Sanwal Esakhelvi

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Sanwal Esakhelvi
Born
Sanwal Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi

Alma mater City, University of London
Occupations
Years active2010-present
Parent(s) Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
Bazgha
Family Laraib Atta
Bilawal Atta
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • harmonium

Sanwal "Atta" Esakhelvi is a British-Pakistani visual effects supervisor, sound designer, singer, musician and songwriter. Before establishing himself as a singer, Esakhelvi was a professional cricketer until 2006 and has worked in British film industry as a VFX artist and sound engineer. He released his first album Teray Khayal Mein (2017) and debuted as a featured artist in the tenth-season of Coke Studio along with his father. [1]

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Personal life

Esakhelvi was born to veteran Saraiki singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, [2] while his mother Bazgha was a renowned actress and his sister Laraib Atta is a professional VFX artist who has worked for several Oscar winning Hollywood films. [3] [4] He also has one brother, Bilawal, who is an actor and director based in London, [5] as well as also being a musician. [6] Esakhelvi graduated from City, University of London in sound engineering when an injury made him quit his professional cricket career, "I was always into sports but then an injury forced music to take over." [7]

Discography

Album

YearAlbum
2016Teray Khayal Mein

Television

Soundtracks

YearTitleSongLyricsMusicCo-singer(s)
2017 Ishq Tamasha - OST Ishq Tamasha Sanam Marvi
2018 Bisaat e Dil - OST Bisaat e Dil Sabir ZafarShuja Hyder

Coke Studio Pakistan

YearSeasonSongLyricsMusicCo-singer(s)
2017 10 Qaumi Taranah Hafeez Jullundhri Strings Season's ft. artists
Sab Maya Hai Strings Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
2018 11 Hum Dekhenge Faiz Ahmed Faiz Ali Hamza, Zohaib Kazi Season's ft. artists
Allah Karesi Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi

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References

  1. Khan, Mariam Saeed (29 October 2017). "The Icon Interview: The Soul of Sanwal". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi on what makes him the common man's artist - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 April 2016.
  3. "I hope to work on projects in Pakistan, says Hollywood VFX artist Laraib Atta". DAWN.com . Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. "Pakistani visual effects prodigy making waves in Hollywood". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. Spotlight (23 April 2018), "I feel the pressure every time I look at the keyboard or the harmonium: Sanwal Esakhelvi", HumTV. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. Bilawal Atta's profile on Star Now
  7. Saeed, Mehek (2 May 2016). "I didn't get into music because I had to: Sanwal Esakhelvi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2018.