Hasan Raheem (born August 2, 1998) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter and

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. He is known for his subtle, laid-back R&B, hip hop and

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styles of music.

Early life and education

Raheem was born in 1998. He belongs to a

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family hailing from

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, located in northern Pakistan's

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region. He is the eldest of four siblings, born to a father who served in the

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and a mother who is a housewife. Raheem describes himself as a "rebel" child while growing up, who had a taste for music. His first ever on-stage performance was in his fifth grade of school, when he performed a popular dance track by British-Indian musical group RDB. Raheem moved to

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to pursue a career in medicine, graduating from the

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Medical and Dental College.

Career

Raheem started writing, recording and releasing singles in 2018 while still in medical school. He began weaving melodies and lyrics together using his semi-acoustic guitar. His tracks such as "Aisay Kaisay", "Joona", "Aarzu", "Sar Phira" and "Sun Le Na" garnered millions of hits on YouTube and he quickly began to be noticed in the Pakistani music scene. In his early days, he collaborated with the

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. In 2020, he won the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award for music at the

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in Dubai. He made his ''

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'' debut in season 14 in 2022, where he featured in a dance track titled "Peechay Hutt" in collaboration with

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and the

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Artistry

Raheem's music is mainly R&B, hip hop and

, with influences of

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. He has a free-flowing experimental approach to music with a "soft, mumbling rap-verse style" voice, and his lyrical style has been characterised for its simplicity; according to Raheem, he likes to pour his feelings into his music and prefers to "keep it as simple as possible so that anyone who listens to my songs can connect with them". He is also known for infusing " Gilgiti-inspired dance moves" in his music videos and occasionally incorporates lyrics in his native language,

, into his songs.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles and collaborations

In popular culture

His song "Peechay Hutt" with

and

from Coke Studio (Season 14) was featured in the end credits of Marvel Studio’s television series,

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, in episode 2 – "Crushed".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raheem, Hasan 1992 births Living people Bahria University alumni Pakistani pop singers Pakistani rappers Pakistani male singer-songwriters Contemporary R&B singers People from Gilgit Shina people