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Annie Khalid عینی خالد
Khalid during a concert tour in Punjab, Pakistan, 2012
Background information
Birth name	Noor-ul-Ain Khalid
Born	(1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 37) Lahore, Pakistan
Origin	Lahore, Pakistan
Genres	Pakistani pop
Occupations	Singer model
Years active	2006–present
Spouse(s)	Malik Noureed Awan (m. 2012; div. 2013) Saad Ahmed Khan (m. 2014)

Noor-ul-Ain Khalid (Urdu: نور العین خالد; born 27 March 1987), known professionally as Annie Khalid (عینی خالد), is a Pakistani-born British singer and model. She rose to fame in Pakistan in 2006, after releasing the single "Mahiya"; the song was used in the 2007 film Awarapan in India and became the most-played Pakistani song of 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Early life

Khalid was born to a Kashmiri father and a Yemeni mother in the city of Lahore on 27 March 1987.^[1]^[2] When she was six months old, the family left Pakistan and moved to the United Kingdom, settling first in East London and later in Essex.^[3]^[4]

Career

Music

Her first single, "Mahiya" became a massive hit in Pakistan, following its release in 2005. It was later used in the Indian film Awarapan.^[5]

On 25 November 2010, Khalid released her UK debut single "Be My Baby" along with the remix of the track done by British DJ Judge Jules.^[3] After meeting at a charity function, Khalid collaborated with the English–Norwegian boy band A1 for a single "Just 3 Words" and went on tour with them, performing in Norway and the UK.^[6] In 2011, Khalid was nominated as Best Female Singer at the Pakistan Media Awards.

In September 2013, she released the single "Boom Boom Danze" with Beenie Man.^[7]

Modelling

She walked at the 2010 L'Oréal Karachi fashion week for BNS couture^[3] and in 2011 for Ammar Belal.^[8] She was featured in LOOK magazine in June 2011.^{[volume & issue needed]} The same month, she launched a café in Lahore, the AK Lounge.^[9]

Charity

She was appointed Norway's Red Cross Goodwill ambassador in 2011, after her efforts fundraising for Pakistani flood victims.^[3]^[10]^[11]

Personal life

In July 2012, Khalid married Pakistani businessman Malik Noureed Awan, but the couple divorced in 2013 by triple talaq.^[12]^[13] On 26 December 2014, she married British-Pakistani businessman Saad Ahmed Khan, with whom she has a daughter.^[14]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Peak Positions
Year	Title	Pakistan Albums Chart	Indian Albums Chart
2006	Princess Released: 16 April 2006 Label: Formats: CD	--	--
2010	Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai Released: 10 November 2010 Label: Black pen, Fire Formats: CD, digital download	–	–