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{{Short description|Pakistani singer}}
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| Background = POP Singer
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|11|18}}
| Birth_name = Syed Zoheb-u-Din Hassan
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| origin = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan
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| years_active = 1981–1992; 2006–2007, 2014–2015
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{{Wikify|date=August 2007}}
''Zohaib Hassan'', younger brother of iconic [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] pop singer [[Nazia Hassan]] was born in [[Karachi]] on November 18, 1966.

=Career=

==Early Career==
He and his sister [[Nazia Hassan|Nazia]], spent their childhood in [[Karachi]] as well [[London]]. In late 70s, both siblings attended and sang at "Sang Sang Chalien" & "Kaliyon Ke Mala", famous musical show mainly for children hosted by the music maestro Suhail Rana.


'''Zoheb Hassan''' (born November 18, 1966) is a Pakistani [[pop icon]], singer, songwriter, producer, and was a part of the superduo [[Nazia and Zoheb]], with his sister [[Nazia Hassan]].
==Debut==
Zohaib debuted in 1980 with [[album]] "[[Disco deewane]]", a ground breaking album that was an instant hit both in [[Pakistan]], as well as in [[India]]. This particular album is credited as pioneering the pop culture in sub-continent. Indian pop singers like [[Lucky Ali]], [[Alisha Chinoy]] and [[Baba Sehgal]], and Pakistani pop singers like [[Vital Signs (pop band)|Vital Signs]], all are said to be inspired by the early work of [[Nazia Hassan|Nazia]] and Zohaib.


==Early career and breakthrough==
==Success==
In 1982, Zohaib released their second album "[[Star/Boom Boom]]", once again achieving great success, followed by hit albums like "Young Tarang" (1984), and "Hot Line" (1987). In all those albums, he was joined by [[Nazia Hassan]], and so the success is credited to both brother and sister, though Nazia has always been regarded as the more influential and talented of the two.</p>
<p>Zohaib sang duet songs with his sister Nazia, famous songs include "Dosti", "Tere Qadmon ko", and "Dum Dum Di Di". He also scored hit solo songs, including "Jhoom", "Zara Chehra to", and "Pyaar ka jaadu".


{{see also|Nazia and Zoheb}}
==Music 89==
Zoheb and his sister Nazia spent their childhood in [[Karachi]] as well as [[London]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=BBC World Service - Witness History, The Pakistani teens who became disco superstars |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4xk9 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 1989, Nazia and Zohaib hosted the famous "Music 89" show, a controversial but hugely popular music show on which nearly all the major [[Celebrity|pop stars]] of [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] music scene first came to light, including [[Strings (band)|Strings]], Vital Signs, and the [[Jupiters]].


After the release of their first album, ''Disco Deewane'', Nazia and Zoheb became the South-Asian sub-continent's first pop icons.<ref name=":0" /> Several successful albums established the duo's status as pioneers of pop music in the region. They sold over 300 million records worldwide and topped the charts in several countries, including South Africa, Guatemala, Colombia, and Venezuela.<ref name=":0" />
==Late Career==
In 1995, [[Nazia Hassan|Nazia]] took retirement and went on to marry. Zohaib took some time off from music, only to make a come back as a solo artist with the album "Kismet" in 2000. Notable songs include "Kismet", "Fashion" and "Jeena".


Zoheb is a singer, songwriter and producer. 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 extensive family business in Pakistan and the UK. <ref name=":0" />
=Personel Life=
Zohaib is married to Gina, and is a father of two daughters.


