Taimoor Salahuddin

Mooroo
Native name مورو
Born Taimoor Salahuddin
Lahore, Pakistan
Residence Karachi
Nationality Pakistani
Alma mater Aitchison College
Beaconhouse National University
Occupation
Years active 2011-present
Employer Aflatoon Studios
Religion Islam
Awards See below

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
Years active 2011–present
Labels Aflatoon Studios

Taimoor Salahuddin better known by his stage name Mooroo is a Karachi-based Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, director and producer. Since his debut in 2011, he has been nominated for Lux Style Awards four times.[1] Mooroo is also Managing Director of Karachi-based production company Aflatoon Studios.[2]

Early life and career

Taimoor Salahuddin was born in Lahore, Pakistan. He attended Aitchison College and Beaconhouse National University. He also studied filmmaking in the United States. In an interview Mooroo said that his sister could not pronounce his name "Taimoor" and used to call him "Moro" or "Mooroo" which became his stage name.
Mooroo released his debut single "Patakhi Larki" in 2011 then in 2012 he released the single "Awam" with rapper Faris Shafi. He also directed its music video which got him nomination at the 2013 Lux Style Awards for ‘Best Music Video Director’.[3] Mooroo gained popularity in 2013 with his two singles "Tasveer" and "Tere Bina". The single "Tere Bina" won Fifth Youth Festival award for ‘Voice of the Year’ and its video was called the best video by newspaper DAWN. He was also nominated for Lux Style Award for ‘Best Emerging Talent’ in 2013.[4] In 2014 Mooroo became managing director of production company Aflatoon Studios. He also released a single "Itni Chikni" featuring Ali Gul Pir under Aflatoon Studios.[5] He currently works as the managing director of Aflatoon Studios in Karachi. He has directed as well as acted in several comedy and music videos including Ali Gul Pir's "Kaisa Diya" and Talal Qureshi's "Clubbing in Multan".[6][7] In April 2015, he released a single "Bandar" which was based on 2014 Peshawar school massacre.[8]

Awards and nominations

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2013 "Kahani Purani" Lux Style Award for Song of the Year Nominated
2013 "Mooroo" Lux Style Award for Best Emerging Talent Nominated
2013 "Awam" Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director Nominated
2014 "Itni Chikni" Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director Nominated
2014 "Tere Bina" Youth Festival Award for Voice of the Year Won

Discography

Singles

References

  1. "New age musicians: Rock on". The Express Tribune. Zara Hafeez. March 16, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. "THE ECCENTRIC MOOROO". Youlin Magazine. Adeel Wahid. January 8, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  3. "Rap on the knuckle". The Friday Times. September 7, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. "Year ender: ‘Video’ games". The Express Tribune. Maheen Sabeeh. 29 December 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  5. "Ali Gul Pir & Mooroo’s "Itni Chikni" and The Idiot’s Guide to Misogyny". pt. FRAUDIAN SLIP. September 13, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  6. Riffat Rashid (11 November 2015). "I just want there to be less hate: Mooroo aka Taimoor Salahuddin". Dawn Images. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  7. "The melodious Mooroo". The Express Tribune. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  8. "Bandar by Mooroo – Song Exposing Reality Behind Religious Extremism". Brand Synario. YUSRA HASSAN. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.

External links

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