What do you say of a wonder kid who was featured
on the BBC at the age of nine due to his
piano-playing histrionics. Today Adnan Sami is
today not only the top name in Indi-pop but also
is a name to reckon with in Hindi film playback
singing.
Adnan Sami Khan was born on 15, August 1973 in
Britain where he completed his most of the
education. His father Shaher Yar Khan was a
Pakistani Diplomat and mother Nauren was an Indian.
He started
playing Piano
from the age of five and started composing from the
age of nine.
Adnan Sami was motivated to be a musician by Asha
Bhosle who spotted his talent in an R D Burman
concert
in London at a tender age of 10. After his short
meeting with the melody queen he moved on to learn
Indian classical music from renowned Pakistani
classical teacher Mahraj Khatak and Santoor maestro,
Pundit Shivkumar Sharma. He later went on to
graduate from the University of London where he
developed his musical style and technique on the
Piano. He evolved a new sound which he pioneered and
ultimately introduced to the world thus becoming the
first person to play Indian Classical music on the
electric Piano.
Adnan Sami's first album was Kabhi To Nazar Milao
and featured Asha Bhonsle. The album sold over a
million copies and established Adnan Sami as a force
to reckon with in the world of Indi-pop. The album
bagged the number one position in the music charts
for 78 weeks and featured hit track like Bheegi
Bheegi Raaton Mein among others.
His second release Tera Chehra firmly established
Sami as the undisputed emperor of Indi-pop. The
album was hug success and featured top actresses
like Rani Mukherjee, Ameesha Patel, Aarti Chabaria
in the videos. The hit track Kabhi Nahi featured
Amitabh Bachchan.
Adnan Sami also branched into playback singing and
sang for films like Ajnabi, Awara Pagal Deewana,
Taxi No 9211, Joggers Park, Garam Masala among
others. With Salman Khan starrer Lucky - No Time For
Love, Adnan Sami gave music for the film for the
first time. The music was big hit.
Sami recently released his third album Kisi Din. He
slated to make his acting debut in Bela Sehgal's
film.
Best Songs
Movie/Album
Song
Garam Masala
Kiss Me Baby
Aitraaj
Gila Gila
Ajnabi
Mehbooba Mehbooba
Tera Chehra
Tera chehra jab nazar aaye
Kabhi To Nazar Milao
Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein
Kabhi To Nazar Milao
Mujhko Bhi To Lift Karade
Performance
Crew
Adnan
Sami,
1 Female, 1 Male singer, 7-10 Musicians.
Time (Live or Dat)
60 Min to 120 Min
Travel & Stay (All
will Travel by Air if Out of Base Country)
Air
2 J Class, 2 Eco
Train
(AC 3Tyr) For Remaining Team
Road
1 Luxury Car, and BUS for Team
Stay
5 Star - 1 Suet, 3 Deluxe Rooms, Any good Hotel - 7 Rooms
Show Requirements
Sound & Lights
4 cordless, 14 Mike, Mixer, Dat, CD, Lights as per Setup