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ATIF ASLAM!!!
Early life and educationAtif Aslam was born in 1983 in
Wazirabad, Gujranwala, Pakistan.
He studied at PAF College, Lahore where he completed his F.Sc
(Pre-engineering) with the class of 2001. He used to be the main
attack bowler of his college cricket team and represented his
college in various other cities and ultimately got selected in
under 19 National cricket team of Pakistan.
He won his first singing competition on Independence Day
celebrations in the college. He then went to the University of
Central Punjab and completed his Bachelors in Computer Science.
Aslam is single and currently lives in Lahore (Pakistan) with
his family.
Music careerJal
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 became his future Jal band-mate,
at his college. Together they practiced and started doing
mini-concerts for their friends. Atif used to perform on the songs
of Junoon and Strings 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 their first song Aadat at Mekal Hassan's Studio.
The song became popular on different musical websites in Pakistan
and was also 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.
Solo careerAfter leaving Jal due to personal differences, Atif
released his first solo album, Jal Pari on 19 July 2004, under
Sound Master and IC records. Its promoters declared it to be the
best selling album of that year within just 5 months of its
release. Besides his native country, he also became popular in
India and his career took off to fame in both the countries. In the
meantime he also cleared his Bachelors in Computer Science (Hons.)
from the University of Central Punjab. His second album, Doorie was
released on 22 December 2006.His first major concert was at Al
Hamra Hall, Mall Road Lahore where he performed during the break of
a stage drama Moulin Rouge. On 14 April 2007, Atif performed in
Royal Albert Hall. His first international concert was at W.
StarDreamz Entertainment Group during his tour of USA and Canada
with RDB and Annie.Aslam began work on his fourth album Shabnam in
January 2009 which was completed on early 2010. He announced plans
to release the album on October 2010 to The Daily Express but due
to the country's on-going flood problem, he decided to postpone the
project further. In a November 2010 interview he said, "I'm working
on the Guns n' Roses international project and a NGO [project] so I
have no time at the moment to work on release my album".Atif also
mentioned in a press conference held in Karachi that he will be
working on an international project titled The Dreamer Awakes,
alongside American rock band Guns n' Roses. The song will be
released in Summer 2011.BollywoodAtif has also sung many songs for
Bollywood films, like Pehli Nazar Mein in Race, Tere Bin in Bas Ek
Pal, Bakuda Tum Hi Ho in Kismat Konnection, Tera Hone Laga Hoon and
Tu Jaane Na in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, all of which have been
very well-received by the Indian audience.His last Indian venture
was Prince in which he sang four songs, Tere Liye, Aa Bhi Ja Sanam,
Kaun Hoon Main and O Mere Khuda.
He also performed background vocals for scenes in
Prince.HollywoodAtif Aslam's three songs featured in the Hollywood
film, Man Push Cart. While Aadat is the main track, Ehsaas and
Yaqeen are the other tracks. These songs are taken from his debut
album, Jalpari. Atif is the 3rd Pakistani singer after Ustad Nusrat
Fateh Ali Khan and Strings to be featured in any Hollywood
movie.Acting careerAtif is expected to make his acting debut in the
second film of well acclaimed Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor.
The film titled Bol is set to release in 2011. The film will also
star famous Pakistani TV anchor Mahira Khan. Atif plays the role of
a doctor in the film.
The film has completed shooting and is now proceeding with its
post production works. According to reports, Atif will play a
supporting role of a doctor, whilst another newcomer will play the
lead role in the film.ControversiesJal controversyAfter 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 Jal's album, Aadat.
As both the albums 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 for using the name
Jal in his album title cunningly (Jal Pari, meaning
mermaid).AlbumRelease Date1Jal Pari17 July 20042Doorie20 December
20063Meri Kahani4 January 20084The Dreamer Awakes - (Featuring Matt
Sorum, Gilby Clarke)Summer 2011FilmographyYearFilmCharacter
NameIndustryNotes2011BolMustafaLollywoodAtif's acting
dbutSinglesSongCo-Singer1Meri HamjoliyanNone2YunhiNone3Teriyaan
YaadanNone4Ab Khud Kuch Karna PadegaStrings5Haath Uthao (For Flood
Victims)None6Lambi JudaiNone7DostiNone8Intezaar (Upcoming Track On
Eid)NoneBollywood/Lollywood SongsSongFilmCo-Singer1Woh
LamheZeherNone2AadatKalyugNone3Tere BinBas Ek PalNone4Pehli Nazar
MeinRaceNone5Bakhuda Tumhi HoKismat KonnectionAlka Yagnik6Tera Hone
Laga HoonAjab Prem Ki Ghazab KahaniAlisha Chinai7Tu Jaane NaAjab
Prem Ki Ghazab KahaniNone9O Mere KhudaPrinceGarima Jhingon10Tere
LiyePrinceShreya Ghoshal11Kaun Hoon MainPrinceNone12Aa Bhi Jaa
SanamPrinceNone13Rona Chaditta ( Mahi Mahi )Mel Karade
RabbaNone14Hona Tha PyarBolFaiza Mujahid15Aaj Bol DoBolHadeeqa
KyaniJingles for advertisementSongCo-singer/band1Jee Lay For Warid
GlowNone2Allahu Akbar For Olpers QawwaliDavood AliCoke StudioIn
2009, Atif Aslam sang five songs for Pakistani music show called
Coke Studio.YearEpisodeSong NameCo-Singer20091Jal
PariNone20092KinaraRiaz Ali Khan20093Wasta E Pyar DaNone20094Mai
NiNone20095Humain Kya HuaNoneAwardsYearGroupAwardResult2005Indus
Music AwardsBest Lyrics AadatWonIndus Music AwardsBest Song
AadatWonIndus Music AwardsBest Composition AadatWonSahara Sangeet
AwardsBest Playback SingerWonSahara Sangeet AwardsBest Debut
SingerWon2006The Musik AwardsMost Wanted MaleWonLux Style
AwardsBest Album DoorieWonFilmfare AwardsBest Playback Singer
(Male) Woh Lamhe - ZeherNominated2007Lycra MTV Style AwardsMost
Stylish Person in MusicWonFilmfare AwardsBest Playback Singer
(Male) Tere Bin - Bas Ek PalNominated2008Lux Style AwardsMost Well
Dressed Celebrity - Police DressWonThe Musik AwardsMost Wanted
MaleWonGovernment of PakistanTamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of
Distinction)Awarded2009International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest
Playback Singer (Male) Pehli Nazar Mein - RaceNominatedStar Screen
AwardsBest Playback Singer (Male) Pehli Nazar Main -
RaceNominated2010Filmfare AwardsBest Playback Singer Tu Jaane Na
[7]NominatedIIFA AwardsBest Playback Singer (Male) Tu Jaane
Na[8]NominatedGIMA AwardsBest Playback Singer (Male) Tu Jaane
Na[9]NominatedAlso known asAadeeBornWazirabad, Gujranwala,
Pakistan12 March 1983 (age 27)OriginLahore, PakistanGenresHip
Hop,Romance,RockOccupationsMusician, Singer, Lyricist,
ActorInstrumentsGuitarYears active2002-presentLabelsPakistan - Fire
RecordsIndia - TipsAssociated actsStrings, Jal, Hadiqa Kiyani,
Shreya Ghoshal, Alka Yagnik, Sachin Gupta, Pritam, Alisha
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