Tariq Hisny, simply known and credited as Tariq, is a Sri Lankan composer, record producer and singer, working mainly for the Indian music industry.

Early life and education

Tariq was born in

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, North Western Province of Sri Lanka. From a young age, he had shown promise as a singer. During his early days, he sang songs as a karaoke artist. He also developed an interest in composing music. He has acknowledged

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and Karthik as his inspirations. Tariq learned

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, western music theory and piano.

Compositions

In 2016, Tariq began composing music. The same year, he released his first album titled, ''Izhaar-e-Ishq''. He worked with playback singer

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for a song “Bin Tere” in this album, which was featured among the youth in the Indian subcontinent and Middle-Eastern countries soon after the release. In 2017, Tariq released his first Tamil song "Hey Penne" in collaboration with Sathyaprakash. In 2019, Tariq began working on soundtracks and background scores. In 2023, Tariq composed a soundtrack, "Turkey-Syria Earthquake 2023", for a non-profit organisation

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to help earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria. 2024 began with ''Yatra'', a Tamil romantic album composed by Tariq. The work features collaborations, including a rap song "Hey Penne".

Discography

As composer

As singer

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hisny, Tariq 1990 births Living people 21st-century classical composers 21st-century Sri Lankan male singers Sri Lankan composers Sri Lankan record producers People from Puttalam District