His latest album, ''SIGNATURE'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1442966/zoheb-hassan-release-new-album-signature/|title=Zoheb Hassan to release new album 'Signature' - The Express Tribune|date=2017-06-23|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2017-10-09|language=en-US}}</ref> was released in 2017, in collaboration with EMI Pakistan and Sa Re Ga Ma (in India).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/956704/zoheb-hassan-releases-always-on-my-mind/|title=Zoheb Hassan releases 'Always on my Mind' - The Express Tribune|date=14 September 2015|access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1192329|title=Just in: Zoheb Hassan's fans choose his comeback album's cover|first=Entertainment|last=Desk|date=4 July 2015|access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> In an interview with Express Tribune, Zoheb reminisces, "Signature actually contains the last track that [[Nazia Hassan]] sung. Unfortunately she fell ill and plans for an album were put on hold." He also revealed that Nazia had sung alternate versions of "Koi Nahi", "Disco Deewane" and "Boom Boom" - all three of which have been put into one song in Signature. "The album revolves around my experiences and all that I and my family have experienced over the last 10 years or so," he added. He plans a documentary and released the album's first music video, 'Always On My Mind', the track bringing to mind, the original [[Always on My Mind]].<ref>[http://www.aag.tv/news-366-Signature-By-Zoheb-Hassan- Signature by Zoheb Hassan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420190205/http://www.aag.tv/news-366-Signature-By-Zoheb-Hassan- |date=April 20, 2016 }}</ref> The title is in English, but the lyrics are in Urdu. The music video features Zoheb himself, and portrays a celebrity's life, who loses out on his family life after his climb to success.<ref>[http://www.pakistantribe.com/top-news/44221/zoheb-hassan-reveals-first-song-from-album-signature Zoheb Hassan Reveals First Song From Album Signature] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504231418/http://www.pakistantribe.com/top-news/44221/zoheb-hassan-reveals-first-song-from-album-signature |date=May 4, 2016 }}</ref>
= Discography =
=== Albums ===


==Discography==
# [[Disco deewane]] (1980)
{{BLP unsourced section|date= May 2022}}
# [[Young Tarang]] (1984)
# Hotline (1987)
# Camera Camera (1992)
# Kismat (2006)


=== Films ===
===Albums===
*Our Love Last Forever (1981)
*Get a little Closer (1982)
*Dreamer Deewane (1983)
*Young Tarang (1984)
*Hotline (1987)
*Don't Think Twice (1989)
*Camera Camera (1992)
*Kismet (2006)
*Signature (2017)


===Films===
# [[Star/Boom Boom]] (1982)
* ''Star/Boom Boom'' (1982)
# Dil Wala (1986)
# [[Ilzaam]] (1986)
* ''Dil Wala'' (1986)
* ''[[Ilzaam]]'' (1986)
# Sheela (1987)
# Saaya (1989)
* ''Sheela'' (1987)
* ''Saaya'' (1989)
* ''[[Miss Lovely]]'' (2012)
* ''Ho Mann Jahaan'' (2015)


=== Solo's ===
===Solos===


* Ankhien Band Karo (1995)
# Our Love Last Forever (1981)
# Dreamer Deewane (1981)
* Star of Asia (2002)
* Medlay (2002)
# Don't Think Twice (1988)
* Sathi Ray (2003)
# Ankhien Band Karo (1995)
* Khubsoorat (2003)
# Star of Asia (2002)
# Medlay (2002)
# Sathi Ray (2003)
# Khobsorat (2003)


=== Tv Appearances ===
===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 [[Breakfast television|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|OneWorld]], 2008)
* Sunday with Bushra (Geo Entertainment, April 27, 2008)


===TV dramas===
# Disco Deewane (BBC Show 1981)
* Kismet (Geo TV, 2006)
# Disco Deewane (DD 1 1981)
# BBC News (1981)
# Zia Moh-u-Din Show (Channel 4 1981)
# David Sole (1981)
# David Essex (1981)
# Young Tarang Show (DD 1 1984)
# Aap Ke Liye (PTV 1985)
# PTV Election Transmission (1985)
# TV Hits (1987)
# BBC Show (1987)
# PTV Awards (1988)
# Don't Think Twice (1988)
# Music 89 (1989)
# 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)
# 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)


