Adil Khan ( ; born 3 February 1983 in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, Norway) is a Norwegian dancer and actor. He won ''

Dansefeber ''Dansefeber'' is the Norwegian iteration of the dance competition show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. It was broadcast on TVNorge (Norway) and hosted by Kjetil Tefke in its first season (2006) and Henriette Lien in the second (2006-2007). T ...

'', hosted by

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in 2006.

Life

Early life

Adil Khan was born in

, Norway. In his early childhood, he lived at Munkelia. Later, his family moved to Grønland and then to an area close to

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. Khan's father is from the

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

province of Pakistan, and his mother is a

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...

who has her roots in Afghanistan. Khan is the younger brother of film director and human rights activist

Deeyah Khan Deeyah Khan (, , born 7 August 1977) is a Norwegian documentary film director and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Deeyah is a two-time Emmy Award winner, two time Peabody Award winner, a BAFTA winner and has received the Roya ...

Music and dance

In 1999, Khan, together with his friends, founded the dance group Floor Knights. Khan has also lived in Copenhagen where he was a member of the breakdance group Natural Effects. He has won several dance competitions in Norway and abroad, such as B-boy Rumble 1999 (Norwegian championship), Scandinavian Battle of the Year 2001, and Time 2 Battle in

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(Scandinavian championship). His breakthrough came in 2006 when he won the Norwegian national dance competition

in its inaugural season. After winning season 1 of Dansefeber, he left for

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where he joined

Quest Crew Quest Crew is an American hip-hop dance crew from Los Angeles, California who were declared winners of the third season of '' America's Best Dance Crew''. They made their first few appearances individually on shows like ''So You Think You Can ...

(winners of the third season of

America's Best Dance Crew ''America's Best Dance Crew'', often abbreviated as ''ABDC'', is an American competitive dance reality television series featuring both national and international dance crews. The show was produced by singer, record producer, and former ''Ameri ...

). In 2009, Khan was invited to sing

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's "

Man in the Mirror "Man in the Mirror" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It was released in January 1988 as the fourth single from Jackson's seventh solo al ...

" for

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, the half-sister of President

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. The programme was arranged by

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in connection with a fund-raising campaign for Africa.

Actor

After winning Dansefeber, Khan started receiving offers from national Norwegian theaters for acting jobs. His acting debut came in 2006 at

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as Bernardo in

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. He returned to Norway in 2007. The first play, after his arrival was ''

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' (, ), Opus number, Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a '; ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. Th ...

'' which followed by several other productions. Khan received critical acclaim for his performance in ''

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'' as

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, which got him the nomination for

Hedda Award The Hedda Award (''Heddaprisen'') is a Norwegian theatre award, first presented in 1998. It is named after the character "Hedda" from Henrik Ibsen, Ibsen's play ''Hedda Gabler''. Among its categories, which have varied over the years, are: Best Th ...

in the best male role category. Khan is the youngest actor in Norway to ever be nominated for the award.

Miscellaneous

*Khan was a presenter for entertainment program named ''Adils hemmelige dansere''( Adil's secret dancers). This was a two series program presented at

in 2013 and 2014. Adils hemmelige dansere was a Norwegian version of

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. Both series were nominated for

Gullruten Gullruten ("Golden Screen") is an annual award for the Norway, Norwegian TV industry, founded in 1998 by ''Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening''. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, Norwegian Broa ...

award as a best reality program. *Khan served as a judge on ''

Norske Talenter ''Norske Talenter'' (English: ''Norway’s Got Talent'', ''Norwegian Talents'') is a Norwegian talent show with a similar format to '' Britain's Got Talent,'' making it one of the ''Got Talent'' franchise programmes. The 16-year-old singer E ...

'' (series 4) during 2011 and (Series 5) 2012. ''

'' (Norwegian Talents) is a Norwegian version of

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series. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for the specified prize. The programme is being presented by TV 2 since 2008.

Acting career

Film/TV

Theatre

Honors and awards

* In 2010, he was assigned as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Norway. * In 2008, Adil received

Oslo City art award The Oslo City Art Award (''Oslo bys kunstnerpris'') is given annually for contributions to the arts by the city of Oslo, Norway. The Oslo City Art Award has been awarded every year since 1978 with the exception of 1991 when the prize was not award ...

Oslo City Hall Oslo City Hall () is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations. The building as it stands today was constructed between 1931 and 1950, wi ...

by Oslo Municipality for his contributions in Oslo's artistic life. * In 2006-2007, Adil Khan became the first goodwill ambassador for FRI (an anti smoking and anti drugs campaign initiated by

Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs () is a specialised directorate for health and social affairs. The Directorate is an integral part of the central administration of health and social affairs in Norway, and is organised under ...

). * On 31 May 2006, Adil was awarded by

Norwegian Cancer Society The Norwegian Cancer Society () is a non-profitmaking organisation in Norway. History It was established as in 1938, and took the current name when it merged with in 1948. Its purpose is to help patients with cancer, increase awareness of ca ...

for his work among the youth.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Adil 1983 births Living people Norwegian male dancers Norwegian dancers Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male television actors Norwegian people of Punjabi descent Norwegian people of Pashtun descent Norwegian people of Pakistani descent Dansefeber contestants So You Think You Can Dance winners Quest Crew members