Kashif Ali (born November 4, 1992, né: Babar) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to fame in 2013 as a finalist on the
first season of ''
Pakistan Idol
''Pakistan Idol'' was a Pakistani Reality competition, reality singing competition that was a part of the Idols (TV series), ''Idols'' franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. It was the 50th adaptati ...
'', coming in fourth place.
In 2016, he recorded a song "Mera Mann" for his Bollywood debut film ''
Laal Rang
''Laal Rang'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime drama film directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal and produced by Nitika Thakur and Krian Media. Randeep Hooda, Akshay Oberoi and Piaa Bajpai star in the lead roles. Set in Haryana, the ...
'', that earned him critical acclaim and later that year he marked his ''
Coke Studio Coke Studio may refer to:
* ''Coke Studio'' (Pakistan), a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances.
* ''Coke Studio'' (India), an Indian television series featuring live music performances.
* ''Coke Studio Bangla'', a Banglade ...
'' debut as a featured artist in
season 9
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, as a part of team
Sheraz Uppal.
Career
2013–2014:''Pakistan Idol''
Ali auditioned for
first season of ''Pakistan Idol'' in Karachi. Ali passed, theater rounds and made it to Top 24 finalist. In semifinals Group 2, he performed
Javed Ali
Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in Hindi. He has also sung in various Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Early life
Javed Ali was born Javed H ...
's "Mere Maula" and eliminated on January 19, 2014 but was brought back for Wild Card where he performed
Kailash Kher
Kailash Kher (born 7 July 1973) is an Indian music composer and singer. He sings songs with a music style influenced by Indian folk music and Sufi music. He was inspired by the classical musicians' Pandit Kumar Gandharva, Pandit Hridaynath Ma ...
's,"Sayyan" and was saved by public. Ali he was eliminated during the "Top 4" show after performing
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi music, Sufi devotional music. ...
's "Ajaa Teno Akhiyaan" on April 13, 2014.
; Performance
''Coke Studio''
After collaborating with
Sheraz Uppal in film ''
Laal Rang
''Laal Rang'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime drama film directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal and produced by Nitika Thakur and Krian Media. Randeep Hooda, Akshay Oberoi and Piaa Bajpai star in the lead roles. Set in Haryana, the ...
'', he debut as a featured artist in
ninth season of ''
Coke Studio Coke Studio may refer to:
* ''Coke Studio'' (Pakistan), a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances.
* ''Coke Studio'' (India), an Indian television series featuring live music performances.
* ''Coke Studio Bangla'', a Banglade ...
'', as part of Uppal team.
Film
* ''
Laal Rang
''Laal Rang'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime drama film directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal and produced by Nitika Thakur and Krian Media. Randeep Hooda, Akshay Oberoi and Piaa Bajpai star in the lead roles. Set in Haryana, the ...
'' – "Mera Mann" (2016)
*''
Shyraa Roy'' Duet – "Duniya" (2021)
Television
* 2013–2014: ''
Pakistan Idol
''Pakistan Idol'' was a Pakistani Reality competition, reality singing competition that was a part of the Idols (TV series), ''Idols'' franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. It was the 50th adaptati ...
'' – (
Season 1 Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
*
* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguat ...
)
* 2016: ''
Coke Studio Coke Studio may refer to:
* ''Coke Studio'' (Pakistan), a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances.
* ''Coke Studio'' (India), an Indian television series featuring live music performances.
* ''Coke Studio Bangla'', a Banglade ...
'' – (
Season 9
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...
)
References
External links
*
Kashif Aliat ''
Coke Studio Coke Studio may refer to:
* ''Coke Studio'' (Pakistan), a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances.
* ''Coke Studio'' (India), an Indian television series featuring live music performances.
* ''Coke Studio Bangla'', a Banglade ...
''
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Pakistani pop singers
1992 births
Living people
Singers from Lahore