It was more than challenging to give harmonies in every song. You have to zone yourself out completely and then sing on an entirely different note.
A BBA student in her third year doing double majors from Lahore School of Economics, Amna Imtiaz is a vocalist and can also play a little bit of piano. She started experimenting with music
back in grade 5 when her school teachers spotted the talent in her. This impressive young lady has an equally impressive sister, also a classically trained singer, who has been her music teacher all along. Not to ambitious, Amna stays grounded but does plan on hitting the music
industry with my original compositions. So happened one fine day, as casually as it could get, she 'entered
Nescafe Basement by simply inboxing Xulfi bhai' her cover songs.
1- How
does it look from the seat of a backing vocalist? How hard or important is your
job?
It was
more than challenging to give harmonies in every song. You have to zone
yourself out completely and then sing on an entirely different note. Xulfi bhai
made the job quite easy but it took us a lot of effort to fine tune our notes.
2- How do
your parents feel about both their daughters in the singing profession? How
has been the support from family? Are there any hesitations or condition
attached to what you guys do?
My family
has been extremely supportive especially my sisters. There were times when I
would simply reject any collaborations just because I was too shy! My elder
sister would literally push me into it and force me to take up any venture,
Nescafe Basement too. The only condition is that I refrain from appearing on TV but I
am hoping this condition relaxes with time too.
3- Who
inspired you to learn music at such a young age?
My
sister is a classically trained singer and she has been my biggest inspiration
in learning music. In fact, she has taught me some of my favourite ghazals and
old classics.
4- Can we
expect collaboration with your sister soon?
Any day... nothing better
than singing with my first ever mentor!
Season 3 in a Go
Best
range?
Most
artistic? Usman Sheikh
The
sharpest one? Sharoon Leo
Most
surprising?
Most
laid back? Sibra and I all the way
Most
reliable? Usman Sheikh
Most
fun? Bilawal Lahooti
Most
shy?
Most
serious?
Most
mischievous? Almost all the boys would prank each other
Most
emotional? Sibtain Khalid
Most
mature? Arfa Chaudhary
Someone
you’re sure is going to make it big in future?
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