Bilal Saeed

Bilal Saeed
Native name بلال سعید
Born (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation
Awards See below

Musical career

Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Associated acts

Bilal Saeed (Urdu: بلال سعید) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and music composer. Since the beginning of his career in 2011, he has received various awards nominations in Pakistan, India and United Kingdom. He is the only Pakistani to get nominated for PTC Punjabi Music Awards and Brit Asia Awards.[1]

Life and career

Saeed was born in Sialkot, Pakistan to a Muslim family. Saeed began his career as a music composer. He quickly gained popularity through his debut single "12 Saal" in 2011.[2] In 2012 he released his new single "Mahi Mahi" and debut album "Twelve" which received two nominees at PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Residents Punjabi Album and Best Non Resident Punjabi Vocalist.[3] The album also featured Dr Zeus, Amrinder Gill and Fateh. A single "Khair Mangdi" from the album was nominated as Song of the Year at 13th Lux Style Awards. In 2014, Saeed released a single "Lethal Combination" with Roach Killa under Beyond Records. The single topped BBC Asian Charts.[4] He also released a single "Kaash (A Wish)" in 2015 which topped the iTunes Chart.[5] Saeed made his Bollywood debut by composing soundtrack of the film Ishqedarriyaan (2015) with Jeet Ganguly and Jaidev Kumar.[6][7] Saeed released a single in 2016 - 'Paranday', followed by 'Blah Blah Blah' in August 2016. 'Blah Blah Blah' also featured the Punjabi rapper Young Desi. In August 2016, the remake of his song 'Khair Mangdi' featured in Karan Johar's Bollywood movie Baar Baar Dekho.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Associated Acts

Film soundtrack

Film Song Composer(s) Writer(s) Co-singer(s)
Ishqedarriyaan "Mohabbat Yeh" Bilal Saeed Adnan Choudhry -
Daddy Cool Munde Fool "Tauba Ishq" Bilal Saeed Dr Zeus
Daddy Cool Munde Fool Rattan chityan Dr. Zeus Bilal Saeed -
Baar Baar Dekho "Teri Khair Mangdi" Bilal Saeed Kumaar, Bilal Saeed -

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2013 "12 Saal" PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Pop Vocalist[3] Nominated
2013 "Twelve" PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Residents Punjabi Album[3] Nominated
2013 "Twelve" Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Resident Punjabi Vocalist[3] Nominated
2014 "Khair Mangdi" Lux Style Award for Song of the Year Nominated
2015 "Bilal Saeed" Pakistani Music and Media Awards for Best Producer[8] Won
2015 "Bilal Saeed" Pakistani Music and Media Awards for Best International Act[8] Won
2015 "Bilal Saeed" Brit Asia Music Award for Best Songwriter[9] Nominated
2015 "Lethal Combination" Brit Asia Music Award for Best Single UK[9] Nominated

References

  1. "Bilal Saeed becoming leading singer of the country". Daily Patriot. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. "Interview with Bilal Saeed". Desi Spy. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "PTC Punjabi Music Awards 2013 – List of Nominations". YesPunjab.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. "Lethal Combination – Bilal Saeed – BBC Music". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. Kaur, Ninder (9 February 2015). "Exclusive Interview with Bilal Saeed". Asian Sunday. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. Sadiq, Rida (5 May 2015). "Pakistani Singer Bilal Saeed's Ishqedarriyaan OST Indian Drama". Brandsynario. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. "Punjabi singer's song in Indian film". DAWN. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 Farooq, Aisha (7 September 2015). "Winners of the Pakistani Music and Media Awards 2015". Desi Blitz. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  9. 1 2 Farooq, Aisha (8 September 2015). "Brit Asia Music Awards Nominees 2015". Desi Blitz. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

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