Uzair Jaswal

Uzair Jaswal is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and actor.[1]

Uzair Jaswal
Born (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992
Oregon, United States
Occupation
  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Model
  • Theatre, Film & Drama Actor
Years active2009–present
Relatives
Musical career
GenresPop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Years active2009–present

Career
Momina Mustehsan and Uzair Jaswal

Starting his career at the age of 14, Uzair carved a niche for himself in the Pakistani music industry in a very short span of time. At 16, he wrote his first song and was the lead singer of a band called Scar which performed alternative-rock covers.[2] Some of his popular singles include "Tere Bin", "Jaanvey", "Meree Rooh", "Bolay" and "Yaheen". His tracks "Nindiya Ke Paar" and "Bolay" were featured in the 5th season of Coke Studio.[3] At 21, he was the youngest performer of Coke Studio Pakistan in its first 7 seasons.[2][1]

Expanding his talents further, Uzair branched out into acting. He has worked in three Pakistani films, namely, Gol Chakkar,[4][5] Slackistan[6] and Jalaibee.[7] He debuted on Pakistani TV with the drama series Moray Saiyaan on ARY Digital in 2016.[8]

He released his debut album titled "Na Bhulana" in the end of 2016, after a decade of making music. The album contains 11 individual tracks and is titled on the hit song "Na Bhulana" which was also the title track of his drama Moray Saiyaan.[9][10] He won the award for the "Album of The Year" at the 16th Lux Style Awards for "Na Bhulana".[11][12] His drama Shayad is currently airing on Geo Entertainment where he is performing impressively.[13][14]

Entry in Bollywood

Jaswal made his playback singing debut in the Bollywood film Ek Paheli Leela in 2015. He sang the song titled "Tere Bin Nahi Laage", which was a recreated version of his earlier hit, "Tere Bin". The song was recreated by Amaal Mallik with a few lyrics added by Kumaar for the film.[15][16] "Tere Bin" won The Gold Disc Award at the Radio Mirchi Awards in India.yes [17]

Discography

Singles
Song(s) Notes
"Tere Bin"
"Jaanvey"
"Nindiya Ke Paar"
"Meree Rooh"
"Maa"
"Bechara Dil"
"Nindiya Ke Paar" Coke Studio Pakistan
"Bolay"
"Yaheen"
"Meree Rooh Unplugged" Live
"So Ja"
"Jhootay Pal"
"Sajna"
"Na Bhulana"
"Khazana"
"Soneya"

Bollywood
Year Song Film Notes
2015 "Tere Bin Nahi Laage" Ek Paheli Leela Debut
2016 "Tere Bin Nahi Laage"
"Bechara Dil"		 Isteqamat Also composer
2017 "Jaanvey"
"Sajna"		 Shaan-e-Ishq

Filmography

Films
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Slackistan Himself Debut
2012 Gol Chakkar
2015 Jalaibee Jimmy
2016 Oye Kuch Kar Guzar Jango

Television
YearTitleRoleChannel
2016Moray SaiyaanGhaziyanARY Digital
2017ShayadSaadGeo Entertainment

References
  1. "Hottie of the Week: Uzair Jaswal". The Express Tribune. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. "Kuch Khaas: Uzair Jaswal - Live in Concert!". Retrieved 29 October 2020 – via www.facebook.com.
  3. "Five years later, Uzair Jaswal to release debut music album". The Express Tribune. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. Gol Chakkar
  5. "Gol Chakkar set for premier in October". The Express Tribune. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. "Slackistan: Forbidden". The Express Tribune. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  7. Khalid, Saba (19 March 2015). "Review: Jalaibee sizzles and leaves us wanting more". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. "ideasevolved.com". www.afternic.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  9. http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/uzair-jaswal-launches-debut-album-na-bhulana-1.1963119/
  10. "How music helped Uzair Jaswal move on | The Express Tribune". Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  11. 16th Lux Style Awards#Music
  12. "Winners of the Lux Style Awards 2017". 26 April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  13. Zia, Iman (5 November 2017). "The First Episode Of Drama "Shayyad" Has All The Ingredients For A Magnificent And Timeless Love Story". MangoBaaz. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  14. "Shayyad Episode 1 Review - An Unusual Love Story". 4 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  15. Fernandes, Kasmin (3 April 2015). "Uzair Jaswal: I always want to make music happy". The Times Of India. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  16. "'Tere bin' takes Uzair Jaswal even further". The Express Tribune. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  17. Sarym, Ahmed (14 January 2016). "Uzair Jaswal's 'Tere Bin' wins award for 'Best Song Of The Year!'". HIP. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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