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Aaron Haroon Rashid simply known as Haroon, is a British-born Pakistani Peabody award winning singer-songwriter, music producer, composer, director and social activist. Formerly a member of the pop band ''
Awaz Awaz ( ur, آواز ) was a Pakistani pop band that formed in Islamabad in 1992. The group was formed by Haroon Rashid, lead vocalist, who was soon joined by keyboardist Faakhir Mehmood and lead guitarist Asad Ahmed. Awaz were one of the pio ...
'' in the 1990s, Haroon has sold millions of singles and albums worldwide and has performed at large venues such as the
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Early life

Haroon was born in
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, England, to a Pakistani born-father and
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mother. As the founding CEO of Unicorn Black, an animation production company, he is the creator and director of the 3D animated children's television series ''
Burka Avenger ''Burka Avenger'' () is a Pakistani animated television series created, directed and produced by Haroon. Unicorn Black founder and international pop star Haroon (AKA Aaron Haroon Rashid) created the series as a way to emphasise the importan ...
'' which received critical acclaim. His company has also produced ''Teetoo and Tania'', ''
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'' and other successful animated series.


Music career


''Awaz''

After graduating in the early 1990s with a degree in business administration from
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in the United States, he formed the band ''
Awaz Awaz ( ur, آواز ) was a Pakistani pop band that formed in Islamabad in 1992. The group was formed by Haroon Rashid, lead vocalist, who was soon joined by keyboardist Faakhir Mehmood and lead guitarist Asad Ahmed. Awaz were one of the pio ...
'' with a couple of musician friends,
Faakhir Faakhir Mehmood ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, singer, keyboradist, composer and music producer. He started out his career with the Pakistani musical group Awaz. However, due to conflicts of interest, the band split in 2000 and they all went t ...
and
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. Haroon and the band made a video of ''Janeman'', a song which Haroon had composed when he was 16. He sent it to
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, and the song went down in history as the first ever Urdu and Pakistani song to air on the channel. The band gained instant fame because of their catchy tunes, good looks, lavish music videos, and crazy stage performances. Having sold millions of albums worldwide, Awaz is considered one of the most successful bands in Pakistan. The band split after being together for 9 years, and the members went on to pursue solo careers.


Solo career

Haroon's first career solo album, ''Haroon Ki Awaz'', which he produced, engineered and recorded himself, was released in October 2000. In 2001 and 2002, he toured the UK and US. In 2001, Haroon received the "Outstanding Contribution to Asian Music" award from the
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Asia Awards show. Haroon released his third solo album, ''Haroon Ka Nasha'' in March 2007, again composed, recorded, produced, engineered and mixed by himself at his personal studio. Throughout his music career, Haroon has regularly produced songs and videos with socially conscious messages such as the anti-corruption hit ''Mr. Fraudiay'' and ''Ghoom Ghoom'' which provided a message of interfaith. He has sold over five million albums worldwide. He is also an
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, having set up his own recording studio. Haroon has campaigned for peace and tolerance and highlighted corruption through his music. In 2007, he received the Ambassador for Peace award in Denmark from the Youth for Human Rights Organization. He is the co-founder of the All Music Performers Pakistan Society (AMPPS), which focuses on rights for musicians. Haroon served as a board member of the Pakistan Copyright Board, working closely with the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPOP) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) to help set up Pakistan's first royalty collection organization.


''Burka Avenger''

Haroon is the creator and director of ''
Burka Avenger ''Burka Avenger'' () is a Pakistani animated television series created, directed and produced by Haroon. Unicorn Black founder and international pop star Haroon (AKA Aaron Haroon Rashid) created the series as a way to emphasise the importan ...
'', described as Pakistan's first ever full-length 3D animated television series for children. This is a Pakistani version of 'Superman', 'Batman' and 'Superwoman' combined. The series won several major international accolades, including: ''
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'' magazine named Burka Avenger as one of the most influential characters of 2013. Haroon said he created the series as a way to emphasise the importance of girls' education in Pakistan and abroad, as well as issues such as equality and discrimination. The show features Jiya, an "inspirational school teacher" whose alter ego is a burka-wearing super-heroine that fights for justice, peace and education for all.


Taazi.com

Haroon has launched Pakistan’s first of its kind digital content delivery platform called Taazi.com, which aims to combat piracy in a country where music and movies have a high piracy rate. Taazi.com has developed a unique mobile telecom integrated billing system, which allows users to pay via their mobile phone balances for online music, TV shows and movies.


Discography


Albums

* ''Haroon ki awaz'' (2001) * ''Lagan'' (2003) * ''Haroon Ka Nasha'' (2007)


Singles and videos

* "Janeman" (1994) * "Diya" (1994) * "Watan Kahani" (1993) * "Jadoo Ka Chiragh" – with
Awaz Awaz ( ur, آواز ) was a Pakistani pop band that formed in Islamabad in 1992. The group was formed by Haroon Rashid, lead vocalist, who was soon joined by keyboardist Faakhir Mehmood and lead guitarist Asad Ahmed. Awaz were one of the pio ...
(1995) * "Main Na Manoo Haar" – with
Awaz Awaz ( ur, آواز ) was a Pakistani pop band that formed in Islamabad in 1992. The group was formed by Haroon Rashid, lead vocalist, who was soon joined by keyboardist Faakhir Mehmood and lead guitarist Asad Ahmed. Awaz were one of the pio ...
(1996) * "Mr. Fraudiay" – with
Awaz Awaz ( ur, آواز ) was a Pakistani pop band that formed in Islamabad in 1992. The group was formed by Haroon Rashid, lead vocalist, who was soon joined by keyboardist Faakhir Mehmood and lead guitarist Asad Ahmed. Awaz were one of the pio ...
(1996) * "Aye Jawan" – with
Awaz Awaz ( ur, آواز ) was a Pakistani pop band that formed in Islamabad in 1992. The group was formed by Haroon Rashid, lead vocalist, who was soon joined by keyboardist Faakhir Mehmood and lead guitarist Asad Ahmed. Awaz were one of the pio ...
(1997) * "Tu Hi Jeet" – with
Awaz Awaz ( ur, آواز ) was a Pakistani pop band that formed in Islamabad in 1992. The group was formed by Haroon Rashid, lead vocalist, who was soon joined by keyboardist Faakhir Mehmood and lead guitarist Asad Ahmed. Awaz were one of the pio ...
(1998) * "Yara" – (2001) * "Pyareya" (2001) * "Jeekay Dekha" (2001) * "Tu Hai Kahan" – with
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(2001) * "Mehndi" (2002) * "Mahbooba" (2002) * "Dil Se" (2003) * "Jao Tum" (2003) * "Goriye" – Remix (2004) * "Jiay Jaye" (2006) * "Jua Khela" (2007) * "Ishq Nasha" (2007) * "Nahi Hai Yeh Pyar" (2008) * "Big Corporation Man" (2009) * "Ibtada-e-Ishq" (2009) * "Nahin Hai' ft KOSTAL (2010) * "Go Sabjee Go" (2010) * "Ghoom Ghoom" (2011) * "Lady in Black" with
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(2013) * "Baba Bandook" with Ali Amzat (2013) * "Dil Say Pakistan" with
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(2017) * "Dhundoonga" – (2020)


Personal life

Haroon was born on 11 May 1973 in
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, England, to a Pakistani father and
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mother. According to Haroon, he belonged to a musically-inclined family and had always wanted to become an artist; his mother, Lynley Ruth Richards, was a professionally trained
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, and has taught
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music in Pakistan for nearly 50 years. Haroon's grandfather, Abdul Rashid, established a reputed carpet manufacturing business specialising in handmade Pakistani and
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s since 1947. Haroon's father, Zulfiqar, was one of eight sons. After living in the UK for several years, Zulfiqar returned to Lahore in the early 1970s with his wife to run the family business. He later moved to Islamabad where he established a carpet showroom while Lynley taught music, acting and theatrical production. Haroon grew up and received his schooling at the American International School of Islamabad (ISOI) in Pakistan. His father died in 2017. Haroon married Farwa Hussain in June 2020 but they mutually and amicably ended their marriage on good terms in 2021. Haroon, the eldest of his siblings, has two brothers Daoud and Ben, and a sister, Laila. "Haroon is an avid reader and does a lot of reading on flight or while waiting at airports".


See also

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List of Pakistani musicians This is an alphabetical list of musicians from Pakistan. The list includes musical bands, some groups and solo artists that were and are in the industry today. The list also includes film singers, folk singers, pop/rock singers, jazz musicians, ra ...
*
List of Pakistani musical groups The rise of musical bands in Pakistan began in the 1980s when cassettes first came into Pakistan bringing in a wave of Western rock music. Western-influenced rock music began to feature in underground concerts all across the country. In the 19 ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haroon 1973 births Living people Awaz members British people of New Zealand descent British people of Pakistani descent British pop singers British record producers British male singer-songwriters Pakistani audio engineers Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent Pakistani people of New Zealand descent Pakistani pop singers Pakistani record producers Pakistani male singer-songwriters Singers from London Pakistani animated film directors Pakistani rock keyboardists Pakistani rock guitarists English people of New Zealand descent