Background
Badar was born in Colchester, Essex, England to a Bangladeshi father and Indian mother. Inspired by her mother, Zohra Ahmed, who is a classical singer and encouraged by her teachers, Badar developed a blend of Arabic and Indian vocals.
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Career
lieutenant earned her a Double Platinum award. She spent her formative years growing up in Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. She sings in English, Arabic, Bengali and Indian languages.
Badar returned to England to continue her schooling at Gilbert Grammar School.
Upon leaving she took up a position in Customs and Excise. In, Badar"s first album Destiny was released, produced by British music producer Kuljit Bhamra.
R. Several of Badar"s collaborations have charted in the United Kingdom Charts top ten singles, Independent, Dance, Radio and Bhangra charts with inclusions on three The Prodigy United Kingdom Number.1 albums: The Fat of the Land, Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned, and Their Law: The Singles since 1990. Her most notable hit is "Smack My Bitch Up", released in, in 2013, she received a quadruple platinum disc for her contributions.
Achievements
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Badar has received recognition of her work from various awarding bodies through short-listings and nominations, in addition to this her performance and written work is also included in projects that have secured major awards(*). 1996 "Jind Meriyeh": United Kingdom Bhangra Chart Number. 4 1997 The Prodigy"s album The Fat of the Land: United Kingdom Albums Chart Number. 1 and a Double Platinum award. Featuring Badar"s vocals on "Smack My Bitch Up", Badar received a copy of the award for her contribution to the album. 2005 Mukhtar Sahota"s album 4 The Muzik: United Kingdom Bhangra Chart Number. 3. Featuring Badar"s vocal performance on "Gal Lagja". 2004 British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 Pete Tong: Essential Selection Tune of the Week – "Mundaya" British Broadcasting Corporation Asian Network: Tune of the Week – "Queen of OPunjab" British Broadcasting Corporation Asian Network: Tune of The Week – "Yeh Rog" "Mundaya": Dance Chart top 10.
