Shahzad Hasan (also known as Shahi Hasan), is a Pakistani musician,

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, occasional actor,

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ist,

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and music industry executive. Co-founding the

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and

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band,

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, with keyboardist

Rohail Hyatt Rohail Hyatt (Urdu: روحیل حیات) is a Pakistani record producer, Synthesizer, keyboardist, and Music composer, composer. As record producer, Hyatt is largely credited with pioneering Pakistani pop rock music by incorporating western Ro ...

in 1986, he earned recognition of playing bass guitar and as an original member of Vital Signs. In addition to his role as the band's bass player and

, he has undertaken many other roles for the band, such as producing and co-producing their albums, producing backstage music for the popular television series, ''

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 ...

''. In Pakistan, he has been cited as one of the greatest bassist in the country as well as earned much respect in the country for producing the music. In 2003, he composed the song ''Mann Ki Lagan'' for the movie ''

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'', the lyrics being penned by

Amjad Islam Amjad Amjad Islam Amjad, PP, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Urdu: امجد اسلام امجد) (born 4 August 1944) is an Urdu poet, drama writer and lyricist from Pakistan. The author of more than 40 books in a career spanning 50 years,Ally Adnan (September ...

, the song that launched the

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career of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. In 2013, he came recently came in the limelight after collaborating with various musicians to compose the ''Naya Pakistan''and currently hosting the music competitive show, ''Cornetto Youth Icon'' on MTV Pakistan. In April 2013, Hasan joined

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, Ali Azmat and Alamgir as a judge on the immensely popular singing talent show ''

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'' aired on

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. Recently in 2017, he appeared as one of the judges in Pepsi Battle of the Bands season 2, he was the only judge retained from the earlier ''BoB'' edition back in 2002.

References

External links

Shahi Hassan twitter page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasan, Shahzad Living people Pakistani male singers Pakistani bass guitarists Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program) Musicians from Karachi Pakistani record producers 1967 births Male bass guitarists