Ali Haider (singer)

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Ali Haider
Born (1967-09-22) 22 September 1967 (age 56)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OriginKarachi
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Television host
  • Actor
  • Fashion designer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Years active1988–present
LabelsMystic Records-Saregama-EMI
Websitealihaiderofficial.com

Ali Haider (Urdu:علی حیدر, born 22 September 1967) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, fashion designer and television host.[1]

He had a number of hit songs in the 1990s, including Poorani Jeans, which appears on his 1993 album Sandesa.[1][2]

Personal life

He married in 2006.[3] After the death of his young son in 2009, Ali Haider quit making music for some time and turned to religion.[2][4]

Career

Music

He began his music career in 1988 and gained popularity in the 1990s.

In 2012 he returned to mainstream music after a three-year break following the death of his son, a period during he was mainly involved in

naat.[4][2]

Acting

He became an actor in the mid-1990s, with roles in PTV dramas such as Tum Se Kehna Tha.

He acted in a Pakistani film, Chalo Ishq Larain, released in 2002.

In 2013 he returned to TV with the sitcom Ek aur Ek Dhai.[5]

Fashion design

He has been designing under his own clothing label Qarar.[2]

Hosting

Having previously hosted religious TV shows on different channels, in 2021 he became the host of his own The Ali Haider Show, running on American channel NTV Houston.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album name
1988 Jane Jan Sun
1989 Chahat[2]
1990 Tarang
1991 Qarar[2][3]
1993 Sandesa
1994 Sanwala Saloona
1994 Zalim Nazron Se
1995 Dastaan
1996 Jania
1998 Mahi[2]
1999 Saiyyaan
2000 Jadoo
2002 Chandni Raatein
2003 Tera Naam Liya To...
2006 Purani Jeans (Remixes)[1][2][4]
2007 Jaanay Do[2]
2009 Stop and Think ...?
2009 Moula Dil Badal Dey
2010 Shor Hai Mehshar Ka
2011 Kee Jana Main Kaun (written by the 18th century Sufi poet Bulleh Shah)[2][4]
2012 Asgharam Aei Noor
2012 Main Hoon Ghlulam-e-Ali
2012 Ya Mustafa Ya Mustafa
2013 Bachpan Ki Badami Yadein[7]
2013 Jaanay Do
2013 Salam Arz-e-Karbala
2014 Purani Jeans 2
2014 Yaad-E-Muhammad
2014 Pyason Ki Yaad
2017 Kee Jana Main Kaun, Vol. 01
2018 Yareman

Compilation albums

  • The Best of Ali Haider

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2002 Chalo Ishq Larain

Television

Year Title Role Channel Ref
1995 Tum Se Kehna Tha Bilal PTV
2012 Faslay Hain Darmiyan
TV One
 [8]
2013 Ek aur Ek Dhai ARY Digital [9]

Telefilm

Year Title Role Channel Ref
1995 Chand Sa Mukhra PTV

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Irfan Ul Haq (21 April 2021). "Singer Ali Haider is back in action with a new show (Ali Haider Show for NTV Houston)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Debarati S Sen (13 April 2013). "I don't mind being called a 'one-hit wonder': Ali Haider". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "KARACHI: Ali Haider decides to marry". Dawn (newspaper). 16 April 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "I lost music after the loss of my son: Ali Haider". The Times of India. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Ali Haider makes a comeback in acting with new sitcom Ek aur Ek Dhai!". Reviewit.pk website. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ ul-Haq, Irfan (21 April 2021). "Singer Ali Haider is back in action with a new show". Dawn News.
  7. ^ "People are comparing it to Purani Jeans: Ali Haider". Hindustan Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Ali Haider – Biography & Dramas List". www.dramasplanet.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Ali Haider makes a comeback in acting with new sitcom Ek aur Ek Dhai!". Reviewit.pk website. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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