Atif Aslam is a Pakistani playback singer, song writer, composer and an actor. He was born on March 12, 1983. He belongs to a Punjabi Muslim family in Wazirabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
He first went to Kimberley Hall School in Lahore until 1991, continued his studies at St. Paul’s Cambridge School in Satellite Town when shifted to Rawalpindi and again returned to Lahore where he continued his studies at Divisional Public School and College (DPSC) branch. He went to Fazaia Inter College and later went to PICS to have a bachelor’s degree in computer science. In an interview, Atif Aslam said that his goal was to become a professional Cricketer at that time.
He married Sara Bharwana who was an educationist in Lahore on March 29, 2013. He mentioned that they dated for 7 years before getting married.
He is famous for his vocal belting technique. He is famous for his songs in Pakistan as well as in India and sang songs in different languages like Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali and Pashto. There is a list of his songs, some of them are mentioned below:
Pehli Dafa, Tere Bin Yaara, Dekha Hazaron Dafa, Tere Sang Yaara, Kuch Is Tarhan, Jeene Lga Hoon, Teri Yaaden Mulaqaten, Jeena Jeena, Toota Jo Kbhi Tara, Ho Man Jahan, Tu Chahiye, Main Agar Kahun , Darasal, Musafir, Aadat, Wo Lamhy Wo Baaaten, Main Rang Sharbaton Ka, Piya O Re Piya, Hona tha Pyar, Pehli Nazar Men, Khair Mangda, Tera Hony Lga Hoon, Rafta Rafta etc.
In 2008, Atif Aslam received the fourth highest civilian award Tamgha-e-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan Aslam made his acting debut in 2011 with the Urdu social drama film Bol which was with Mahira Khan. He was also awarded in Dubai Walk of Fame after his nomination for the best singer in Pakistan in 2019. He has around 6 million followers on Instagram.
One of his songs “Ajnabi” with Mahira Khan has premiered on September 25, 2021 and he is now on Pakistan’s fastest growing short video platform “SnackVideo”.
