Asim Azhar (; born 29 October 1996) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, musician and an actor. He started his career as a singer on

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, covering contemporary Western songs before he became a public figure.

Career

Asim Azhar was born on 29 October 1996. Born to Azhar Hussain, and actress Gul-e-Rana. He became popular because of his songs recorded in Coke Studio 9. Profile of Asim Azhar on Coke Studio Pakistan website
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" along with

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and Haroon. In February 2020, He received The Best Stylish Performer award at PSA in

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. His song

Jo Tu Na Mila "Jo Tu Na Mila" ( ) is a 2018 Pakistani song. It was composed and recorded by Asim Azhar with lyrics written by Kunaal Verma. Release and success The song was released by VYRL Originals on YouTube on 20 November, 2018. The song crossed 1 ...

featuring

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hit 100M views on YouTube making him fourth Pakistani singer to cross 100M views after

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and

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in May 2020.

Tera Woh Pyar "Tera Woh Pyar" ( ) is a Pakistani Urdu song by Shuja Haider. Originally released in 2004 as a single, the song gained newfound popularity in 2016 when it was performed on '' Coke Studio''. 2016 version In 2016, Asim Azhar and Momina Must ...

, sung by Asim and Momina has also garnered over 140M views as of July 2020. In 2019, Azhar also had an album with an Indian record company and a Bollywood single planned for release. As a result of the cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, Azhar's plans with his record company,

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, came to a halt.

Discography

Singles

Soundtracks

Coke Studio Pakistan

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azhar, Asim Living people 1996 births Pakistani male singer-songwriters Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program)