Zoheb Hassan (born November 18, 1966) is a Pakistani

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, singer, songwriter, producer, and was a part of the superduo

Nazia and Zoheb Nazia and Zoheb () were a Pakistani pop duo from Karachi, Sindh formed in 1980. The group consisted of two siblings, Nazia Hassan and Zohaib Hassan, Zoheb Hassan (collectively known as ''Hassans'' or ''The Hassans'' or ''Hazan''), who were a s ...

Early career and breakthrough

Zoheb and his sister Nazia spent their childhood in

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as well as

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. After the release of their first album, ''Disco Deewane'', Nazia and Zoheb became the South-Asian sub-continent's first pop icons. Several successful albums established the duo's status as pioneers of pop music in the region. They sold over 85 million records worldwide and topped the charts in several countries, including South Africa, Guatemala, Colombia, and Venezuela. Zoheb is a singer, songwriter and producer. He has received 12 gold, 4 platinum and 2 double platinum discs in his music career. He is also the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United Nations Association of Pakistan and an award from Oxford University for Achievements in the field of South Asian Music. He took some time off from music after Nazia's demise to concentrate on his family business in Pakistan and the UK. His latest album, ''SIGNATURE'', was released in 2017, in collaboration with EMI Pakistan and Sa Re Ga Ma (in India). In an interview with Express Tribune, Zoheb reminisces, "Signature actually contains the last track that

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sung. Unfortunately she fell ill and plans for an album were put on hold." He also revealed that Nazia had sung alternate versions of "Koi Nahi", "Disco Deewane" and "Boom Boom" - all three of which have been put into one song in Signature. "The album revolves around my experiences and all that I and my family have experienced over the last 10 years or so," he added. He plans a documentary and released the album's first music video, 'Always On My Mind', the track bringing to mind, the original Always on My Mind. The title is in English, but the lyrics are in Urdu. The music video features Zoheb himself, and portrays a celebrity's life, who loses out on his family life after his climb to success.

Discography

Albums

*Our Love Last Forever (1981) *Get a little Closer (1982) *Dreamer Deewane (1983) *Young Tarang (1984) *Hotline (1987) *Don't Think Twice (1989) *Camera Camera (1992) *Kismet (2006) *Signature (2017)

Films

* ''Star/Boom Boom'' (1982) * ''Dil Wala'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1986) * ''Sheela'' (1987) * ''Saaya'' (1989) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''Ho Mann Jahaan'' (2015)

Solos

* Ankhien Band Karo (1995) * Star of Asia (2002) * Medlay (2002) * Sathi Ray (2003) * Khubsoorat (2003)

TV appearances

* Disco Deewane (BBC Show 1981) * Disco Deewane (DD 1 1981) *

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(1981) * Zia Moh-u-Din Show (

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1981) * David Sole (1981) *

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(1981) * Neelam Ghar (1983–1988) * Young Tarang Show (DD 1 1984) * Aap Ke Liye (PTV 1985) * Youth Festival (1985) * PTV Election Transmission (1985) * TV Hits (1987) * BBC Show (1987) * 7Th

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(1987) * PTV Awards (1988) * Don't Think Twice (1988) * Aap Ka Zamir (1987) * Music 89 (1989) * Nazia Zoheb Dubai show 89 (1989) * PTV Silver Jublie Show (1989) * Private Eye * Aap Ke Mehman (1990) * PTV 25 (1990) * Mehman-i-Khasosi (1990) * Studio 2 (1990) * Eid Show (1992) * Kaliyan (1990–1991) * Pro Audio Show (1995) * PTV World (1998) * PTV Top Ten (1999) *

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(2000) * Tribute Concert to Nazia Hassan (2002) * PTV Prime (2000) * PTV Nite Time Transmission (2002) * PTV Awards (2002) * Face of The Year (2002) * Black & White (Indus Vision 2002) * PTV Ramdan Transmission (2003) * Face of The Year (2003) * Gaye Ge Dunia Geet Mere (Geo TV, 2003) * Kismet Show (Geo TV, 2006) * Hum

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(Hum TV, 2007) * PTV ED Live Transmission (August 13, 2007) * Marina Morning (

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, October 31, 2007) * Baat Nikley Gee Tu (ARY Digital, December 26, 2007) * Tribute to Nazia Hassan (Play TV, 2008) * Nazia Hassan Ke Salgirah (MTV, 2008) * Subah Sawaire with Shaista (ARY

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, 2008) * Sunday with Bushra (Geo Entertainment, April 27, 2008)

TV dramas

* Kismet (Geo TV, 2006)

Personal life

Zohaib is married to Gina, and is a father of three children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Zoheb 1966 births Living people Muhajir people Pakistani pop singers Pakistani male singers Pakistani playback singers Pakistani composers Singers from Karachi Pakistani expatriates in England Pakistani guitarists