Mussarat Abbas

Mussarat Abbas مسرت عبّاس मुसरत अब्बास
Birth name	Mussarat Abbas
Born	1982 (age 29–30)
Origin	Lahore, Pakistan
Genres	Filmi, Sufi
Occupations	Entertainer, Singer, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 finalist
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2007-present
Website	[1]

Mussarat Abbas (Urdu: مسرت عبّاس, Devanāgarī: मुसरत अब्बास) (born in 1982) is a Pakistani singer and was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 in which he attained 6th place with public votes.

1 Biography
2 Personal life
3 References
4 External links

Biography

Early years

Abbas has been singing since the age of 10. Although he never received professional training, he was inspired by Ghulam Ali to take up singing. By practicing at home, Mussarat improved his singing techniques and continued to win singing competitions in his hometown of Lahore. Abbas attended Punjab University in Lahore, Pakistan. Currently he is doing Masters in TV & Film Studies from Beaconhouse National University, Lahore ^[1]

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007

Mussarat was chosen to be in Himesh Reshammiya's Rock gharana after his first performance on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He instantly caused an argument after performing "Main Jahaan Rahoon", amongst judges Vishal Dadlani and Himesh Reshammiya over whether or not he should sing in one genre. Abbas experimented outside one genre but proved his strength in the Sufi genre after performing various Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan songs which earned him high marks and praise from the judges. Ultimately, Mussarat was eliminated on September 14, but not before causing another argument between Himesh and Vishal. Mussarat made one final appearance on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, when he sang Tere Bin Nahin Lagda at the Grand Finale.

Mussarat's most memorable performances from the show included his singing of "Sanwre" and "Tere Bin Nahin Lagda", both of which earned praise from all of the judges and Mussarat was requested to sing again.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 Performances

Date	Song Choice	Original Artist	Result
May 5	Mann Ki Lagan	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Safe (Non-Elimination Week)
May 18	Jiya Dhadhak Dhadhak Jaye	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Bottom 3
May 19	Main Jahaan Rahoon	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Safe
June 8	Aap Ki Kashish	Himesh Reshammiya	Safe
June 9	Yeh Chandini Raat	Hemant Kumar	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
July 6	Tere Bin	Atif Aslam	Safe
July 7	Garaj Baras	Ali Azmat	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
July 13	Dard-e-Dil	Mohd. Rafi	Safe
July 14	Chal Chal Mere Sang Sang	Sukhwinder Singh	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
July 20	Toh Phir Aao	Mustafa Zahid	Safe
July 21	Kyun Kisi Ko	Udit Narayan	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
July 27	Kaun Hain Jo Sapno Mein	Mohd. Rafi	Bottom 3
July 28	Sanwre	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
August 3	Tanhaiyaan	Himesh Reshammiya	Safe
August 4	Sanu Ik Pal Chain Na Aave	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
August 10	Tere Bin Sanu Sonya	Rabbi Shergill	Safe
August 11	Dil Na Lage	Fakhir	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
August 17	Chakna Chakna	Himesh Reshammiya	Bottom 3
August 18	Afreen Afreen	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
August 24	Rafta Rafta	RDB	Safe
August 25	Ae Meri Zohrajabeen	Himesh Reshammiya	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
August 31	Tere Bin Nahin Lagda	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Bottom 2
September 1	Sajna Tere Bina	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
September 7	Signal	Remo Fernandes	Safe
September 8	Koi Jaane Koi Na Jaane	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Safe (Non-Elimination Performance)
September 14	Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein	Mohd. Rafi & Geeta Dutt	Eliminated

Post-Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007

Mussarat has stated that he will not return to Pakistan right away but will instead work on his album. He has also received many offers to sing in Bollywood films but remains undecided about his future.^[2]

On July 20, Mussarat was introduced as a wildcard entrant into the Zee TV show Ek Se Badhkar Ek. Mussarat was thrust onto controversy immediately following his first performance, as Abhijeet Bhattacharya refused to judge Mussarat's singing, resulting in Abhijeet being dropped from the show.^[3] He was later brought back to the show after agreeing to judge Mussarat's performances.

Mussarat was eliminated from the show on August 24, after his partner Sanober Kabir failed to show up for her performance.^[4]

Personal life

Mussarat's favourite singer is Pakistani musical legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Mussarat is also a big fan of Indian musical legends Kishore Kumar and RD Burman.
His favorite actors are Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachan and Ajay Devgan.
His hobby is collecting various genres of music.

References

^ "Mussarat Abbas Profile". rediff.com. 2007-05-05. http://www.rediff.com/saregamapa/MussaratAbbas.html. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
^ "Mussarat was ready to quit for Raja". indya.com. 2007-09-17. http://news.indya.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2007/September/News_20070915_148. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
^ "Abhijeet ousted from show". dnaindia.com. 2008-07-19. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1178581. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
^ "Ek Se Badhkar Ek gets more spicy...". india-forums.com. 2008-08-13. http://india-forums.com/tellybuzz/article.asp?id=3016. Retrieved 2008-08-27.

External links

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007

Ismail Darbar \| Himesh Reshammiya \| Bappi Lahiri \| Vishal-Shekhar

Aditya Udit Narayan

Apurva \| Mussarat Abbas \| Amanat Ali \| Joy Chakraborty \| Mauli Dave \| Harpreet Deol \| Nirupama Dey Aneek Dhar \| Rimi Dhar \| Raja Hasan \| Sumedha Karmahe \| Abhijeet Kosambi \| Junaid Sheikh \| Poonam Yadav

Finale show

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