Taher Shah
Taher Shah is a Pakistani singer and music producer. His best known songs are "Eye to Eye", "Angel" and "Farishta". He has a huge cult following,[1] and has been described as "Pakistan’s most spectacular internet celebrity" by Dawn newspaper.[2] It was thought that he left singing after receiving death threats,[3] but he released an animated Urdu song, "Farishta", in April 2020.[4]
Taher Shah | |
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Born | Karachi, Pakistan |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2013–present |
Website | tahershah |
Music career
Shah became famous in 2013 when he released his first song "Eye to Eye".[1] In an interview, he stated that it took him year and half to write the lyrics for the song and to complete it the whole project.[5] According to Indian Express, the song achieved " enormous success ",[6] and according to The Atlantic the song made him an "overnight pop sensation".[7] The song went viral on social media, and many artists dedicated their covers to the singer.[8] In 2016, his new video for the song "Mankind's Angel" was released,[9] causing what the BBC described as a "social media frenzy".[1]
In December 2016, it was announced that Shah had left Pakistan after receiving death threats.[3]
In April 2020, he released an animated Urdu song video named "Farishta" ("Angel").[4]
Taher shah currently resides in USA with his family.
References
- Why Pakistan's singing angel Taher Shah has taken the internet by storm. BBC.
- Interview: All eyes on Taher Shah. Dawn.
- "'Angel' singer Taher Shah leaves Pakistan after receiving death threats". India Today. 22 December 2016.
- Farishta on YouTube
- Viral 'Eye to Eye' youtube star, Taher Shah, releases new video
- Taher Shah returns to storm the internet with his latest single ‘Angel’. Indian Express.
- Eye to Eye: Taher Shah, Unlikely Overnight Pop Sensation. The Atlantic.
- #EyeToEye: What is this Taher Shah song Ranveer Singh is making us re-trip on?. India Today.
- Taher Shah: killing me softly with his song
10 "Taher Shah" leaves the internet in fits yet again with new song 'Farishta' (Geo News) https://www.geo.tv/latest/282248-eye-to-eye-singer-taher-shahs-new-song-farishta-released
11 "Taher Shah" releases new song 'Farishta' (Express Tribune) https://tribune.com.pk/story/2195536/4-taher-shah-releases-new-song-farishta/
12 "Taher Shah's" latest song is Angel all over again (Dawn images) https://images.dawn.com/news/1185036
13 "Taher Shah" drops new song ‘Farishta’ (ARY NEWS) https://arynews.tv/en/taher-shah-farishta-song/
14 "Taher Shah’s" new song presents welcome distraction to Pakistan’s Twitterati (Arab News) https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1657156/pakistan
15 "Taher Shah's" shares his philosophy behind 'Farishta' (Dawn images) https://images.dawn.com/news/1185064
16 "Taher Shah" breaks silence on the philosophy behind 'Farishta' (Express Tribune) https://tribune.com.pk/story/2197798/4-taher-shah-breaks-silence-philosophy-behind-farishta/
17 "Taher Shah" shares philosophy behind new song 'Farishta' (Geo New) https://www.geo.tv/latest/282804-taher-shah-shares-philosophy-behind-new-song-farishta
18 "Taher Shah" is going international with a new project (Samaa News) https://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2020/04/taher-shah-is-going-international-with-a-new-project/
19 "Taher Shah" has something new up his sleeve (Express Tribune) https://tribune.com.pk/story/2204123/4-taher-shah-something-new-sleeve/