Uzair Jaswal (Urdu: عذیرجسوال) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and actor.[1]
Career
Uzair started his career at the age of 14. At 16, he wrote his first song and was the lead singer of a band called Scar which performed alternative-rock covers.[2] Some of his popular singles include "Tere Bin", "Jaanvey", "Meree Rooh", "Bolay" and "Yaheen". His tracks "Nindiya Ke Paar" and "Bolay" were featured in the 5th season of Coke Studio.[3] At 21, he was the youngest performer of Coke Studio Pakistan in its first 7 seasons.[2][1]
Uzair branched out into acting. He has worked in three Pakistani films, namely, Gol Chakkar,[4][5]Slackistan[6] and Jalaibee.[7] He debuted on Pakistani TV with the drama series Moray Saiyaan on ARY Digital in 2016.[8]
He released his debut album titled "Na Bhulana" in the end of 2016, after a decade of making music. The album contains 11 individual tracks and is titled on the hit song "Na Bhulana" which was also the title track of his drama Moray Saiyaan.[9][10] He won the award for the "Album of The Year" at the 16th Lux Style Awards for "Na Bhulana".[11][12]His drama Shayad is currently airing on Geo Entertainment where he is performing impressively.[13][14]
Entry in Bollywood
Jaswal made his playback singing debut in the Bollywood film Ek Paheli Leela in 2015. He sang the song titled "Tere Bin Nahi Laage", which was a recreated version of his earlier hit, "Tere Bin". The song was recreated by Amaal Mallik with a few lyrics added by Kumaar for the film.[15][16]"Tere Bin" won The Gold Disc Award at the Radio Mirchi Awards in India.yes[17]
Discography
Singles
Bollywood
Filmography
Films
Television
References
^ a b"Hottie of the Week: Uzair Jaswal". The Express Tribune. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ a b"Kuch Khaas: Uzair Jaswal - Live in Concert!". Retrieved 29 October 2020 – via www.facebook.com.
^"Five years later, Uzair Jaswal to release debut music album". The Express Tribune. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^"Winners of the Lux Style Awards 2017". 26 April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^Zia, Iman (5 November 2017). "The First Episode Of Drama "Shayyad" Has All The Ingredients For A Magnificent And Timeless Love Story". MangoBaaz. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^"Shayyad Episode 1 Review - An Unusual Love Story". 4 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^Fernandes, Kasmin (3 April 2015). "Uzair Jaswal: I always want to make music happy". The Times Of India. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^"'Tere bin' takes Uzair Jaswal even further". The Express Tribune. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^Sarym, Ahmed (14 January 2016). "Uzair Jaswal's 'Tere Bin' wins award for 'Best Song Of The Year!'". HIP. Retrieved 29 October 2020.