The most cherished name on the internet today is Arooj Aftab’s after she became Pakistan’s first best new artist nomination at the prestigious Grammy Awards.

Read more: Everything you need to know about the Grammy-nominated artist Arooj Aftab

The Grammys nominated the singer’s song Mohabbat from her album Vulture Prince. The song has been a smashing hit that it even made to former US president Barack Obama’s 2021 summer playlist.

The Pakistani singer took to Twitter on Wednesday and expressed her feelings with gratitude.  “Shock awe and happiness”, wrote Aftab.

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Shock awe and happiness

— arooj aftab (@arooj_aftab) November 24, 2021

The Mohabbat singer’s post garners all praising and motivating comments as Pakistanis feel proud for the first local artist who has successfully carved her way to the most celebrated music awards.

The news left music enthusiasts excited, and her fans and prominent personalities also grabbed the chance to congratulate her on the milestone achieved.

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What fantastic news.
Congratulations, @arooj_aftab! https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2021/11/shock-awe-and-happiness-arooj-aftabs-first-reaction-after-grammy-nomination/amp/

— Osman Khalid Butt (@aClockworkObi) November 23, 2021

Hey @arooj_aftab – mega congrats on your Grammy nomination for Best New Artist!

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You go girl! You make us so proud! We’re all rooting for a win but such an honour to be nominated that too for an Urdu song & a classic from Mehdi Hasan!https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2021/11/shock-awe-and-happiness-arooj-aftabs-first-reaction-after-grammy-nomination/amp/
🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

— Fifi Haroon (@fifiharoon) November 23, 2021

So proud of you ⁦@arooj_aftab⁩ nomination for Grammy Awards is in itself a great achievement looking forward for the award ….. may your voice get to the ears and hearts of Millions….. Pakistan is very happy for you pic.twitter.com/4mCXSvQr30

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— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) November 24, 2021

Aftab has earned nominations in two different categories; Best New Artist, and the Best Global Music Album for her ‘Vulture Prince’.

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The Pakistani singer was born in Saudi Arabia and later moved to Pakistan where she started her musical career exploring the indie genre.

She became popular in Pakistan with her covers on Youtube – from Amir Zaki’s ‘Mera Pyar’ to Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’ to Leonard Cohan’s ‘Hallelujah.’