Sanwal "Atta" Esakhelvi is a British-Pakistani

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er, singer, musician and songwriter. Before establishing himself as a singer, Esakhelvi was a professional cricketer until 2006 and has worked in British film industry as a VFX artist and sound engineer. He released his first album ''Teray Khayal Mein'' (2017) and debuted as a featured artist in the tenth-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 ...

'' along with his father.

Personal life

Esakhelvi was born to veteran Saraiki singer

Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi Attaullah Khan Niazi, SI PP (Urdu, Pashto: ) (born 19 August 1951), known professionally as Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi also known as Lala (meaning "elder brother" in Pashto and Punjabi), is a Pakistani musician from Isakhel, Mianwali, Punjab. ...

, while his mother Bazgha Atta was a renowned actress and his sister

Laraib Atta Laraib Khan (daughter of Attaullah Khan) is a professional VFX artist hailing from Isakhel, Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. She worked as a visual effects artist for a myriad of Hollywood films including '' 10,000 BC'', ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' ...

is a professional

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artist who has worked for several

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winning Hollywood films. He also has one brother, Bilawal, who is an actor and director based in

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, as well as also being a musician.Bilawal Atta's profile on ''Star Now''
/ref> Esakhelvi graduated from

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sound engineering An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

when an injury made him quit his professional cricket career, "I was always into sports but then an injury forced music to take over."

Discography

Album

Television

Soundtracks

''Coke Studio'' Pakistan

References

External links

*
Sanwal Esakhelvi
at ''

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