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MAHA is a Pakistani singer/song writer who was born and grew up in Karachi, and later acquired her higher education in Bachelor of Business and Commerce in finance, macroeconomics and management from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Early life
From early childhood Maha developed a taste for Music through exposure from her dad who has a penchant for both western classical music (Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and Vangelis) and old school 60s and 70s bands/artists. Maha's earliest exposure to Music was through her dad, and it is no coincidence she picked up on the tunes he hummed and the songs he listened to. With her dad's vast repertoire of record collection at her disposal, she became familiar with the works of great artistic geniuses like Nancy Sinatra, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Mark Knopfler, Leonard Cohen, Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, The Smiths, Moody Blues, etc at a fairly young age.

These influences, in turn, bore upon her development as a singer and a song-writer. Through her early and mid teens Maha became an active part of Pakistan's then booming underground Rock and Roll scene. However, weighing her options, and with the council of her parents, in 2008 she decided to move to Melbourne to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Finance & Macroeconomics/ Management from Monash University. This hiatus from home, however, wouldn't keep her away from her lifelong passion for Music. Shortly after settling down in Melbourne, she joined the Choral Society at Monash University to develop an understanding of western classical music. Melbourne's vibrant and very rich culture introduced her to a slew of new influences, such as jazz which made an impression upon her when she heard a jazz ensemble perform live at a cultural and performing arts theater in Melbourne. She started listening to great jazz singers such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Bobby Vinton, Billy Holiday, etc. During this time in Melbourne, she took to writing her own songs.

Upon completion of her studies she returned to Karachi in October 2012. In 2013 she auditioned for Cornetto Music Icons and thereupon Shahi Hasan selected her as a backup vocalist for the show which was aired on ARY Digital.

Debut
After lending backup vocals for Cornetto Music Icons which was aired on Pakistan’s premier TV channel, ARY Digital, MAHA collaborated with OVERLOAD Band’s front man and drummer Farhad Humayun and keyboardist Sheraz Siddiq on her debut single ‘Nazar’, a sad song about unrequited love.

Nazar’s audio was first released in August 2013 and the song had gained much popularity through its uploading on Sound Cloud, achieving 13,071 plays and many re-posts from listeners, within a week.

With Farhad Humayun and Sheraz Siddiq producing the song, MAHA’s ‘Nazar’ speaks of broken love and how life is an unpredictable game of chess – something the majority of people can relate to. The song itself is a power ballad that crescendos and decrescendos seamlessly giving the listener a kind of rush, at the same time releasing positive energy in them. The song makes you want to listen to it over and over again. The lyrics for ‘Nazar’ are written by Haroon Shahid of Symt.

The video for ‘Nazar’, which has been directed by Farhad Humayun and shot by Sabeeh Khan at Riot Studios, portrays what is typically expected from a girl in a relationship. The theme portrays a girl in the music video looking at her reflection in the mirror, trying to identify flaws in herself, and she is wondering why she cannot court the attention of the person she loves. She looks her best and brings him fruits and tea on a tray and each fruit symbolizes her feelings. For example, the redness of the watermelon is a symbolic representation of her bleeding heart. She tries to win his heart, but she knows that she is fighting a losing battle and that he will never love her back. So she is hurt because she knows all her yearning is in vain. Nazar’s video was released nationwide and on social media on the 28th of August 2013 and was aired by Pakistani Music Channels including 8XM, Play TV, ARY MUSIK.