Asian Chocolate Singer Atif Aslam Life History

{YBA} Indian Pakistani well-known favorite young singer Atif Aslam Biography and life career bio-data.

Short Biography of Atif Aslam:
Atif Aslam (Nickname Aadee) Pakistani musician. He was born at 12 March, 1983 in Wazirabad, Gujranwala, Punjab, pakistan and educated in Lahore and Rawalpindi.

Working together, the pair recorded the song Aadat. It became popular on different musical websites in Pakistan. The song was also played on such Pakistani radio stations as FM100 and FM105. The music video for Aadat was shot one day in a warehouse in Karachi. Due to personal problems in the band, Atif Aslam left Jal and became solo.

Atif Aslam’s soulful voice crossed the Pakistani border and reached India when Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt called Atif Aslam to seek his consent to put “Woh Lamhey” as a song in the soundrack of his new motion picture, Zeher. After that, Atif Aslam’s music spread across to people and radio stations that play it all over the subcontinent now.

Atif ‘s Early Life of Childhood and Education Biodate:
Atif Aslam was born at 12 March, 1983 in Wazirabad Pakistan. His kindergarten started in Model town, Lahore at Kimberley Hall School, where he studied from grade one to three. His first stage performance was in a fancy dress show at his school when he was in first 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 and studied at Saint Paul’s Cambridge School from grade four to eight. He came back to Lahore in 1995 where he continued his studies in Divisional Public School, Model Town, Lahore.

He was selected in his school cricket team as a bowler. He cleared his tenth grade at the age of 14 with a distinctive edge of always being the youngest boy in the class because of his double promotions. During that period he put his best efforts into becoming a professional cricketer.He passed out of Divisional Public School after completing his matriculation.

He further continued his education 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.

School Studey
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

College Education
FSc. Pre-Engg: Pakistan Air Force College 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 Won a lot of singing competitions in college

Musical Career
Debu Song Recorded: Aadat ( Mekal Hassan Studio) December 2002
Debu Video Shot: Aadat ( Directed by Umer Anwar in Karachi)
Initial Concert Venues College Canteen, Restaurants,Friends Place etc
First Major Concert: Alhamra Hall Mall Road Lahore Performed during the break of a stage drama Moulin Rouge.

Music Genre
Pop, Rock, Playback Singing in Bollywood Movies

Atif Aslam Albums:
1st Album “Jal Pari”
Album Launched in Pakistan: 17th July 2004
Label: Sound Master, IC Records
Album Sales since Release: Three Million plus Copies,

2nd Album “Doorie”
Album Launched worldwide: 20th December 2006
Label: TIPS, ARY
Album Sales since Release: 5 Million plus Copies to date

3rd Album “Meri Kahani”
Album Launched worldwide: 18th January 2008
Label: TIPS , Fire Records
Album Sales since Release: 800,000 plus Copies to date.

Atif Aslam Play Back Singing

H o l l y w o o d
“Aadat, Ehsas and Yakeen” for movie “Man Push Cart”
Atifs these three songs are included in a Hollywood art movie named “ MAN PUSH CART” directed by an Iranian director Ramin Behrani. The movie was premiered at various film festivals in Europe and also got FEPRISCKI critics award in Italy.

B o l l y w o o d ( I N D I A )
Bheeghi Yaaden for film Zeher
1. Song ”Bheeghi Yaaden” was rated 6 among the 10 most ever green songs by Indian cinema by ZEE TV Network
2. Song “Bheeghi Yaaden” got nominated for Filmfare awards of 2005
3. Song “Bheeghi Yaaden did a business of US$ 1 Million plus in terms of album sales.
4. The Remix of the song Bheeghi Yaaden is still being played in all the Indian dance clubs around the World
“Aadat” for Kalyug
1. Song topped the charts in late 2005for various weeks on Indian music and movie Chanels
2. Song helped a lot in huge sales for the movie album
“Teray Bin” for Buss Aik Pal
1. Teray Bin was rated as the biggest chart buster of 2006
2. Topped various musical charts for more than 4 months consecutively on almost all the Pakistani and Indian channels.
3. Most requested and played song of 2006 on all television and Radio channels
4. The song got nominated for Film Fare and various other awards
5. One of the most downloaded songs of Indian cinema of all times
“ Pehli Nazar” for Race
This song is from one of the most high budgeted films of bollywood. It hit the airwaves in February 2008 and since than it is topping the Indian and Pakistani charts on most of the channels
“ BaKhuda for “Kismat Connection”
This song is the latest rage nowadays among teenagers internationally who love listening to bollywood film music. The movie is doing high film scores cause of this song.

