Haroon (singer)

After graduating in the early 1990s with a degree in business administration from George Washington University in the United States,[1][12] he formed the band Awaz with a couple of musician friends, Faakhir and Assad Ahmed.[1][13][12]

Haroon and the band made a video of Janeman, a song which Haroon had composed when he was 16. He sent it to MTV Asia, and the song went down in history as the first ever Urdu and Pakistani song to air on the channel.[14]

The band gained instant fame because of their catchy tunes, good looks, lavish music videos, and crazy stage performances. Having sold millions of albums worldwide, Awaz is considered one of the most successful bands in Pakistan. The band split after being together for 9 years, and the members went on to pursue solo careers.

Haroon's first career solo album, Haroon Ki Awaz,[1] which he produced, engineered and recorded himself, was released in October 2000.

In 2001 and 2002, he toured the UK and US. In 2001, Haroon received the "Outstanding Contribution to Asian Music" award from the BBC Asia Awards show.[1][15]

Haroon released his third solo album, Haroon Ka Nasha in March 2007,[1] again composed, recorded, produced, engineered and mixed by himself at his personal studio.[16]

Throughout his music career, Haroon has regularly produced songs and videos with socially conscious messages such as the anti-corruption hit Mr. Fraudiay and Ghoom Ghoom which provided a message of interfaith. He has sold over five million albums worldwide.[17] He is also an audio engineer, having set up his own recording studio.[5]

Haroon has campaigned for peace and tolerance and highlighted corruption through his music. In 2007, he received the Ambassador for Peace award in Denmark from the Youth for Human Rights Organization. He is the co-founder of the All Music Performers Pakistan Society (AMPPS), which focuses on rights for musicians. Haroon served as a board member of the Pakistan Copyright Board, working closely with the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPOP) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) to help set up Pakistan's first royalty collection organization.

• Haroon ki awaz (2001)
• Lagan (2003)
• Haroon Ka Nasha (2007)

• "Janeman" (1994)[13]
• "Diya" (1994)[13]
• "Watan Kahani" (1993)
• "Jadoo Ka Chiragh" – with Awaz (1995)
• "Main Na Manoo Haar" – with Awaz (1996)[13]
• "Mr. Fraudiay" – with Awaz (1996)[13]
• "Aye Jawan" – with Awaz (1997)
• "Tu Hi Jeet" – with Awaz (1998)
• "Yara" – (2001)
• "Pyareya" (2001)
• "Jeekay Dekha" (2001)[13]
• "Tu Hai Kahan" – with Vital Signs and Strings (2001)
• "Mehndi" (2002)
• "Mahbooba" (2002)[16]
• "Dil Se" (2003)[16]
• "Jao Tum" (2003)
• "Goriye" – Remix (2004)[16]
• "Jiay Jaye" (2006)[16]
• "Jua Khela" (2007)
• "Ishq Nasha" (2007)[16]
• "Nahi Hai Yeh Pyar" (2008)[16]
• "Big Corporation Man" (2009)
• "Ibtada-e-Ishq" (2009)
• "Nahin Hai' ft KOSTAL (2010)
• "Go Sabjee Go" (2010)
• "Ghoom Ghoom" (2011)
• "Lady in Black" with Adil Omar (2013)
• "Baba Bandook" with Ali Amzat (2013)
• "Dil Say Pakistan" with Muniba Mazari (2017)
• "Dhundoonga" – (2020)[25]