Faakhir Mehmood فاخر محمود | |
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| Birth name | Faakhir Mehmood |
| Also known as | Faakhir |
| Born | (1973-04-20)20 April 1973 (age 51)[1] |
| Origin | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | T-series, Hi-Tech Music,Fire Records,Universal Music India,Tips Music |
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Faakhir Mehmood (Urdu:فاخر محمود; born 20 April 1973) is aPakistani actor, singer, keyboradist, composer and music producer. He started out his career with the Pakistani musical groupAwaz. However, due to conflicts of interest, the band split in 2000 and they all went to become solo artists. The band Awaz also consisted of well known musicianHaroon.[1]
Faakhir attended theUniversity of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. During his university years, he met another young singer,Haroon. Together, they formed the band Awaz in 1992.[2] Faakhir joined the band as a keyboardist and Asad Ahmed as a guitarist.
After the band split in 2000, Faakhir embarked on a solo career. Faakhir started working on his albumAatish in July 2000 by releasing his first single in August, a national song "Dil Na Lagay, Pakistan". After deciding to go solo, Faakhir started work on his debut album,Aatish, which was released in 2002.[3] He followed it up withSub Tun Sohniyeh in 2003, and Mantra in 2005.
InMantra, there is a song called "Jiya Na Jaye", in which Faakhir shares a duet with Indian singerSunidhi Chauhan. Another song in that album called "Mahi Ve" won two awards at India'sSangeet Natak Akademi Awards.[citation needed] He also performed at that event.[citation needed]
Faakhir's live shows have taken his music to many countries in the world including the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, in addition to all parts of Pakistan.[4]
Faakhir has performed alongside several international contemporaries from Europe includingSukhbir andStereo Nation to name a few.[5]
In 2015, he was one of the producers who worked on the soundtrack for the Pakistani movieHo Mann Jahaan.[6]
In 2016, Faakhir served as one of the six music directors forseason 9 ofCoke Studio Pakistan. His first appearance was in an unplugged version ofNusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Afreen Afreen".Rahat Fateh Ali Khan andMomina Mustehsan rendered their voices for the song. His second appearance atCoke Studio was in "Dilruba Na Raazi" a Pashto traditional folk song, which he sang along withZeb Bangash.[7] He appeared with Natasha Khan and performed "Dil Kamla".[8]
In 2017, Faakhir Mehmood made some comments on social issues that were newsworthy and were given news coverage by a major newspaper of Pakistan.[9] In the past, Faakhir has served as theUN Goodwill Ambassador for theWorld Health Organization.[1]
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