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Singer, pianist and music composer Adnan Sami is well known for his contribution to Indian music. He was born on 15th August 1971 in London to a Pakistani immigrant Arshad Sami Khan and Naureen Khan, who was from Jammu. He completed his education in the United Kingdo...
Singer, pianist and music composer Adnan Sami is well known for his contribution to Indian music. He was born on 15th August 1971 in London to a Pakistani immigrant Arshad Sami Khan and Naureen Khan, who was from Jammu. He completed his education in the United Kingdom. He started playing piano at the age of 5 and composed his first music at the age of 9. He started taking classical music lessons from Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. Later at the age of 10, he was noticed by Indian singer Asha Bhosle who motivated him to take up music as a career. He continued his lessons in Indian classical music. In 1986, he made his first single "Run for his life", which was recorded for UNICEF. Then, he made his first formal album Raag Time, which was a big hit and the song from the album Teri Yaad became very popular. In 1995, he was seen in the Pakistani film Sargam with Asha Bhosle as a playback singer. Later, he collaborated with Asha Bhosle for the song Kabhi To Nazar Milao. The album was a big hit and topped the Indi-Pop chart. Over the years, he released several music albums which became popular among the audiences. His popularity gained him a chance to sing for Bollywood films and he provided some of the best music to Indian cinema. Some of his notable works are part of Saathiya, Ajnabee, Lucky: No Time for Love, 3G, Dhamaal, Taare Zameen Par, MP3, My Name is Khan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Other than that, he has also sung for Tamil and Kannada movies. Adnan Sami received several awards for his contribution to the music industry. He was also honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Previously, Sami weighed around 240 kg, which became a big risk for his life. However, by his hard work and dedication, he lost around 167 kg in 16 months. In 1993, he got married to actress Zeba Bakhtiar and had a son Azaan Sami Khan. But, the couple soon got divorced. Later, he got married to Dubai-based Arab Sabah Galadari in 2001. This relationship also came to an end. In 2010, he got married to Roya Sami Khan and had a daughter in 2017, named Medina Sami Khan.