Kashif Ali
Birth nameKashif Ali Babar
Born (1992-11-04) November 4, 1992 (age 31)
Lahore, Pakistan
GenresPop, rock, classical
Occupation(s)singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)vocals
Years active1997–present
LabelsFire Records. T-Series

Kashif Ali (Born November 4, 2016, né: Babar) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to fame in 2013 as a finalist on the first season of Pakistan Idol, coming in fourth place.

In 2016, he recorded a song "Mera Mann" for his bollywood debut film Laal Rang, that earned him critical acclaim and later that year he marked his Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9,[1][2] as a part team Sheraz Uppal.[3]

Career

2013-2014:Pakistan Idol

Ali auditioned for first season of Pakistan Idol in Karachi. Ali passed, theater rounds and made it to Top 24 finalist. In semifinals Group 2, he performed Javed Ali's "Mere Maula" on January 19, 2014 but was brought back for Wild Card where he performed Kailash Kher's,"Sayyan" and was saved by public. Ali he was eliminated during the "Top 4" show after performing Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Ajaa Teno Akhiyaan" on April 13, 2014.[4]

Performance

Coke Studio

After collaborating with Sheraz Uppal in film Laal Rang, he debut as a featured artist in ninth season of Coke Studio, as part of Uppal team.[5]

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ "Coke Studio 9 artists list revealed". The News Teller. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Rehman, Maliha (July 4, 2016). "Here's what to expect from Coke Studio 9". Dawn News. Retrieved July 6, 2016. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Sengupta, Arka (June 17, 2016). "'Coke Studio Pakistan' undergoes major revamp in Season 9; artiste line-up revealed". International Business Times. Retrieved June 25, 2016. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Meet the Idols: Kashif Ali". Karwa Such. January 17, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Warraich, Faizan Ali (July 15, 2016). "Debut singers in Coke Studio 9 to bring change". The Nation. Retrieved July 15, 2016. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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