Faakhir Mehmood (; born 20 April 1973) is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

actor, singer, keyboradist, composer and music producer. He started out his career with the Pakistani musical group

Awaz Awaz ( ) was a Pakistani pop band that formed in Islamabad in 1992. The group was formed by Haroon Rashid, lead vocalist, who was soon joined by keyboardist Faakhir Mehmood and lead guitarist Asad Ahmed. Awaz were one of the pioneer band ...

. However, due to conflicts of interest, the band split in 2000 and they all went to become solo artists. The band Awaz also consisted of well known musician

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Early life and career

Faakhir attended the

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

. During his university years, he met another young singer,

. Together, they formed the band Awaz in 1992. Faakhir joined the band as a keyboardist and Asad Ahmed as a guitarist. After the band split in 2000, Faakhir embarked on a solo career. Faakhir started working on his album ''Aatish'' in July 2000 by releasing his first single in August, a national song "Dil Na Lagay, Pakistan". After deciding to go solo, Faakhir started work on his debut album, ''Aatish'', which was released in 2002. He followed it up with ''Sub Tun Sohniyeh'' in 2003, and Mantra in 2005. In ''Mantra'', there is a song called "Jiya Na Jaye", in which Faakhir shares a duet with Indian singer

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. Another song in that album called "Mahi Ve" won two awards at India's

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s. He also performed at that event. Faakhir's live shows have taken his music to many countries in the world including the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, in addition to all parts of Pakistan. Faakhir has performed alongside several international contemporaries from Europe including Sukhbir and Stereo Nation to name a few. In 2015, he was one of the producers who worked on the soundtrack for the Pakistani movie ''

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''. In 2016, Faakhir served as one of the six music directors for

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of ''

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''. His first appearance was in an unplugged version of

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and

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rendered their voices for the song. His second appearance at ''Coke Studio'' was in "Dilruba Na Raazi" a Pashto traditional folk song, which he sang along with

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. He appeared with Natasha Khan and performed "Dil Kamla". In 2017, Faakhir Mehmood made some comments on social issues that were newsworthy and were given news coverage by a major newspaper of Pakistan. In the past, Faakhir has served as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the

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Awards

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Award by the

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in 2007 *

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: Best Song ("Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Mein") in 2010Filmography of Faakhir Mehmood on IMDb website
Retrieved 2 October 2017 *

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: Best Music Video ("Baliya") Won * 2015:

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: Best Music Single

Discography

Albums

* ''Aatish'' (2002) * ''Sub Tun Sohniyeh'' (2003) * ''Mantra'' (2005) * ''Jee Chaahey'' (2011–12) – Memhood's fourth album, it was composed and produced by the singer. The album was recorded at Shani's studio with lyrics by

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and Indian poet Prashant Vasal, and was released through

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. :*Track listing ::*"Allah Karay" (with

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Featuring

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) ::* "Atom Bomb" ::* "Baylia" ::* "Jee Chahay" ::* "Kho Jaon" featuring

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(Veet Miss Super Model Contest Season 3) ::* "Maula" ::* "Mitti Pao" ::* "O Sheeday" ::* "Parwah" ::* "

Shikva "Shikva" ( ; lit. ''Querulousness'' or ''Complain'' ) is a song by Pakistani recording artist Faakhir Mehmood from his fourth studio album '' Jee Chahay'' (2011). It was released in the Pakistan as a digital download in 2011 and revised addition ...

TV commercials

::* Nestle Everyday ::*Boomer ::*

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Soundtracks

::* ''Ek Wari'' ::* ''Tum Meri Ho'' ::* ''

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'' ::* ''Salam Zindagi'' :*Critical reception: S. Rasool of Reviewit.pk said: "Jee Chahay has a number of excellent and heart-touching songs. One among the rest, which is closest to Fakhir's heart, is 'Baylia'. It is a-must-listen song. If you have not heard it yet, do give it a go." Ali Ather of Views Craze wrote, "Although not better than Faakhir's previous works ''Jee chahay'' the album composed and produced by Faakhir himself comes out to be a pretty decent effort." Rafay Mehmood of

Express Tribune ''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Lakson Group'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the '' Intern ...

said, "Even though ''Jee Chahay'', which comprises 10 songs, might not come close to his previous offering Mantra, which was released in 2005, it still manages to give the listener some tunes worth humming."

References

External links

Faakhir Mehmood on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mehmood, Faakhir 1973 births Living people University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni Pakistani rock keyboardists Awaz members Pakistani pop singers Recipients of the Pride of Performance