Abdullah Siddiqui
Pakistani musician
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Abdullah Siddiqui (Urdu: عبداللہ صدیقی; born 5 August 2000) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and producer associated with Urdu and English language music. He made his breakthrough appearance on Nescafé Basement season 5 with his song "Resistance",[1][2] and followed it up by making his album debut with Metannoya in 2019.[3] He further released three albums, namely Heterotopia (2020), dead Beat poets (2021) and dead Beats poets: side B (2021).[4][5]
- Singer
- Songwriter
- Producer
- Shoaib Siddiqui (father)
- Naureen Siddiqui (mother)
Abdullah Siddiqui | |
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| عبداللہ صدیقی | |
| Born | 5 August 2000 |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Genres | Electropop |
In January 2022, he was announced as an associate producer of Coke Studio season 14.[6] This made him the series' youngest ever associate producer.[7] The same month, he produced the 2022 Pakistan Super League anthem "Agay Dekh".[8][9][10]
Life and career
2000–2017: Early life and career beginnings
Siddiqui was born in Lahore, Punjab to an Urdu-speaking Muslim family. By the age of 11, he had learned to play the guitar.[7] He began producing and releasing English language electronic music on his YouTube account[11] as an independent artist when he was 16.[12][13] In 2016, he performed a half-hour long set at the Lahore Music Meet.[14][7] Around that time, his single "Telescope Heart" gained nationwide airplay on CityFM89.[7]
He then worked with independent platforms Forever South and True Brew Records. On the former, he released "Fiction" in December 2017[15] and "Warm & Unredeemed" with in January 2018.
2018–2020: Nescafé Basement and nominations
He released his original song "Resistance" in 2018,[16] for which he picked up a nomination in the Best Emerging Talent (Music) category at the 17th Lux Style Awards.[17][18] The song was also featured on season 5 of Nescafé Basement.
He sang Peshawar Zalmi's anthem for 2021 Pakistan Super League titled "Kingdom"[19] along with Altamash Sever. In 2021, he was included in the Forbes list of 30 Under 30 - Asia - Entertainment & Sports.[20][21] On 25 December 2020, Siddiqui released "Be Myself" with singer Aima Baig. The track also featured on his second album, Heterotopia.[22]
2022–present: Coke Studio and Pakistan Super League
On 5 January 2022, Siddiqui announced via his Instagram account that he would be an associate producer on season 14 of Coke Studio.[23][24] On 13 January 2022, it was announced that he would be writing and producing the 2022 Pakistan Super League anthem featuring vocals by Atif Aslam and Aima Baig.[25] The anthem, named "Agay Dekh" was released on 24 January 2022[26] to a mixed reception.[27][28]
Siddiqui was also involved with the film score of the 2022 Pakistani film, Joyland, which had its world premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.[29][30] He was planning to release another album in 2022.[31]
In 2024, he collaborated on Peshawar Zalmi's anthem "Zalmi Yama".[32] The next year, he produced the official song for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, titled "Jeeto Baazi Khel Ke".[33]