Zoheb Hassan

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Zoheb Hassan
زوہیب حسن
Birth nameSyed Zoheb-u-Din Hassan
Born (1966-11-18) November 18, 1966 (age 58)
Origin Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar and piano
Years active1981–1992; 2006–2007, 2014–2015
LabelsEMI Pakistan

Zoheb Hassan (born November 18, 1966) is a Pakistani pop icon, singer, songwriter, producer, and was a part of the superduo Nazia and Zoheb, with his sister Nazia Hassan.

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Early career and breakthrough

Zoheb and his sister Nazia spent their childhood in Karachi as well as London. [1]

After the release of their first album, Disco Deewane, Nazia and Zoheb became the South-Asian sub-continent's first pop icons. [1] Several successful albums established the duo's status as pioneers of pop music in the region. They sold over 300 million records worldwide and topped the charts in several countries, including South Africa, Guatemala, Colombia, and Venezuela. [1]

Zoheb is a singer, songwriter and producer. He has received 12 gold, 4 platinum and 2 double platinum discs in his music career. He is also the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United Nations Association of Pakistan and an award from Oxford University for Achievements in the field of South Asian Music. He took some time off from music after Nazia's demise to concentrate on his extensive family business in Pakistan and the UK. [1]

His latest album, SIGNATURE, [2] was released in 2017, in collaboration with EMI Pakistan and Sa Re Ga Ma (in India). [3] [4] In an interview with Express Tribune, Zoheb reminisces, "Signature actually contains the last track that Nazia Hassan sung. Unfortunately she fell ill and plans for an album were put on hold." He also revealed that Nazia had sung alternate versions of "Koi Nahi", "Disco Deewane" and "Boom Boom" - all three of which have been put into one song in Signature. "The album revolves around my experiences and all that I and my family have experienced over the last 10 years or so," he added. He plans a documentary and released the album's first music video, 'Always On My Mind', the track bringing to mind, the original Always on My Mind. [5] The title is in English, but the lyrics are in Urdu. The music video features Zoheb himself, and portrays a celebrity's life, who loses out on his family life after his climb to success. [6]

Discography

Albums

Films

Solos

TV appearances

TV dramas

Personal life

Zoheb is a father of three children. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BBC World Service - Witness History, The Pakistani teens who became disco superstars". BBC. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Zoheb Hassan to release new album 'Signature' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Zoheb Hassan releases 'Always on my Mind' - The Express Tribune". 14 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Desk, Entertainment (4 July 2015). "Just in: Zoheb Hassan's fans choose his comeback album's cover" . Retrieved 16 November 2018.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ Signature by Zoheb Hassan Archived April 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Zoheb Hassan Reveals First Song From Album Signature [ usurped ]
  7. ↑ "Zohaib Hassan biography, complete biography of Singers Zohaib Hassan". pak101.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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