Karachi, Pakistan
Faakhir is a well known Pakistani singer, music composer and producer. He started out his music career by forming a musical band called Awaz; Faakhir composed, programmed and produced majority of Awaz songs in association with his colleagues. After the split of Awaz, Faakhir went on to become a solo artist.
Faakhir has produced three albums to date. His 2002 debut album, Aatish; followed up by a compilation album called 'Sub tun sohniyae' in 2003. His last album called 'Mantra' came out in 2005.
Faakhir is a recipient of highest civilian award for art in Pakistan, called Presidential Pride of Performance (P.O.P) besides several national and international awards.
The reason for Faakhir's music's popularity is his soulful yet infectiously catchy melodies and meaningful lyrics. He has a diverse range of influences in his music which add a lot of color to his compositions.
'Jee Chaahay', Faakhir's 4th music album was released in Nov-2011 nationwide!