Born in Pakistan, and raised in Toronto – Mishal Khawaja discovered she could sing a tune in the playground as a child while humming a Toni Braxton song around a friend. However, as an extremely shy kid growing up, it wasn’t until her adult life that her family and friends discovered her singing voice.

Khawaja’s signature textured voice paired with Urdu, English or Punjabi poetry sounds equally effortless. Drawn to Indie-Pop, RnB and Sufi music, she began sharing short cover-songs on Instagram, a few years ago and released her first original track in 2015 titled, ‘’Murder’, followed by “Do You Feel it” and “Vertigo”.

Over years of songwriting, performing and creating a fan base, Khawaja has been able to hone her craft on Instagram – the very grounds where she was ultimately discovered by the producers, Zohaib Kazi and Ali Hamza.

In a world of virtual reality, the idea of returning to Pakistan and tracing her roots was floated in order to achieve the impact with the human spirit intact.