3. Biodata:
Mrs. Aryana Sayeed was born 1985 in Kabul to a Pashtun father and a Tajik mother. Her parents left Afghanistan when she was 8 years old and lived in Pakistan before settling in Switzerland. Currently she lives in London, England with her mother and siblings. By the age of 12 she had obtained admission to a music school where she would perform in places with a choir.

She is an Afghan singer, songwriter and TV personality. She rose to fame in 2008 with her single hit MashAllah. Since then she has performed regularly in concerts, TV shows, and philanthropic festivals, within and outside Afghanistan.

Aryana Sayeed was signed on by one of the leading entertainment channels inside of Afghanistan, 1TV. Her show, Music Night, involved her performing and interviewing other artists. The show was a success and after the first season Aryana left to go back home in London. Shortly after this Aryana Sayeed was signed by, Tolo TV as one of the judges at The Voice of Afghanistan. A talent show based on blind auditions popular in countries all over the world. She continued her collaboration with the TV station and subsequently became a judge on another talent show Afghan Star.

She is the only internationally known pop act in Afghanistan. She is adored by youth — and hunted by the Taliban.

n 2017 she won the Afghan Icon Award and was named the 2017 Best Female Artist of Afghanistan. She also received the title "Voice of Afghanistan" from the Afghanistan National Television and Radio Network.

She speaks Dari, Pashtu and English.