NAZIA HASSAN FOUNDATION CAKE & CANDLE CEREMONY 2006
(10 September 2006)

Deputy Mayor of Brent, Councillor Harshadbhai B Patel, attended the Nazia Hassan Foundation Cake and Candle Ceremony on 10 September 2006 at Brent Town Hall. The ceremony is organised to celebrate the famous singer's life and to allow families from ethnic communities to get together and participate in competitions to show case their talents in the dance, acting and speaking categories.

Arez Hassan,the late Nazia Hassan's 9 year old son, started the programme by paying tribute to his greatly loved mother with a heart rendering poem "life is short". The chief guest then lit the candles with Arez, followed by candle lighting by the former Mayor A. Shahzad, Mrs Singh and heads of the various organisations. The cultural programme saw children from the ages of 6-18 give their speeches, poems, songs, and dances with prizes awarded for the best performances.

NHF C&C 2006 WINNERS

Dance: Bhavini Sheth
Music: Ali Agha
Public speaking: Omar Ghauri
Poetry: Sania Mirza and Elizay Mirza
Best dressed boy: Raafae Rana
Best dressed girl: Alizey

The director of the Harrow based Shri Academy of Dance, Rajeshri Sheth said, "It was a great honour and privilege for Bhavini and the girls of the Shri Dance to have performed in the memory of a great legend. Nazia's music stirred my inner senses and brought pleasure and joy to millions of listeners. Nazia will be missed", she said.

ABOUT THE NAZIA HASSAN FOUNDATION

Muniza and Basir Hassan and Zoheb Hassan, the parents and brother of singing sensation the late Nazia Hassan, officially launched a foundation in memory of the singer in October 2003. Nazia, along with brother Zoheb was the pioneer of pop and disco music on the Indian subcontinent and is best remembered for her hit song 'Aap Jaise Koi'.

One of the activities of the foundation is the presentation of the annual Nazia Hassan Awards, given to individuals who combine the best of East and West and who have made outstanding contribution to promote cultural fusion in their respective vocations, as Nazia Hassan herself had done in her short but multifaceted life.

Visit www.naziahassan.co.uk for more information.

	NHF CAKE & CANDLE CEREMONY
	Click for larger image A dedication to the memory of Nazia Hassan.	Click for larger image Councillor Harshadbhai Patel lights a candle in memory of Nazia Hassan
	Click for larger image Former Mayor of Brent, A Shahzad lights a candle for Nazia.	Click for larger image Arez lights a candle for his mother, Nazia Hassan.
	Click for a larger image Arez Hassan and the deputy Mayor of Brent cut a cake in memory of Nazia Hassan's life.	Click for larger image
	Click for larger image Deputy Mayor of Brent, Councillor Harshadbhai B Patel.	Click for larger image
	Click for larger image Former Mayor of Brent, A Shahzad.	Click for larger image Muniza, mother of Nazia Hassan.
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