Imran Khan (singer)

Not to be confused with Imran Khan.

Imran Khan (Urdu: عمران خان) (born 28 May 1984) is a Dutch-Pakistani^[1] singer, songwriter and rapper. Khan sings in Punjabi and English. He first reached stardom in 2007 after the release of his first single "Ni Nachleh".^[2] Khan was signed to Prestige Records in late 2007, and released the single "Ni Nachleh" on the label.^[2] His second single, "Amplifier", was released on 13 July 2009. As of July 2022, his song "Satisfya" is his most viewed video with over 830 million views on YouTube. His debut 15-track album, Unforgettable, was released on 27 July 2009 via Prestige Records,^[3] produced by Eren E.

Imran Khan
Born	(1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 39) The Hague, Netherlands
Genres	Punjabi Urban Pop Hip-Hop Bhangra
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter Rapper
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Prestige Records (2007–2011) IK Records (2011–present)

Personal life

Khan was born in The Hague to a Pakistani Punjabi Muslim Jat family. Khan's family originally hails from Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. He has two brothers and one sister.^[4] He is unmarried.

Career

Khan started his music career in his late teens.^[5] After Prestige Records released his debut single Ni Nachleh,^[2][6] he continued his career by performing in several countries.^[7]

Khan's first released single, "Amplifier", was produced by Eren E, was released on 12 July 2009. It received 2 million views on YouTube on it first week of release and currently has 637 million views and counting on YouTube.^[8] His second single, "Bewafa," was produced by Hakan Ozan and was released on 30 August 2009; as of May 2022, its music video had been viewed more than 300 million times on YouTube.^[9]

In July 2009, Khan released his debut album, Unforgettable. It includes the singles "Amplifier", "Bewafa", and a remix of his first single, "Ni Nachleh".^[3] It was nominated for Best Album at the 2010 UK Asian Music Awards but did not win.^[10]

In 2011, Khan departed from Prestige Records to start his own label, later known as IK Records.^[10] Khan released the single "Satisfya" on 9 May 2013.^[11][12] Unlike his previous singles, it was released by IK Records. It was produced by his "Amplifier" music producer, Eren E. The music video shows Khan driving a yellow Lamborghini Aventador and sitting with a cheetah. The video was directed by David Zennie, and as of November 2022, it has 845+ million views.

Khan made his Bollywood debut as a singer for the Hindi film Tevar, which was released on 9 January 2015. As of 2016 the song had over more than 2 million hits.^[13]

Khan released a single titled "Imaginary" on 8 June 2015, produced by Eren E. The single was released on his own record label, IK Records. Khan shot the video with David Zennie at Akon's house in Los Angeles.^[14] "Imaginary"'s official music video received 6 million views within a month of its release and currently has 91 million+ views on YouTube.^{[citation needed][when?]} Khan came out with another song, "Hattrick", which received 2 million views in a month and as of late 2021 had 32 million+ views.^[15]

On 28 September 2018, Khan released a new single, "Knightridah".^[16] In 2021, he released two singles, "M.O.B." on 14 May, featuring J.J. Esko; and "They Don't Like It" on 28 September.^{[citation needed]} On February 2, 2022, Khan released "On My Way" (featuring Meez).^{[citation needed]} As of November 2022, his YouTube channel has accumulated over 2 billion views.^{[citation needed]}

Khan is due to release a new album in 2023, with a single from it coming out early in the year.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Unforgettable (200Unforgettable is Khan's debut album, released on 27 July 2009 via Prestige Records.^[3] It was produced by Eren E and Hakan Ozan. It contains 15 tracks.

The album was nominated for the "Best Album" award at the UK Asian Music Awards 2010^[17] and won "Best Album" at the 2010 Brit Asia TV Music Awards.^[18]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Amplifier"	Eren E	3:53
2.	"Aaja We Mahiya (Come, My Love)"	Eren E	3:52
3.	"Hey Girl"	Eren E	3:18
4.	"Peli Waar (The First Time)"	Eren E	3:10
5.	"Chak Glass (Grab a Glass)"	Eren E	3:08
6.	"Nazar (Glance)"	Eren E	3:06
7.	"Superstar"	Eren E	3:25
8.	"Gora Gora Rang (Fair Skinned)" (featuring Mr. Probz)	Eren E	4:25
9.	"Bounce Billo"	Eren E	4:07
10.	"Ni Nachleh (Hey, Dance)" (feat. MC Spyder)	Eren E	3:35
11.	"40 Pra (Forty Brothers)"	Eren E	3:12
12.	"Pata Chalgea (I Have Found Out)"	Eren E	4:45
13.	"Bewafa (Unfaithful)"	Hakan Ozan	3:44
14.	"Nai Reina (Don't Want to Stay)"	Hakan Ozan	3:04
15.	"Qott Ghusian Da (A Sip of Happiness)" (feat. Shabby)	Hakan Ozan	2:58
Total length:			47:28

