Nazeel Azami ( bn, নাজিল আজামি;) is an English singer.

Early life

Azami is of

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descent. He went to a primary school in London, secondary schools in three countries, and graduated with a

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in Physics with Business and Management, and PGCE from the

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The university owns and operates majo ...

. Azami developed his music talent at a very young age after his mother encouraged him to memorise and recite spiritual poetry and songs, old and new. He was further influenced by his maternal uncle who was also a singer-songwriter and poet.

Career

In September 2006, Azami's debut album ''

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'' was released by

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. The album combined different languages, themes and cultures. Previously he had featured as a backing vocalist on

Sami Yusuf Sami Yusuf (born 21 July 1980) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He gained international attention with the release of his debut album, '' Al-Muʽallim'', in 2003. As of 2020, he has released eight studio al ...

's first album, '' Al-Muʽallim''. He sings in a number of languages, including English,

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and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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. In November 2006, he performed at the

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Event at the

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in London. In 2013, after taking a five-year hiatus, Azami is due to return with a new music video and album under British record label UMA Global. In July 2014, his single "Allahu" was released. In August 2014, he was interviewed by Sunny and Shay Grewal on

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. In July 2014, he performed at Eid in the Square.

Discography

Singles

Albums

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azami, Nazeel 1981 births Living people Date of birth missing (living people) English people of Bangladeshi descent Performers of Islamic music English male singer-songwriters Arabic-language singers Urdu-language singers Bengali-language singers Schoolteachers from London Singers from London Musicians from Manchester Alumni of the University of Manchester Awakening Music artists 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers