Ajmal Abdul Rahiman known by his stage name Fura is a

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-Based Indian

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, music producer, and singer. Born in

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, Kerala,

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, Fura moved to Dubai when he was two years old. He gained fame through his various live performances and online musical performances and features. Fura became popular after a feature verse on an R&B cover version of "

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" which was uploaded on YouTube in May 2013. He is most famous for his singles "Emarat", "Bounce","Pehla Pyar", "This Generation" & "Fcuk You Kony" which was aimed at creating an awareness for

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in the

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. Other major features by him include the " Summer Paradise" Cover with Jasim & Alwin and "Whistle" Cover with Jasim.

Career

Fura started off as an underground independent artist from Dubai, and his work started to gain momentum and exposure during the year 2017 when

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featured him on the Title track "All Stars Anthem" with some of India's best underground and mainstream rappers. After this, his long time collaborator Jasim saw his potential and featured him on the Title track for Abhraminte Santhathikal which features

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in the main role and

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being the Musical Director. He has also featured a bonus track from the movie Ranam for the track Aydhamedudha which was produced by

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. He has also been nominated at the

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2017 for the track "All stars anthem" which won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Indian Act.

Collaborations

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official Website

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FuRa on Youtube

FuRa on SoundCloud
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fura Musicians from Dubai Indian rappers Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates Living people Singers from Kerala Emirati musicians 1991 births Indian hip hop singers People from Kasaragod district Indian male singers