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 One of the most
influential voices in Pakistani pop music, Ali
Haider has found his unique voice and
everlasting identity. A veteran of
more than a dozen pop albums, Haider's track
Purani Jeans is considered a cult classic not
only in Pakistan but in India too.
Ali
Haider grew up in the Karachi
neighbourhood of Firdous
Colony, and was pursuing a Civil
Engineering degree at NED
University when his showbiz career began.
Since
the 1990s, Ali Haider has had dozens of songs
that have become very popular. The first album
he released was entitled "Chahat".
The album didn't gain much popularity at the
time however two of the most popular songs from
the album were "Chahat" and "Ajnabi".
With the moderate success of the his first album
he released his second album,
Qarar,
which was much better than his first. It
consisted of a few good songs such as Qarar (the
title song), Shehnahee and Jadu Kiya. As Haiders
skills improved so did his music, his third
album, Sandesa
produced another batch of good songs called
Purani Jeans and Sandesa. These went to the top
of the charts and remained at the top for a
number of weeks.
His
next album, Pakola Album did moderately well
with songs such as Zaalim Nazron Say and Laila
making it into the charts. His fifth album,
Dastaan is known to be the best album Haider has
produced since his career started. It shot
straight to number one and brought him great
popularity at the time. In this album he
produced a variety of music genre that suited
pretty much anyone, the songs responsible for
his popularity were Walawai, Papa Mummi and
Ranjha Heer. |
