Sahir Ali Bagga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music director, singer and instrumentalist for films and television |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Known for | Associated acts with:Pritam Chakraborty,Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan,Coke Studio Pakistan |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by thePresident of Pakistan in 2020 |
| Website | sahiralibagga |
Sahir Ali Bagga is a Pakistani singer, music director and composer fromLahore, who composes music forLollywood and other independent singers.[1][2]
Recently he has composed music for thePakistani movie,Zinda Bhaag (2013). He also worked on the soundtrack ofPakistani movies,Hijrat (2016)[3] andTamanna (2014), contributing two songs to the latter; Koi Dil Mein and Chell Oi.[4] He has also composed music ofHum TV'sIshq-e-Benaam. He gained some added recognition by appearing onCoke Studio (Pakistan). "Yeh mumkin tou nahin", "Malang", "Baazi","Rab Waaris", "Roye Roye " ,"Dhola" and "Badnamiyan" are his famous soundtracks.
Sahir Ali Bagga is the son of the 1970s Pakistani music composer and drummer Amjad Hussain. He was musically trained by the musicians of the family ofUstad Tafu.[2]
Sahir Ali Bagga started in themusic industry as a drummer and later joined the bandJupiters where he met music video singerJawad Ahmad. He composed music forAhmed's album and this helped Bagga find his career path, later on,Pakistan Army boosted his career by adopting him as an official singer of National Armed forces afterNoor Jehan. He first received recognition and praise for his work and musical arrangements onPakistan Television produced TV show namedVirsa: Heritage Revived (2009–2010) TV season. On this show, he composed music for TV performances ofShafqat Amanat Ali Khan,Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,Azra Jehan,Sanam Marvi and many more performers. This highly popular TV show was hosted byLahore's socially active personalityYousuf Salahuddin.[1]
He also sang some popular TV dramas OSTs, such as one of the bestO Rangreza (Hum TV),Iltija (Ary Digital TV),Khudgharz (ARY Digital),Intezaar (A plus TV) and many more. His recent OST for the TV dramaO Rangreza received much recognition and was nominated forLux Style Awards in 2018. He also sung the Ost of Bharosa Pyar Tera and wrote the lyrics for the OST of the hit drama Khaani.He has also appeared in Coke Studio Pakistan (season 10) in a duet song withAima Baig. In May 2021, he appeared in an upbeat, Punjabi song titled Badnamiyan, alongsideAlizeh Shah.[5]
Sahir Ali Bagga is quoted as saying, "I always want to make music that relates to my land, my culture and my home. Our raags, our beats, our lyrics – these are our own colors. I want to give my fans the kind of music that shows these colors".[2]
In 2020, thegovernment of Pakistan awarded him thePride of Performance Award in recognition of his music composition for "Bara Dushman Bana Phirta Hai",[6] amarch song originally released in December 2015 by theInter-Services Public Relations on the first anniversary of2014 Peshawar school massacre.[7]
