Mozhdah Jamalzadah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mozhdah Jamalzadah

Afghanistan singer

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1985

Place of Birth: Kabul, Afghanistan

Profession: singer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Mozhdah Jamalzadah

  • Mozhdah Jamalzadah (born 11 August 1982 in Kabul, Afghanistan) is an Afghan singer.
  • During the civil war in Afghanistan, at the age of five, she and her family fled to settle in Canada.
  • Raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mozhdah studied Broadcast Journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Philosophy and Political Science at the University of British Columbia.
  • She also wrote songs.
  • Among these songs was Dokhtare Afghan (Afghan Girl).
  • Dokhtare Afghan was an instant hit on the Afghan TV stations and airwaves.
  • It brought back the stories of strong Afghan heroines to the homes of many of the Afghans and sparked an interest amongst young Afghan women.
  • It also earned Mozhdah many nominations and awards at the Afghan and International TV and radio stations.
  • In December 2009 she was offered a position to work with an up-and-coming television station in Afghanistan, 1TV. She was to be the host of "Afghanistan’s Got Talent".
  • Mozhdah took the offer because it meant that she could go back to her homeland.
  • Mozhdah's political and philosophical studies also gave her the drive to pursue more difficult ambitions.
  • Once she joined 1TV, she soon decided she wanted to make her trip to Afghanistan fulfill her desire to make a difference.
  • The concept of the Mozhdah show was created.
  • On the Mozhdah Show, Mozhdah and her producers created programming that addressed taboo topics in Afghan society, and what it was like to be a woman, a child, a person living in Afghan society.
  • The Mozhdah Show also provided Mozhdah with the ability to explore and learn more about the current situation in Afghanistan through the eyes of Afghans.
  • On International Women’s Day 2010, Mozhdah was asked to be the first Afghan to perform at the White House for the President, Barack Obama and Mrs.
  • Obama, and the song she sang was of the bravery of Afghan Women “Dokhtare Afghan”.In 2019, she had an acting role in the drama film Red Snow and had a biography of her life released by Greystone Books entitled "Voice of Rebellion".

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