Abbas Ali Khan
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Native name | عباس علی خان |
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Sahibzada Abbas Ali Khan 23 November 1978 Islamabad, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | Preston University, The City School |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Religion | Islam |
Relatives | Moazzam Ali Khan (brother) |
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Sahibzada Abbas Ali Khan (born 23 November 1978), better known as Abbas Ali Khan is Pakistani singer, songwriter and music producer from Islamabad.[1][2] Abbas has released two independent albums "Sun Re" and "Tamaam Alam Mast".[3]
Early life and career
Abbas was born on 23 November 1978 in Islamabad, Pakistan to a musician's family. He joined a local band "Amadeus" at the age of fourteen and wrote his first song "Qadam Say Qadam" in 1987.[4] Abbas received training of Classical music from Fateh Ali Khan and began his career as a music composer. "My guru Ustad Fateh Ali Khan has been an exception in this regard. He taught me whatever I could absorb, which is why I was able to bridge intuition with influence," said Abbas.[5][6] He released his debut independent album "Sun Re" in 2006 by which he gained popularity as a solo musician. He remained inactive for few years and made his comeback in 2012 with a single "Per Main Hun Ruka Sa" which received nomination at 1st Hum Awards for Best Solo Artist.[7][8] Abbas joined Coke Studio in 2014 and released his second independent album "Tamaam Alam Mast" (Entire Universe in Ecstasy) in the same year.[9] He told in an interview that the album is a Sufi album with kalams in Urdu and Persian. The album was also nominated at 14th Lux Style Awards for "Album of the Year".[10] Abbas has done background score for the films Dekh Magar Pyar Se (2015) and Jalaibee (2015).[11][12] He will also give background score to the upcoming film Azad.
Nominations
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2012 | "Per Main Hun Ruka Sa" | 1st Hum Award for Best Solo Artist | Nominated |
2013 | "Bolay" | 2nd Hum Award for Best Solo Artist | Nominated |
2015 | "Tamam Alam Mast" | 14th Lux Style Award for Best Album | Nominated |
Discography
Albums
No. | Album | Singer/Composer | Year | Notes |
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1. | Sun Re | Abbas Ali Khan | 2006 | debut |
2. | Tamaam Alam Mast | Abbas Ali Khan | 2014 | nominated for Lux Style Award |
Filmography
No. | Film | Year | Notes |
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1. | Dekh Magar Pyar Se | 2015 | background score |
2. | Jalaibee | 2015 | background score |
3. | Azad | TBA | background score |
References
- ↑ "CHIT CHAT: Abbas Ali Khan". DAWN. Pakistan. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Abbas Ali Khan". Mag4You. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Abbas Ali Khan". CokeStudio.com.pk. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Abbas Ali Khan". Mag4You. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Ali Raj (1 December 2014). "From Sun Re to Coke Studio". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Ally Adnan (14 March 2014). "I cringe at the term fusion". The Friday Times. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Did Abbas Ali Khan leave you stunned?". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Rafay Mahmood (1 November 2011). "Make way for Abbas Ali Khan". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Maha Mussadaq (17 March 2014). "We need to move backward to move forward: Abbas Ali Khan". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Sameen Amer (1 June 2014). "Spreading Sufism's message is the need of the hour". TNS – The News on Sunday. Pakistan. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Entertainment Desk (11 May 2015). "Abbas Ali Khan to compose score for Dekh Magar Pyaar Say". DAWN. Pakistan. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Humay Waseem (6 September 2015). "Attending Abbas Ali Khan's 'Mehfil'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 April 2016.