Mustafa Zahid

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Mustafa Zahid
Mustafa Zahid at Bradfort
Background information
Birth name Mustafa Zahid
Born (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984
Origin Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Genres Rock
Occupations Singer, Musician
Instruments Guitar
Years active 2004 – Present
Labels Fire Records (Pakistan), Saregama HMV, Sony Music, T-Series
Associated acts Roxen

Mustafa Zahid (Urdu:مصطفی زاہد) is a Pakistani Rock artist who has enjoyed a lot of success since bursting into the public eye in 2006 with his hit single "Tera Mera Rishta". Mustafa is also the band leader and the lead vocalist of Roxen, an all out rock band which he formed with some of his friends in 2004. Apart from his awe inspiring voice, Mustafa's style and personality contribute to his success as well. Born in Lahore,[1] Mustafa had his interest in music ever since he was a little boy. He was noted first for his amazing stage-like performances and not his voice. At first, it was thought that he would be related to showbiz as an actor.

Early life

Mustafa was born into a Muslim family in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He is the cousin to Ali Azmat.[2] He was the lead vocalist of the rock band Junoon, Mustafa Zahid He was an outgoing boy from an early age. He started his studies at the Crescent Model School, Lahore and did his matriculation from there. He chose his line of education to be science. He noted that he was encouraged by his parents and teachers to pursue a career in music because he was a good debater. [citation needed] He then enrolled in the Government College University and completed his F.Sc in Pre-Engineering from there. Later he joined Pakistan Air Force as a fighter pilot but could not continue it and quit it. [citation needed] He used to take part in inter-collegiate and inter-city singing competitions and was said to "make the crowd go wild" with his performances. After that he went to Punjab College of Business Administration for graduation. Mustafa went to National College of Arts to persuade singing degree. \ Mustafa Zahid'friend asif khan.

Underground

After graduating Mustafa and his friends decided to form the band Roxen. Their first video, Yaadien in 2005 went unnoticed by the fans and music lovers and they were dubbed as "Just Another Jal wannabe-band". But the band came out with their smash hit 'Sapnay' and muted all the critics. Their second video, Sapnay shot to the top spot of music charts all across Pakistan in just 2 weeks and stayed there for 5 more weeks. Even though this new hit gave them (Roxen) a new identity as a mainstream rock band but they emphasized in interviews and blogs that they were still in the underground scene and would continue to be until their album was out. Mujhko Satao

Mainstream and Bollywood

In the mid of 2007, he gave two of his chart busters songs for the Bollywood movie Awarapan[3] Although Pritam did the music for the film it was mostly unknown that songs were originally composed and written by Mustafa himself.With some help from the Bollywood music Djs the remix of the songs became anthems.[4] It was the biggest music deal of his career and his devotion to the songs of the movie is still chronicled everywhere.[5] After Awarapan, Mustafa in 2009 came out with another Bollywood release 'Khuda Kay Liye' from the film Runway.[6] He is considered to be one of the top vocalists in Pakistan and is also gaining popularity worldwide.[7] 2012 saw Mustafa hit back with a massive bang.He was the first Pakistani singer to be featured in as many as 2 songs on soundtrack of an album.The three songs from Blood Money has already become rage worldwide.Jo tere Sang, Gunah kia and Teri Yaadon Se are said to be one of the best Mustafa Zahids work till today. 2013 has Mustafa Zahid written all over it! 'Hum Jee Lenge' from Murder 3 will be followed by 'Junoon' from Shootout at Wadala and then 'Bhula Dena' from Aashiqui 2 will be Mustafa Zahids projects. Mustafa currently does not have an official website but he stated in an interview that he does have a page on Facebook[8]

He has performed in over a 50 cities worldwide including New York, Glasgow,[9] Karachi, Mumbai, Dubai Manama, London Wembley arena..[10]

Mustafa Zahid gave special appearance at Sensation Crown Plaza Dubai on 27 September 2012 with DJ Suketu Live.[11]

Roxen

Roxen is the band that Mustafa formed with his friends in 2011.[12] The word Rozen 04is derived from the Persian word Rozen e dewaar, which is also the name of his band's first album. Their style is a blend of Sufi rock, acoustic and pop. The initial band members were Mustafa, Omar Jodi and Haider. Their debut album titled Roxen-E-Dewaar was released in late 2006 and remained on top of all charts in Pakistan for almost six weeks. The Indian release of the album was scheduled in mid December 2008, but was put on hold by Indian label after the recent Mumbai Attacks.[13]

The Band currently has a new line up with Mustafa, Shahan and Haider where as the bands debut album has released in India in June 2012 The album is available digitally on www.flipkart.com as well

Roxens second Album 'Bhoola Samundar' is expected to be released in February 2014. Roxen & Jal live Performance in Railways Club, Multan.[14] Finally, Universal Music has signed Mustafa Zahid and Roxen (band) for a worldwide release of their Upcoming Album.[15]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Label
2006 Rozen-e-Deewar Fire Records
2014 Bhoola Samundar Universal Music

Bollywood

Year Song Film
2007 Toh Phir Aao Awarapan
Tera Mera Rishta
2009 Khuda Kay Liye Runway
2012 Gunaah Blood Money
Teri Yaadon Se
Jo Tere Sang
2013 Hum Jee Lenge Murder 3
Yeh Junoon Mera Shootout at Wadala
Bhula Dena Aashiqui 2

Pakistani Drama Soundtrack

Year Song Drama Serial TV Channel
2010 Tere Liye Tere Liye ARY Digital

Singles

  • "Turn the Night Up - Enrique Iglesies feat Mustafa Zahid and DJ Aks"
  • "Bujh Hay Gaya"
  • "Yeh Meri Zindagi Hai"
  • "Meray Saathiya"
  • "Kaisay Jiyein" (also used in Bollywood film Murder 3 as Hum Jee Lenge)
  • "Dil Main Tum" (Revised with Bunny)
  • "Na Kar Deewana" (also used in Bollywood film Awarapan as Tera Mera Rishta)

TV show

Mustafa Zahid is also hosting a show called Gata Rahe Mera Dil along with Rabi Pirzada on TV One Global

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eglamsham.com/roxen.htm
  2. ↑ The family connection
  3. ↑ http://www.mag4you.com/spotlight/spotlight.asp?title=Mustafa+Zahid&content_id=7844&bhcp=1
  4. ↑ http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/jun/27_pakistani_rock_band_roxen_petrified.asp
  5. ↑ http://www.aol.in/bollywood/story/2007061809489023000010/
  6. ↑ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/04/22/11270/index.html
  7. ↑ http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/mustafa-rocks-in-india-with-awarapan/
  8. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/mustafobia
  9. ↑ http://www.isthismusic.com/mustafa-zahid
  10. ↑ http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/newsdetails.aspx?srch=1&storyid=188100
  11. ↑ "Dubai Performance". Retrieved 11 October 2012. 
  12. ↑ http://www.desivibe.ca/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=209
  13. ↑ http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/hom-records-puts-roxen-album-release
  14. ↑ "Jal & Roxen Live performance". Retrieved 14 October 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Universal Music signs Roxen and Mustafa". 

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