Abbas Ali Khan
Abbas Ali Khan
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Native name | عباس علی خان |
Born | Sahibzada Abbas Ali Khan (1978-11-23)23 November 1978(age 39) Karachi, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | Preston University, The City School |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Home town | Islamabad |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Title | Rukn-ud-Daulah Shamsher Jang Bahadur |
Spouse(s) | Nosheen Abbas (First Wife), Lalarukh Abbas (Second Wife) |
Children | Eshal Abbas (Elder Daughter) Ayaan Ali Khan (Son) |
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Relatives | Moazzam Ali Khan (brother) |
Family | Mandal-i-Nousherwani Family and Nawab of Karnal |
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Abbas Ali Khan | |
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Native name | عباس علی خان |
Born | Sahibzada Abbas Ali Khan (1978-11-23)23 November 1978(age 39) Karachi, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Alma mater | Preston University, The City School |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Home town | Islamabad |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Title | Rukn-ud-Daulah Shamsher Jang Bahadur |
Spouse(s) | Nosheen Abbas (First Wife), Lalarukh Abbas (Second Wife) |
Children | Eshal Abbas (Elder Daughter) Ayaan Ali Khan (Son) |
Parent(s) |
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Relatives | Moazzam Ali Khan (brother) |
Family | Mandal-i-Nousherwani Family and Nawab of Karnal |
Musical career | |
Genres |
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Instruments |
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Labels |
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Associated acts |
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Early life and career
Abbas was born on 23 November 1978 in Islamabad, Pakistan hails from the family of Nawab of karnals and is the great grandson of Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan-First Prime Minister of Pakistan. He joined a local band "Amadeus" at the age of fourteen and wrote his first song "Qadam Say Qadam" in 1987. [5] Abbas received training of Classical music from Fateh Ali Khan and began his career as a music composer. "My guru Ustad Fateh Ali Khan has been an exception in this regard. He taught me whatever I could absorb, which is why I was able to bridge intuition with influence," said Abbas. [6] [7] He released his debut independent album "Sun Re" in 2006 by which he gained popularity as a solo musician. He remained inactive for few years and made his comeback in 2012 with a single "Per Main Hun Ruka Sa" which received nomination at 1st Hum Awards for Best Solo Artist. [8] [9] Abbas joined Coke Studio in 2014 and released his second independent album "Tamaam Alam Mast" (Entire Universe in Ecstasy) in the same year. [10] He told in an interview that the album is a Sufi album with kalams in Urdu and Persian. The album was also nominated at 14th Lux Style Awards for "Album of the Year". [2] Abbas has done background score for the films *Dekh Magar Pyar Se * (2015) and *Jalaibee * (2015). [2] [2] He will also give background score to the upcoming film *Azad *.
Nominations
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2012 | "Per Main Hun Ruka Sa" | 1st Hum Award for Best Solo Artist | Nominated |
2013 | "Bolay" | 2nd Hum Award for Best Solo Artist | Nominated |
2015 | "Tamam Alam Mast" | 14th Lux Style Award for Best Album | Nominated |
Discography
Albums
No. | Album | Singer/Composer | Year | Notes |
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Sun Re | Abbas Ali Khan | 2006 | debut | |
Tamaam Alam Mast | Abbas Ali Khan | 2014 | nominated for Lux Style Award |
Filmography
No. | Film | Year | Notes |
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*Dekh Magar Pyar Se * | 2015 | background score | |
*Jalaibee * | 2015 | background score | |
*Azad * | TBA | background score | |
*Chalay Thay Sath * | 2017 | background score |