The Benjamin Sisters (Urdu: بنجامن سسٹرز) were a Pakistani singing group of three sisters, Nerissa, Beena and Shabana Benjamin. Usually chorus-singing together in appearances on Pakistan Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s, they achieved immense popularity in both Pakistan and neighboring regions of North India in what began to be referred to as the Benjamin Sisters Phenomenon.[1]
Repertoire and singing style
The sisters usually sang Punjabi and Urdu songs, and tended to provide new renderings of songs sung by other artists as opposed to developing their own material. This was partially because the sisters initially appeared in the TV talk show Silver JubileeI1983), where old artistes were often the invited guests whose songs the sisters would perform as a mark of honor.[1] The three sang in a synchronized way, in a "single voice."[2] The famous of which they sang the patriotic National song of Pakistan known as the Is parcham kay saye tale hum ek hai.
Family background
The Benjamin Sisters belonged to the Pakistani Christian minority.[3]