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Atif Aslam

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Muhammad Atif Aslam

Background information
Born Wazirabad, Pakistan
12 March 1983 (1983-03-12) (age 27)
Origin Lahore, Pakistan
Genres Rock
Occupations Musician, Singer, Lyricist
Instruments Guitar
Labels Pakistan - Fire Records
India - Tips
Associated acts Strings, Jal, Hadiqa Kiyani, Shreya Ghoshal, Alka Yagnik, Sachin Gupta, Pritam
Website Official Website
Members
Asad
Mobeen Shah
Sameer Rasheed
Former members
Mahmood Rehman
Omer Nadeem
Haider Haleem

Atif Aslam (Urdu: عاطف اسلم, born Mohammad Atif Aslam; 12 March 1983) is a Pakistani pop singer. He was born in Wazirabad and educated in Lahore and Rawalpindi. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na and Meri Kahani. He is best known for his powerful vocal belting technique.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Atif Aslam was born in Wazirabad, Pakistan. His kindergarten started in Model town, Lahore at Kimberley Hall School. His first stage manifestation was in a fancy dress show at his school when he was in 1st grade, where he performed as Imran Khan (former captain of the Pakistani Cricket Team). Since then cricket was a passion for him. At that time he did not listen to any particular kind of songs.

At the age of 9, he moved to Rawalpindi where he studied at Saint Paul's Cambridge School. He came back to Lahore in 1995 where he continued his studies in Divisional Public School (DPS), Model Town, Lahore. He was selected in his school cricket team as a bowler. He cleared his 10th grade in 14 years of age with a distinctive edge that he has always been the youngest boy in the class because of his double promotions while he was in Kimberley Hall. During this period he was putting his best efforts into becoming a professional cricketer.[citation needed] He passed out of DPS after completing his school ending matriculation exams. He also played Table Tennis. He further continued his education at PAF College, Lahore where he completed his F.Sc with the class of 2001. He then did his Bachelors of Computer Science from PCBA/PICS (University of Central Punjab).[1]

[edit] Academics

  • Initial Schools
    • Grade 1 to 3: Kimberley Hall Model Town Lahore
    • Grade 4 to 8: Saint Paul School Satellite Town Rawalpindi
    • Grade 9 to 10: Division Public School Model Town Lahore
  • School Distinctions
    • Always being the younger kid in the class because of Double Promotions.
    • Main Attack Bowler of School Cricket Team.
  • College
    • F.Sc. Pre-Engg: Punjab College Of Commerce, Lahore Cantt.
  • College Distinctions
    • Main Attack Bowler of College Cricket Team representing college in various other cities and ultimately got selected in under 19 National cricket team of Pakistan.
    • Won his First Singing Competition on independence day celebrations in college.
  • University
    • BCS (Hons): University of the Central Punjab.
  • University Distinctions
    • He had won a lot of singing competitions in college.

[edit] Music career

[edit] Jal

He used to sing at the college canteen when his friends urged him to participate in the singing competition on Independence Day celebrations at PAF College Lahore in 1998. He performed there and won the competition. Thereafter, he also won several other college competitions.

He met Goher- a guitarist who would be his future Jal band-mate, at his college. Together they practiced and started doing mini-concerts for their friends. Atif used to perform on Junoon and Strings songs at these concerts. They started performing in their college, McDonalds, Uncle Bubba's Rabba Dabba and other restaurants. Thus began the original line up of Jal.

Jal recorded the song Aadat at Mekal Hassan's Studio. The song became popular on different musical websites in Pakistan. The song was also being on aired on major Radio stations of Pakistan like City FM 89, FM 100, Mast FM 103, FM 105 etc. The video for this song was released on ARY Digital and The Musik and then it was played on almost all the channels.

[edit] Solo career

Atif released his first album Jal Pari on 19 July 2004 under Sound Master and IC records. Its promoters declared it to be the best selling album of the year within just 5 months of the release.[2]. In the meantime Atif also cleared his Bachelors in Computer Science (Hons.) from University of Central Punjab. On 14 April 2007 Atif Aslam performed in Royal Albert Hall. His second album, Doorie was released on 22 December 2006.

Recently, Atif sang two songs for a Bollywood film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani called Tera Hone Laga Hoon and Tu Jaane Na, both of which have been well-received by the Indian audience. Atif has also sung many more songs for Bollywood like Pehli Nazar Mein (Race) and Bakuda Tum Hi Ho (Kismat Konnection).

His latest Bollywood venture is Prince it's Showtime in which he has sung four songs, (Tere Liye, Aa Bhi Ja Sanam, Kaun Hoon Main and O Mere Khuda). The songs are composed by musician Sachin Gupta, who has had a number of hits with Atif in the past.

[edit] Controversies

[edit] Jal controversy

After the release of the song Aadat by Jal, there were disputes within the band about Atif's brother being the band's manager. At this point Atif broke off from the band to do his own solo album. His solo album was released a few weeks before the release of the new Jal's (Goher Mumtaz, Farhan Saeed, Shazi) Aadat. As both Jal's Aadat, and Atif’s album, Jalpari, shared certain tracks (such as Aadat, Wo Lamhey, Rangon Mein and Dil Harey), an unofficial war over rights began between both the groups.

Goher Mumtaz sued Atif Aslam for using the name Jal in his album title cunningly (Jal pari, meaning mermaid).

