Zohaib Hassan

Zoheb Hassan
زوہیب حسن
Birth name Syed Zoheb-u-Din Hassan
Born (1966-11-18) November 18, 1966
Origin Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation(s) CEO B&H International /Advisor to Governor of Sindh / Singer & Producer
Years active 1981–1992; 2006-2007, 2014-2015
Labels EMI Pakistan
Associated acts Nazia Hassan
Website Official Website
Notable instruments
Guitar

Zoheb Hassan (born November 18, 1966) is a British Pakistani pop icon and is a part of the duo Nazia and Zoheb Hassan.

Early career and breakthrough

See also: Nazia and Zoheb

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

After the release of their first album, Disco Deewane, Nazia and Zoheb became the South-Asian sub-continent's first pop icons. Several successful albums established the duo's status as pioneers of pop music in the region. They sold over 85 million records worldwide and topped the charts in several countries, including South Africa, Guatemala, Columbia, Venezuela, etc.

Zoheb is a singer, songwriter and producer. His ballad "Chehra" is considered a core romantic anthem to this day. 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 family business in Pakistan and the UK. Zoheb is married to Gina Hassan, a writer and has three children Allyana, Amelia and Azmere.

His latest album, SIGNATURE, was released in 2015, in collaboration with EMI Pakistan and Sa Re Ga Ma (in India).[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Discography

Albums

Films

Solos

TV appearances

TV dramas

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zoheb Hassan releases ‘Always on my Mind’
  2. ↑ Nazia and Zoheb Hassan
  3. ↑ Signature by Zoheb Hassan
  4. ↑ Zoheb Hassan Reveals First Song From Album Signature

External links

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