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Ahmed Jahanzeb is a Pakistani pop singer and composer. Famously known as AJ, was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Ahmed Jehanzeb is one of the few singers who have been trained in Hindustani classical music and that is why he mostly sings soul stirring slow songs. Ahmed Jehanazeb as a singer, performer & musician, is one who displays mastery not only over vocal & instrumental music but also in the art of showman ship. Ahmed was trained under the guidance of Ustad Rais Khan, he was made his shagird (pupil) in a beautiful ceremony called RASM-E-GANDHA BANDHI held at Sheraton Hotel in 1988. The ceremony one of its kind to be ever held in India and Pakistan was attended by celebrities, dignitaries and media people, it was a very grand affair.
On his return to Pakistan, he was awarded the Governor Insignia by Mr. Mahmood A. Haroon, Governor of Sindh in 1991. Ahmed Jehanzeb also became the youngest artist to be registered as a Composer, Category A by PTV, Karachi Centre. Presently he has been awarded the Outstanding Category.
The Millennium was another turning point, when Ahmed Jehanzeb released his first hit single "EK BAR KAHO", which catapulted him to the top as it was an instant hit. It broke all records and became the highest selling single of all time, selling 5 million CD's and Cassette's in Pakistan and over the world and stayed at the top of the charts for a record 20 weeks. "TU JO NAHIN" another mega hit followed Ek Bar Kaho, was a techno-track and with Ahmed Jehanzeb's captivating vocals blew the away charts and it was clear that Ahmed Jehanzeb was here to stay.
In 2002, Ahmed Jehanzeb had the honor of performing alongside superstars from across the border like Raageshwari, Jazzy B and others in Dubai for a local TV Channel.
In 2003, was the launch of the long awaited album "PARASTISH" a record breaking album, which instantly went to the top of the charts and became the fastest and the highest selling album of 2003 breaking all previous records , BBC named it the No.1 South Asian Album of 2003.
In 2004, the Pakistan consulate in UAE invited Ahmed Jehanzeb to perform at the Pakistan Pavilion at the launch of the Dubai Shopping Festival, Global Village, Dubai, where he enthralled an audience of almost 100,000 people. In the same year, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council invited Ahmed Jehanzeb to perform at reception held in the honor of the visiting Indian Blind Cricket term, which was also attended by Veteran Bollywood Actor-turned Director Mr. Sanjay Khan along with his wife.
Later that year, Ahmed Jehanzeb represented Pakistan at the Indo-Pak Peace Concert, a historical event held at the Royal Palm Golf Club in Lahore where he performed alongside some of the biggest stars form across the border and the first to perform on Pakistani Soil. He made Pakistan Proud and had the honor to perform along with musical duo Jatin-Lalit, Akhshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Singer, Shaan and Babul Supriyo, Sunidhi Chauhan and Comedian Sajid Khan. The Concert was a huge success and was widely appreciated by the press and media of both the countries.
In 2005, he performed at the Asian Bollywood Music Award held in Dubai along with Indian Artists like A.R. Rehman, Sonu Nigam, Jatin-Lalit, Lucky Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan, VJ Sophiya and many other leading Actor and Actresses like Diya Mirza, Yana Gupta and Isha Koppikar.
Also in 2005, he represented Pakistan at the HELP Concert held in Mumbai, for the Prime Minister Tsunami Relief Fund, which was headed by Indian Prime Minister, Honorable Mr. Manmohan Singh, the show was organized by the famous Bollywood Star Mr. Sanjay Dutt and Ahmed Jehanzeb performed along the best of the best of the Indian Film Industry and his performance was very much appreciated.
Ahmed Jehanzeb disappointed by the culture of lip-synching which has dominated the music scene always performs LIVE as he strictly believes that performing on DAT/CD severely limits the feel of the artist and is sheer injustice to the audience and his training in classical music.
In 2007, Ahmed Jehanzeb was asked by legendary Shoaib Mansoor to be part of his Debut film “Khuda Kay Liye” a.k.a. “In the Name Of God”, Ahmed Jehanzeb sang 4 songs out of the 9 for the film “Humaray Hain”, “Tilak Kamod”, “Janie Janie” and “Duniya Ho”, which broke all previous Pakistan Film history and ran House Full for 6 months and still running successfully. The film has played ground breaking role in the Revival of Pakistani Cinema; the film has now been released worldwide and has been a hit, and Ahmed Jehanzeb feels proud to be a part of Film History also as it was his first stint as a Playback Singer and it proved fruitful. The music of this film broke all records as being sold out the day it was released and for being the highest selling album for a Film and still attracting audiences.
Presently, Ahmed Jehanzeb has just signed a 5-year contract with India's leading Music Film Company TIPS, he has finished work on his second album produced and recorded in India by TIPS. The album has 10 songs and 6 have been written by the famous poet and lyricist of Bollywood cinema Mr. Sameer. The album titled "LAUT AAO" was released worldwide in June 2008. The album was a huge hit with "Chandni Raat Mein" the debut single was a smash hit and topped the Pakistani Pop Charts.
Ahmed Jehanzeb also runs a professional audio recording studio by the name of URBAN SOUND FACTORY and has been producing OST's for many Drama Serials, TeleFilms, Soaps and Documentaries, recent project was the internationally acclaimed film KHUDA KAY LIYE.
Ahmed Jehanzeb has performed in well over 1500 Shows all over the world and is still going strong.
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