[edit] Tere Liye controversy

Atif Aslam sang a song called Tere Liye with Shreya Ghoshal for the movie Prince. In this song there were lyrics

"Janatain Sajai Mai Ne Tere Liye, Chor Di Khudai Mai Ne Tere Liye"

This song caused a controversy among his Muslim fans. Although the wording was erased from the audio later, but it is still there in the music video and film.

[edit] Acting career

Atif is expected to make his acting debut in the second film of well acclaimed Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor. The film has been titled "Bol" and is expected to be released in 2011. The film will also star famous Pakistani TV anchor Mahira Khan (MTV and Aag). Atif plays the role of a doctor in the film.[3] The film is being shot nowadays in Karachi and Lahore.

[edit] Career highlights

  • Debut Song Recorded: Aadat by Jal (Mekal Hassan Studio) December 2002
  • Debut Video Shot: Aadat (Directed by Umer Anwar in Karachi)
  • Initial Concert Venues: College Canteen, Restaurants, Friends Places etc
  • First Major Concert: Al Hamra Hall, Mall Road Lahore; performed during the break of a stage drama Moulin Rouge.
  • First International Concert: w. StarDreamz Entertainment Group in USA and Canada Tour w. RDB and Annie , .
  • Music Genre: Pop, Rock, Playback Singing.

[edit] Solo Albums

    • 1st Album: Jal Pari
    • Album Launched in Pakistan: 17 July 2004
    • Label: Sound Master, IC Records
    • Album Sales since Release: Three Million plus copies
    • 1st Album Videos: Aadat, Mahi Ve, Rangon Men, Bheeghi Yaaden, Yaqeen
    • 2nd Album: Doorie
    • Album Launched worldwide: 20 December 2006
    • Label: TIPS, ARY
    • 2nd Album Videos: Doorie and Remix, Hum Kiss Gali Ja Rahay Hen, Ehsaas
      • Doorie was released worldwide simultaneously in December 2006
      • Best selling pop album in Pakistan, India and UAE among all the new pop albums.
    • 3rd Album: Meri Kahani
    • Album Launched worldwide: 18 January 2008
    • Label: TIPS, Fire Records
    • Album Sales since Release: 800,000 Copies worldwide
    • 3rd Album Videos: Hungami Halaat, Meri Kahani, Rabba Sachiya, Q Chor Gay, Kinara
      • Meri Kahani is among the best selling albums of the world today since its release and has 800,000 sales on the record.
    • 4th Album: Shabnam (Expected to be released in October 2010)

Tracklist of Shabnam:

1.haar gaye 2.sajda karoo main 3.aitbaar karna 4.raahi hoon 5.shabnam ki tarah 6.teri judaai 7.rabba se mila 8.rahe na hum 9.jindgi se

[edit] Filmography

  • Bol - (Under Production)

[edit] Bollywood singles

Year Song Movie Co-Singer(s)
2005 Woh Lamhe Zeher -
Aadat Kalyug -
2006 Tere Bin Bas Ek Pal -
2008 Pehli Nazar Mein Race -
Bakhuda Tumhi Ho Kismat Konnection Alka Yagnik
2009 Tera Hone Laga Hoon Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Alisha Chinai
Tu Jaane Na Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Rana Mazumder, Soham Chakrabarthy
2010 Tere Liye Prince - It's Showtime Shreya Ghosal
Aa Bhi Ja Sanam Prince - It's Showtime Garima Jhingon
Kaun Hoon Main Prince - It's Showtime -
O Mere Khuda Prince - It's Showtime Garima Jhingon

[edit] Lollywood singles

Year Song Movie Co-Singer(s)
2011 Pyaar Hai (upcoming track) Bol Omer Nadeem
Rootho Na (upcoming track) Bol Annie

[edit] Pakistani Drama soundtracks

Year Song Drama Serial Co-Singer(s)
2008 Mere Hamrahi Suno Mere Aas Paas Hadiqa Kiyani

[edit] Awards

Year Group Award Result
2005 Indus Music Awards Best Lyrics Aadat Won
Indus Music Awards Best Song Aadat Won
Indus Music Awards Best Composition Aadat Won
Sahara Sangeet Awards Best Playback Singer Won
Sahara Sangeet Awards Best Debut Singer Won
2006 The Musik Awards Most Wanted Male Won
Lux Style Awards Best Album Doorie Won
Filmfare Awards Best Playback Singer (Male) Woh Lamhe - Zeher Nominated
2007 Lycra MTV Style Awards Most Stylish Person in Music Won
Filmfare Awards Best Playback Singer (Male) Tere Bin - Bas Ek Pal Nominated
2008 Lux Style Awards Most Well Dressed Celebrity - Police Dress Won
The Musik Awards Most Wanted Male Won
Government of Pakistan Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) Awarded
2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Playback Singer (Male) Pehli Nazar Mein - Race Nominated
Star Screen Awards Best Playback Singer (Male) Pehli Nazar Main - Race Nominated
2010 Filmfare Awards Best Playback Singer – Male "Tu Jaane Na" [4] Nominated

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.atifaslam.org/
  2. ^ Solo Atif Aslam
  3. ^ Atif Aslam casted in Pakistani Film “Bol” as a Doctor Retrieved 17-02-2010
  4. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Filmfare-2009-nominations/articleshow/5575557.cms retrieved FRI, MAR 05, 2010

Atif Aslam 4th Album "Shabnam"

[edit] External links

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