Zohaib Hassan
| Zoheb Hassan زوہیب حسن | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Syed Zoheb-u-Din Hassan |
| Born | November 18, 1966 |
| Origin | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | CEO B&H International /Advisor to Governor of Sindh / Singer & Producer |
| Years active | 1981–1992; 2006-2007, 2014-2015 |
| Labels | EMI Pakistan |
| Associated acts | Nazia Hassan |
| Website | Official Website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar | |
Zoheb Hassan (born November 18, 1966) is a British Pakistani pop icon and is a part of the duo Nazia and Zoheb Hassan.
Early career and breakthrough
Zoheb and his sister Nazia spent their childhood in Karachi as well as London.
After the release of their first album, Disco Deewane, Nazia and Zoheb became the South-Asian sub-continent's first pop icons. Several successful albums established the duo's status as pioneers of pop music in the region. They sold over 85 million records worldwide and topped the charts in several countries, including South Africa, Guatemala, Columbia, Venezuela, etc.
Zoheb is a singer, songwriter and producer. His ballad "Chehra" is considered a core romantic anthem to this day. He has received 12 gold, 4 platinum and 2 double platinum discs in his music career. He is also the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United Nations Association of Pakistan and an award from Oxford University for Achievements in the field of South Asian Music. He took some time off from music after Nazia's demise to concentrate on his family business in Pakistan and the UK. Zoheb is married to Gina Hassan, a writer and has three children Allyana, Amelia and Azmere.
His latest album, SIGNATURE, was released in 2015.
Discography
Albums
- Disco Deewane (1980)
- Star/Boom Boom (1982)
- Young Tarang (1984)
- Hotline (1987)
- Camera Camera (1992)
- Kismat (album) (2006)
Films
- Star/Boom Boom (1982)
- Dil Wala (1986)
- Ilzaam (1986)
- Sheela (1987)
- Saaya (1989)
Solos
- Our Love Last Forever (1981)
- Ankhien Band Karo (1995)
- Star of Asia (2002)
- Medlay (2002)
- Sathi Ray (2003)
- Khubsoorat (2003)
TV appearances
- Disco Deewane (BBC Show 1981)
- Disco Deewane (DD 1 1981)
- BBC News (1981)
- Zia Moh-u-Din Show (Channel 4 1981)
- David Sole (1981)
- David Essex (1981)
- Neelam Ghar (1983–1988)
- Young Tarang Show (DD 1 1984)
- Aap Ke Liye (PTV 1985)
- Youth Festival (1985)
- PTV Election Transmission (1985)
- TV Hits (1987)
- BBC Show (1987)
- 7Th PTV Awards (1987)
- PTV Awards (1988)
- Don't Think Twice (1988)
- Aap Ka Zamir (1987)
- Music 89 (1989)
- Nazia Zoheb Dubai show 89 (1989)
- PTV Silver Jublie Show (1989)
- Private Eye
- Aap Ke Mehman (1990)
- PTV 25 (1990)
- Mehman-i-Khasosi (1990)
- Studio 2 (1990)
- Eid Show (1992)
- Kaliyan (1990–1991)
- Pro Audio Show (1995)
- PTV World (1998)
- PTV Top Ten (1999)
- Zee TV (2000)
- Tribute Concert to Nazia Hassan (2002)
- PTV Prime (2000)
- PTV Nite Time Transmission (2002)
- PTV Awards (2002)
- Face of The Year (2002)
- Black & White (Indus Vision 2002)
- PTV Ramdan Transmission (2003)
- Face of The Year (2003)
- Gaye Ge Dunia Geet Mere (Geo TV, 2003)
- Kismet Show (Geo TV, 2006)
- Hum Morning Show (Hum TV, 2007)
- PTV ED Live Transmission (August 13, 2007)
- Marina Morning (ARY Digital, October 31, 2007)
- Baat Nikley Gee Tu (ARY Digital, December 26, 2007)
- Tribute to Nazia Hassan (Play TV, 2008)
- Nazia Hassan Ke Salgirah (MTV, 2008)
- Subah Sawaire with Shaista (ARY OneWorld, 2008)
- Sunday with Bushra (Geo Entertainment, April 27, 2008)
TV dramas
- Kismet (Geo TV, 2006)