."[21]

In August 2022, Jyoti filed for divorce from her husband and accused him of harassment.[22]

Discography

Key
  Denotes songs that sung by only Jyoti Nooran

Film songs

  • All films are in Hindi language unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Song Composer(s) Co-artist(s) Notes
2014 Highway Patakha Guddi A. R. Rahman
2015 Singh Is Bliing Tung Tung Baje Sneha Khanwalkar Diljit Dosanjh
Dum Laga Ke Haisha Dum Laga Ke Haisha Anu Malik Kailash Kher
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns Ghani Bawri Krsna Solo
Paayum Puli Naa Soodana Mogini D. Imman Tamil film
2016 Sultan Tuk Tuk Vishal-Shekhar Vishal Dadlani
Mirzya Mirzya Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Daler Mehndi, Sain Zahoor, Akhtar Chanal Zahri
Hota Hai
Ek Nadi Thi Mohan Kannan
Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur Bol Maaye Harry Baweja Punjabi film
Dangal Idiot Banna Pritam
2017 Jab Harry Met Sejal Jee Ve Sohaneya
Butterfly Dev Negi, Sunidhi Chauhan, Aman Trikha
Qarib Qarib Singlle Khatam Kahani Vishal Mishra Vishal Mishra
Bogan Kooduvittu Koodu D. Imman Aravind Swamy Tamil film
Tiger Zinda Hai Tera Noor Vishal-Shekhar
2018 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 Kesariya Jugni Anjjan Bhattacharya Amit Gupta
Manmarziyaan Hallaa Amit Trivedi Romi
Zero Tanha Hua Tanishk Bagchi Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
2019 Bharat Aaya Na Tu Vishal-Shekhar
2021 Qismat 2 Kis Mod Te B Praak B Praak Punjabi film[23]
2022 Raksha Bandhan Bidaai (Reprise) Himesh Reshammiya Romy
Laal Singh Chaddha "Tur Kalleyan (Version 2)" Pritam
2023 Kuttey "Ek Aur Dhan Te Nan" Vishal Bhardwaj Hanumankind
Khufiya "Bujhe Bujhe" Rahul Ram
8 A.M. Metro "Woh Khuda" Mark K Robin
Bhagavanth Kesari "Jaaguda Jaaguda" Thaman S Telugu film
Guntur Kaaram "Dum Masala" Sanjith Hegde


Non-film songs

  • Yaar Gariban Da (2015)
  • Sufi Magic from Nooran Sisters (live)
  • Channo
  • Meri Maa Best of Durga Mata Jagran Bhents and Bhajans Virendra Singh


Awards and nominations

  • Gima Awards[9] 2015
  • Screen Awards[10]
Year Category Nominated Song Album Result Ref(s)
Mirchi Music Awards
2014 Female Vocalist of The Year "Patakha Guddi" Highway Won [24]
Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year
2015 Indie Pop Song of the Year "Teriyaan Tu Jaane" Coke Studio @ MTV - S04E01 Nominated [25]
2017 "Kamli" - [26]
Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi
2015 Female Vocalist of The Year "Jinde meriye" Qissa Panjab Won [27]

References

  1. ↑ "Jyoti Nooran (Nooran Sisters) उम्र, Biography, पति in Hindi - बायोग्राफी". News Hidustan. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "BBC Radio 3 – World on 3, Live Session with the Nooran Sisters, Discover the Nooran Sisters – the rock stars of Sufi music". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Kapoor, Diksha (24 February 2020). "Birthday Vibes: Know Some Mind Boggling Facts About Sufi Singer Jyoti Nooran". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 Kaur, Amarjot (2 October 2015). "Beat upbeat". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sony Music India appoints Jagjit Singh Bhogal as Head of A&R". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Yadav, Prerna (7 January 2021). "Patakha Guddi, Ghani Bawri: 6 Nooran Sisters' songs you should add to your playlist now". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Yaar Gariban Da (Album) All Songs Download Nooran Sisters – Raag.fm". RAAG. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Jyoti Nooran Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Jyoti Nooran". Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "GIMA » Winners for 2015". Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 "And the AWARD goes to…". Indian Express. Mumbai. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "Sultana Nooran Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Sultana Nooran". Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 Chowdhury, Alpana (2 December 2017). "No stopping this magnificent duo..." Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Chaudhary, Neha (15 September 2019). "Tung Tung Baje: Nooran Sisters get Jaipur's audiences singing along". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Highway to Fame". India Express. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Menezes, Laurel (5 May 2022). "Everything You Need To Know About The Nooran Sisters, The Singers Of The Hit Song "Patakha Guddi"". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Pandey, Anup (16 April 2017). "Soul sisters". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Sultana & Jyoti Nooran- Best Playback Singer Female 2018 Nominee | Filmfare Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Nice to see my name, says singer Chinmayi Sripada on 'Tere Bina' being part of 'Ms Marvel'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "'Patakha Guddi' singer Jyoti Nooran moves high court for protection from family | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Nooran sister's parents accept her marriage". Hindustan Times. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  21. ↑ Joy, Jagmeeta Thind (17 February 2018). "Sufi music soothes the soul, say Nooran sisters in Chandigarh". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "Singer accuses husband of harassment, seeks protection". The Tribune. Jalandhar. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Kis Morh Te: Beautiful melody from 'Qismat 2' to release tomorrow". Times of India. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  25. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  26. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  27. ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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