Nooran Sisters

Sultana and Jyoti Nooran trained from early childhood under their father, Ustad Gulshan Mir (or Meer),^[12] grandson of Bibi Nooran, a Sufi singer,^[13] and son of Swarn Nooran, a Sufi singer of the 1970s.^[6] According to Mir, the family was on hard times, and he gave music lessons to support them.^[14] The sisters were not able to obtain formal elementary education.^[12]

When Sultana was seven and Jyoti five, Mir discovered their talent while they were playing at home and singing a Bulleh Shah kalam they had heard from their grandmother.^[6] Mir asked them if they could sing it with instruments. They sang with a perfect beat along to instruments such as the tabla and harmonium.^[15]

The Nooran sisters had their first television appearance on the Doordarshan Punjabi show Jashan Di Raat, in 2005. Jyoti as a solo artist participated in the singing show Nikki Awaz Punjab Di on the Punjabi channel MH1, in 2007.^[16] In 2010, they were noticed by Iqbal Mahal, a music promoter from Canada, who helped them perform to a wider audience.^[3]

The Nooran sisters rose to fame with their song "Tung Tung" through the talent hunt series MTV Sound Trippin on MTV India, in 2012.^[4] They were introduced to the competition by Hindi film music composer Sneha Khanwalkar.^[16] The song was subsequently used in the soundtrack for Akshay Kumar's 2015 film Singh Is Bliing.^[6] Later the same year, they performed on MTV Unplugged and Coke Studio with the song "Allah Hoo", which turned into a YouTube sensation.^[15]

On 2 September 2015, they released their first album, Yaar Gariban Da, containing five tracks and produced by MS Records.^[7] In 2017, they received the Best Playback Singer (Female) award from Filmfare Awards Punjabi for the song "Yaar Di Gali", which was included in the 2016 film Channo Kamli Yaar Di.^[8][11] Their song "Baajre Di Raakhi", from the film Krazzy Tabbar, earned them a nomination for the same award a year later.^[17]

The duo collaborated with musicians Memba and EVAN GIIA on the song "For Aisha", which was featured in the 2019 film The Sky Is Pink^[15] and the 2022 Disney+ series Ms. Marvel.^[18] Jyoti went on to record songs in several Tamil-language films for composer D. Imman, including Paayum Puli (2015) and Bogan (2017).^[16]

The sisters got their first break in Hindi cinema with music director A. R. Rahman in the 2014 movie Highway, with the song "Patakha Guddi".^[15] The track topped Hindi film music charts^[3] and earned them two Mirchi Music Awards in 2015, in the categories Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocalist (Female) of the Year,^[8][11] as well as the Best Music Debut Award at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards and the Best Female Playback Singer award at the Screen Awards.^{[9][10][6][15]}

Jyoti married Kunal Passi in 2014. Her parents disapproved of the marriage and filed a legal case of underage marriage,^[20] as they claimed Jyoti's matriculation certificate showed her as 16 years of age at the time. After legal proceedings, the family conceded to the marriage.^[21] Passi acts as the manager of the sisters' performances.^[12] Sultana is also married and has a son.^[16]

Jyoti has performed solo on a few occasions. When asked about taking up a solo career, she answered, "Please don't recommend it. We complete each other".^[22]

In August 2022, Jyoti filed for divorce from her husband and accused him of harassment.^[23]

• Gima Awards (2015)^[9]
• Screen Awards (2015)^[10]