 In the middle of her successful singing career, Hassan earned degrees in economics and law at two prestigious London schools, Richmond, The American International University and the University of London.Nazia made her singing debut with the 1980 song "Aap Jaisa Koi", which appeared in the Bollywood Indian film "Qurbani".Her debut album, "Disco Deewane" (1981), charted in fourteen countries worldwide and became the best-selling Asian pop record up at the time.