==Personal life==
=== TV Commercials ===
Zoheb was married to Gina, and is a father of three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pak101.com/c/celebrities/bio/172/Singers/Zohaib_Hassan|title=Zohaib Hassan biography, complete biography of Singers Zohaib Hassan|website=pak101.com|access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>


==See also==
# Lipton (1990)
* [[Nazia and Zoheb]]
# Lipton (1991)
# Lipton (1992)
# Walls Cornetto (2001)
# Polio Compaign (2002)


=== TV Dramas ===
== References ==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
# Kismet (Geo Tv, 2006)
* {{official website|zohebhassan.com}}


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Latest revision as of 06:12, 12 December 2024

Zoheb Hassan
زوہیب حسن
Birth nameSyed Zoheb-u-Din Hassan
Born (1966-11-18) November 18, 1966 (age 58)
OriginKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar and piano
Years active1981–1992; 2006–2007, 2014–2015
LabelsEMI Pakistan

Zoheb Hassan (born November 18, 1966) is a Pakistani pop icon, singer, songwriter, producer, and was a part of the superduo Nazia and Zoheb, with his sister Nazia Hassan.

Early career and breakthrough

[edit]
See also: Nazia and Zoheb

Zoheb and his sister Nazia spent their childhood in Karachi as well as London.[1]

After the release of their first album, Disco Deewane, Nazia and Zoheb became the South-Asian sub-continent's first pop icons.[1] Several successful albums established the duo's status as pioneers of pop music in the region. They sold over 300 million records worldwide and topped the charts in several countries, including South Africa, Guatemala, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1]

Zoheb is a singer, songwriter and producer. 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 extensive family business in Pakistan and the UK. [1]

His latest album, SIGNATURE,[2] was released in 2017, in collaboration with EMI Pakistan and Sa Re Ga Ma (in India).[3][4] In an interview with Express Tribune, Zoheb reminisces, "Signature actually contains the last track that Nazia Hassan sung. Unfortunately she fell ill and plans for an album were put on hold." He also revealed that Nazia had sung alternate versions of "Koi Nahi", "Disco Deewane" and "Boom Boom" - all three of which have been put into one song in Signature. "The album revolves around my experiences and all that I and my family have experienced over the last 10 years or so," he added. He plans a documentary and released the album's first music video, 'Always On My Mind', the track bringing to mind, the original Always on My Mind.[5] The title is in English, but the lyrics are in Urdu. The music video features Zoheb himself, and portrays a celebrity's life, who loses out on his family life after his climb to success.[6]

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
  • Our Love Last Forever (1981)
  • Get a little Closer (1982)
  • Dreamer Deewane (1983)
  • Young Tarang (1984)
  • Hotline (1987)
  • Don't Think Twice (1989)
  • Camera Camera (1992)
  • Kismet (2006)
  • Signature (2017)

Films

[edit]
  • Star/Boom Boom (1982)
  • Dil Wala (1986)
  • Ilzaam (1986)
  • Sheela (1987)
  • Saaya (1989)
  • Miss Lovely (2012)
  • Ho Mann Jahaan (2015)

Solos

[edit]
  • Ankhien Band Karo (1995)
  • Star of Asia (2002)
  • Medlay (2002)
  • Sathi Ray (2003)
  • Khubsoorat (2003)

TV appearances

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]
  • Kismet (Geo TV, 2006)

Personal life

[edit]

Zoheb was married to Gina, and is a father of three children.[7]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "BBC World Service - Witness History, The Pakistani teens who became disco superstars". BBC. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ^ "Zoheb Hassan to release new album 'Signature' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. ^ "Zoheb Hassan releases 'Always on my Mind' - The Express Tribune". 14 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ Desk, Entertainment (4 July 2015). "Just in: Zoheb Hassan's fans choose his comeback album's cover". Retrieved 16 November 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Signature by Zoheb Hassan Archived April 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Zoheb Hassan Reveals First Song From Album Signature Archived May 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Zohaib Hassan biography, complete biography of Singers Zohaib Hassan". pak101.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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