Since music has no languages and
boundaries, we are fortunate to relish the popular music and unique voices of
artistes from across the border. A singer who has really made his mark in India
and South Asia with his songs and his voice is Atif Aslam, a Pakistani pop
singer.
Remember Pehli Nazar mein, the
song from the movie Race which was an
instant hit. There are many songs which have been highly appreciated by
youngsters. He is well-known for his powerful vocal belting technique.
Atif Aslam (Mohammed Atif Aslam) was born
in 12th march, 1983 in Wazirabad in the Gujranwala province of
Pakistan. He studies at PAF College, Lahore where he completed his F.Sc
(Pre-Engineering) in 2001.
He participated in cricket and represented his
college in various events in other cities. He won his first singing competition
in the Independence Day (Pakistan) celebrations. He completed his Bachelor in
Computer Science from University of Central Punjab.
Atif met Goher— a guitarist, in college and
they went on to form a band which was called Jal. They performed at their
college canteen and various hotels in the city. They performed in the songs of Junoon and Strings. They came out with
their first album Jal Pari which was a hit. Atif left Jal due to personal
differences and Atif released another album Doorie in 2004. His albums were
popular in Pakistan and India.
Atif’s songs were in a Hollywood movie, Man
Push Cart. These songs were taken from his debut album Jal Pari. He has become the third Pakistani singer after Strings
and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to be featured in a Hollywood movie.
Atif has sung for many Hindi movies. Some
of his songs which were huge hits in India were Pehli Nazar Mein from Race and
Tere Bin from Woh Lamhe among others.
Atif is truly a popular singer. He is liked
and admired by youngsters of India and Pakistan. If only music could be used to
bridge the difference between India and Pakistan, both countries would have
been the best neighbours.
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