Singles discography

As lead artist

Title	Year	Music	Peak chart position	Label	Album	Reference(s)
			UK Asian
"Amplifier"	2009	Eren E		Prestige Records	Unforgettable
"Bewafa"		Hakan Ozan
"Satisfya"	2013	Eren E	1^[19]	IK Records		^[20]
"Let's Celebrate" (featuring Sonakshi Sinha)	2015	Imran Khan		Eros International	Tevar soundtrack	^[21]
"Imaginary"		Eren E		IK Records		^[22]
"Hattrick" (featuring Yaygo Musalini)	2016	Donray				^[23]
"Zina" (Twin n Twice featuring Imran Khan)	2017	Imran Khan				^[24]
"President Roley"		Donray
"Knightridah"	2018	Donray
"M.O.B." (featuring J.J. Esko)	2021	Toxic
"They Don't Like It"		Southside 808 Mafia
"On My Way" (featuring Meez)	2022	C2

Remixes

• 2007 "Ni Nachleh" (feat. MC Spyder) [Eren E. Electro Remix]
• 2007 "Ni na Nachleh" (feat. MC Spyder) [Eren E. Electro Extended Mix]
• 2007 "Ni Nachleh" (Eren E. Disco Remix)
• 2007 "Ni Nachleh" (Eren E. Disco Dub Mix)
• "Aaja We Mahiya" (Infidel Mix)
• "Gora Gora Rang" (Remix)
• "Scream" (2020 Hexa Remix)

Awards and nominations

• Won "Best Album" at the 2010 Brit Asia TV Music Awards for Unforgettable^[18]
• Nominated for four awards at the 2010 UK Asian Music Awards: "Best Album", "Best Video" for "Amplifier", "Best Male Act" and "Best Desi Act",^[17] winning "Best Desi Act"^[25]
• Won "Male Musical Artist of the Year" at the 2010 Anokhi Magazine Awards^[26]
• Won "Best Urban Asian Single" at the 2013 Brit Asia TV Music Awards for "Satisfya"^[27]
• Won three awards in 2015 from Pakistani Music and Media Awards (PMMA) for best songwriter, best video (for "Imaginary") and best song (for "Imaginary")
• Won three awards at the 2015 Brit Asia TV Music Awards: "Best Urban Asian Act", "Best Music Video" for "Imaginary" and "Best UK Single" for "Imaginary"^[28]

Tours

• Imran Khan – Takeover Tour USA (2011)^[29]
• Imran Khan – Australia & New Zealand Tour (2011)^[30]
• Imran Khan- Unforgettable Tour India (2022)

References

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16. "Imran Khan Releases 'KnightRidah' After One Year Hiatus". Retrieved 26 February 2019.
17. Sembhi, Jas (3 February 2010). "2010 UK Asian Music Awards Nominees". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
18. Sembhi, Jas (3 May 2010). "Brit Asia TV Music Awards 2010". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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21. "Tevar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Sajid-Wajid on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
22. "Imaginary – Single by Imran Khan on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
23. "Hattrick (feat. Yaygo Musalini) – Single by Imran Khan on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
24. "Zina (feat. Imran Khan) – Single by Twin n Twice on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
25. Sembhi, Jas (11 March 2010). "2010 UK Asian Music Awards Winners". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
26. . DesiHits. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
27. Farooq, Aisha (14 October 2013). "Brit Asia Music Awards 2013 Winners". DESIblitz. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
28. Bhogal, Harvey. "Brit Asia Music Awards 2015 Winners". www.desiblitz.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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30. "Imran Khan to Headline the inaugural of Unforgettable Music Festival (2011)". Unforgettablemusicfestival.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Imran Khan at AllMusic
• Imran Khan at Instagram
• Imran Khan at Facebook
• Imran Khan at Twitter