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Pakistani singer (1934–2021)
Sunny Benjamin John (
Personal life
He was educated at
St Paul's English High School, Karachi. He was married in 1957. He has four sons and a daughter.
[3] Accompanied by his wife and two sons namely Robin and Glenn John, John used to sing gospel on Christmas Eve, on PTV. Two sons are musicians and one a singer.
[4] His son, Glenn John was part of Pakistani pop music band - Guru's Trilogy. Indian film producer
Mahesh Bhatt re-recorded John's 1959 song 'Tu Jo Nahin Hai' in the voice of his son, Glenn John.
[5] Bhatt also used this song in his 2006 released film
Woh Lamhe... .
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Career
He was born in Karachi and he started his singing career from
ghazals in his vocals and music.
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His best known song was for the 1959 film Savera "Tu Jo Nahin Hai, Tau Kuchh Bhi Naheen Hai". The composer was Master Manzoor Hussain , and lyrics were written by a renowned poet of Pakistan,
Pakistani film industry.
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John almost missed out when he caught flu on the day of the recording. Fortunately Manzoor Hussain insisted he perform and was wowed by the result.[8]
Awards and recognition
John has been listed among the 20 best Pakistani ghazal singers of all time.[10]
Recent activity
In November 2019, he served as one of the judges on a panel of judges consisting of veteran musicians on Obhartay Sitaray (Budding Stars) – an annual inter-school singing competition for students sponsored by The Citizens Foundation of Pakistan annually.[11]
John led a retired life in Karachi[2] until his death on 5 June 2021.[3]
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