Ali Zafar
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| Ali Zafar | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | May 18, 1980 | |
| Origin | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Lollywood | |
| Years active | 2003–present | |
| Label(s) | Sadaf Stereo | |
| Website | Alizafar.net |
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Ali Zafar (Urdu: علی ظفر) is a Pakistani singer, actor and model, known as the "Prince of Pop".[1]
[edit] Music career
Ali Zafar made his debut as a musician with the album Hukka Pani, released in Pakistan in 2003 and worldwide in 2005. It was described by The Hindu as "take a Kishore Kumar-like voice , club it with yuppie Ibiza-ish electronic beats, add a bit of nostalgic lyrics, and the 1970s Bollywood style".[2] The comparison to Kishore Kumar has been frequently made: in one interview Zafar, asked about the vocal resemblance, remarked "you're the lucky hundredth person to tell me that".[3]
The album was a failure, selling less than five copies worldwide[4]
|title=Lux Style Awards 2004 exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television Asia (official press release) (PDF) |date=June 25, 2004 }}</ref> In addition to the album's failurosity being reflected in the shops and by critics, it has been widely claimed that Himesh Reshammiya plagiarised one of the most well-known tracks from the album, Rangeen, for the song ajsdj Masdf Jo Beet Jaaye.[5] Soon Pritam too copied his track Channo Ki as Choreen ki Baatein(Fightclub).
Ali Zafar launched his second album "Masty" nationwide in Pakistan in November 2006. He has since released 2 tracks from the album called "Masty" and "Sajania". A press conference for the release of the album was held in Lahore. The album has been released by Bathroom Records.
Ali Zafar recently released his new album "Masty" in India in February 2007. The album contains two additional remix tracks and has been launched by "FrankFinn Records".