Atif Aslam T.V and Media Appearance
Regular and frequent appearances for performance and interviews on all local and international TVand Radio channels. Various Interviews printed in the leading local and international news papers and magazines like Khaleej times , Gulf News etc
Acting in Commercials as Brand Ambassador/ Model
LG Mobile Phone KG200
SONY ERICSON Mobile Phone K800i
Clinic All clear Shampoo
Clear Men Shampoo
Concerts and Gigs
Performed more than 200 Live Concerts in various parts of the world
Countries Performed in as leading Artist at concerts
Pakistan,India,UAE,Oman,USA,Norway,UK,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Mauritius,Malaysia,
Canada, Thailand etc.
Maximum Audience in Local Concert 60,000 Fortress Stadium Lahore Pakistan
Maximum Audience in international Concert 150,000 IIT Kanpur India.

Atif Aslam Music career
Jal,
Solo career,
Bollywood,
Acting career,
Controversies,
Jal controversy,
Addat,
Tera Hone Laga Hoon
Tu Jane Na by Atif Aslam
Jal Pari Coke Studio

Music Group Information.
Members
Asad
Mobeen Shah
Sameer Rasheed
Former members
Mahmood Rehman
Omer Nadeem
Haider Haleem
Syed Ammar Masood.

Atif Aslam Discography:

No.     Album             Release Date

1     Jal Pari     17 July 2004
2     Doorie             20 December 2006
3     Meri Kahani     18 January 2008
4     Shabnam     October 2010
1     Jee Lay For Warid Glow              None
2     Allahu Akbar For Olpers Qawwali  Davood Ali.

Atif Aslam Distinctions
1. First Pakistani Singer ever to be nominated for “BEST SINGER” for 2 years in a row in biggest and most authenticated “Film fare Awards” of India.
2. Performed for President of Pakistan on his personal get together with his batch mates of PMA
3. Only Artist from Pakistan to perform in O2 Arena UK , The most prestigious Concert Venue in Europe.
4. Only the Third Artist from Pakistan after Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Junoon to Perform at Royal Albert Hall with a house full show.
5. His Songs in India have paved the way for our new artists to perform there and en-cash their talents. This eventually brought closer the people of both countries making us proud to present Pakistan in various parts of the world.
6. 18,000 Plus members registered on our website www.aadeez.com
7. Thousands of communities made by the name of Atif on “ ORKUT , FACE BOOK etc.
8. Atifs website www.aadeez.com and www.atifaslam.biz is One of the most visited websites of Pakistan and The most searched out name on Internet from South Asian region with almost 350,000 hits weekly.

Atif Aslam Awards
1. Most well Dressed Celebrity 2008 @ Lux Style Awards Karachi Pakistan.
2. Tamga-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by President of Pakistan 2008 Governor House Lahore Pakistan
3. Most Wanted Male 2008 The Music Awards Karachi Pakistan.
4. Most Stylish Person in Music 2007 Lycra MTV Style awards India
5. Best Singer of the Year 2006 Bolan Awards Lahore Pakistan
6. Best Album “Doorie” 2006 Lux Style Awards Malaysia
7. Most Wanted Male 2006 The Music Awards Karachi Pakistan.
8. Best Debu Singer 2005 Sahara Sangeet Awards USA Best
9. Best Play Back Singer 2005 Sahara Sangeet Awards USA
10. Best Lyrics “ Aadat” 2005 Indus Music Awards Karachi Pakistan
11. Best Song “Aadat” 2005 Indus Music Awards Karachi Pakistan
12. Best Composition “Aadat” 2005 Indus Music Awards Karachi Pakistan
Various participation souvenirs and certificates.

Atif Aslam 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 – Tu Jaane Na [5]  –   Nominated
IIFA Awards  –   Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tu Jaane Na – Ajab Prem Ki[6]  –   Nominated.