Aneela Mirza

For other uses, see Anila (disambiguation).

Aneela Mirza
Born	(1974-10-08) 8 October 1974 Frederiksværk, Denmark
Origin	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1995–present

Aneela Mirza, or Anila Mirza (born 8 October 1974) is a Danish singer who has found success as a member of the pop group Toy-Box and as a solo artist under the name of "Aneela".

She was born and raised in Denmark. Her mother is half-Iranian and half-Pakistani, and her father is a Parsi. Her parents met in Indonesia before moving to Denmark.

She was part of the Danish pop group Toy-Box which enjoyed worldwide success in the late-1990s and early-2000s, selling over 4.5 million albums. The group released two albums of bubblegum dance music, Fantastic and Toy Ride, and had several hit singles including "Tarzan & Jane" and "Best Friend".

After the group's break-up, Aneela embarked on a solo career and released her first solo single, "Bombay Dreams", in 2005. The song was a collaboration with pop singer Arash with whom she worked on several other songs as well, including "Chori Chori" (which is set to the tune of Snow's song "Informer"). Apart from her solo career, Aneela has also produced and written for Danish artist Burhan G, R&B producer Saqib and many more.

Aneela is married and currently lives in the United Kingdom.

Filmography

• Bombay Dreams - 2004
• Bluffmaster! - 2005 - "Say Na Say Na"

Albums

as a member of Toy-Box

• Fantastic (1999)
• Toy Ride (2001)

Solo

• Mahi (2006)

Singles

Year	Title	Album	SWE	DK	GER	BEL	SCH
2004	"Bombay Dreams featuring Rebecca Zadig and Arash"	Bombay Dreams B.O.	3	-	-	-	-
2005	"Jaande"	Mahi	-	-	39	15	-
2006	"Chori Chori featuring Arash"	Mahi	15	-	47	-	82
2006	"Mahi"	Mahi	-	-	-	-	-

External links

• Anila Mirza
• Chori Chori clip (captured in Poprad, Slovakia)