The Pakistani teens who became disco superstars
How Nazia and Zoheb Hassan changed South-East Asian pop with their album, Disco Deewane
Witness History · BBC World Service
November 8, 202310m 4s
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Show Notes
In the 1980s, a brother and sister from Pakistan topped the charts in countries all over the world with their dancefloor filler, Disco Deewane.
Nazia and Zoheb Hassan were the first teenagers ever to make a hit record in India.
Zoheb tells Vicky Farncombe about their rise to fame.
(Photo: Nazia and Zoheb Hassan. Credit: BBC)