Summary
Bilal Saeed (Punjabi, Urdu: بلال سعید; born 12 December 1988) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, music producer and composer. He is best known for his singles "12 Saal" , "Adhi Adhi Raat " and 'Teri Khair Mangdi" . The latter was also used in the Bollywood film Baar Bar Dekho.
Bilal Saeed | |
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بلال سعید | |
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| Born | 12 December 1988 |
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| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spouse | Gia Bilal (m. 2009) |
| Children | Ahad Bilal |
| Awards | See below |
| Musical career | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Lightning Records, Zee Music Company, Desi Music Factory, Beyond Records, envyworldwide, Hi-Tec Music Ltd, Times Music, Speed Records, One Two Records |
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Early life edit
Bilal Saeed was born in Sialkot, Punjab, to a Punjabi Muslim family. He began his career as a music composer and writer. He gained popularity through his debut single "12 Saal" in 2011 and "Adhi Adhi Raat" (also known as Oooo meme song) in 2012.[1]
Career edit
In 2012, he released his new single "Mahi Mahi" and debut album "Twelve" which received two nominees at PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Residents Punjabi Album and Best Non Resident Punjabi Vocalist.[2] The album also featured Dr Zeus, Amrinder Gill and Fateh. A single "Khair Mangdi" from the album was nominated as Song of the Year at 13th Lux Style Awards. In 2013, for the first time he recorded songs for a film, i.e. "Tauba Tauba" and "Rattan Chitian" from Daddy Cool Munde Fool 2013 Punjabi film. In 2014, he released a single "Lethal Combination" with Roach Killa under Beyond Records in 2014. The single topped BBC Asian Charts.[3] Later in December 2014, he composed a tribute song "Maan" on Peshawar Attack (Black Day Pakistan, 16 December 2014), to condemn the attackers of APS School, Peshawar. He also released a single "Kaash (A Wish)" in 2015 which topped the iTunes Chart.[4] He made his Bollywood debut in 2015 by composing soundtrack of the film Ishqedarriyaan with Jeet Ganguly and Jaidev Kumar.[5][6] He released another single in 2016 "Paranday", followed by 'Blah Blah Blah' featuring Punjabi Rapper Young Desi in August 2016. In 2016, the remake of his song "Khair Mangdi" featured in Karan Johar's Bollywood movie Baar Baar Dekho. In September 2016, he made his Lollywood debut by composing a song "Chulbul" for Pakistani Film Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay. One more single of Bilal Saeed released in January 2017 "No Makeup", which featured Bohemia. Later in 2017 he released another single "Twinkle Twinkle" along with Young Desi in August. In early November he released another single "Suroor" with Neha Kakkar on 3 November to be exact. His 2012 Song Adhi Adhi Raat has a lyric which has become a meme sensation in 2019.[7] In November 2019 Bilal released another single, "Baari" , feat Momina Mustehsan under One Two Records. In November 2020, Bilal Saeed released the sequel of “Baari” , feat Momina Mustehsan named “Uchiyaan Deewara” under One Two Records.
Controversy edit
In 2021, a video of Bilal Saeed fighting with his brother and proceeding to kick and punch him, went viral on social media. Even he kicked a woman, whom he claims to be his brother's friend and throw mic on audience.[8][9]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Year | Album | Record Label | Co-Singer(s) | Writer(s) | Composer(s) |
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| 2012 | Twelve | DMC Records | Dr Zeus, Young Fateh, Shortie, Hannah Kumari | Bilal Saeed, Shortie, Dr Zeus | Bilal Saeed, Dr Zeus |
Album "Twelve" Tracks edit
Compositions edit
- breakup dj abbas bashi (17 mar 2015 )
- soniye dj abbas bashi (04 dec 2014 )
- Desi Thumka – Nouman Khalid ft. Osama Com Laude
- Jugni – Nouman Khalid ft. Bilal Saeed (26 May 2013)
- Choothi – Bilal Saeed ft. Waqar Ex (9 January 2014)
- Bewafa – Irfan Nazar ft. Bilal Saeed (4 April 2014)
- Lethal Combination – Bilal Saeed ft. Roach Killa (28 August 2014)
- Kaash ( a wish ) – Bilal Saeed
- Memories – Bonafide ft. Bilal Saeed (23 July 2015)
- Paranday – Bilal Saeed (18 March 2016)
- Blah Blah Blah – Bilal Saeed ft. Young desi
- No makeup – Bilal Saeed ft. Bohemia (20 January 2017)
- Twinkle Twinkle – Bilal Saeed ft. Young desi
- Suroor – Neha Kakar ft. Bilal Saeed
- Hokah Hokah – Bilal Saeed ft. Muhfaad
| Year | Song | Singer(s) | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Label | |
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| 2011 | Teriyaan Ve | Amanat Ali | Bilal Saeed | |||
| 2011 | Desi Thumka | Nouman Khalid, Osama Com Laude | Bilal Saeed | |||
| 2013 | Teri Yaadan | Muskan Jay | ||||
| Jaan Mukdi | Vikas Ali | Bilal Saeed | ||||
| 2014 | Mul Nae Labda Pyar | Waqar Ex, Shortie | Bilal Saeed, Waqar Ex, Shortie | |||
| Pul Janeya (Pyar Na Kareen) | Tariq Khan | Bilal Saeed | – | |||
| Ranjha | Somee Chohan | High Zone Records/Beyond Records | ||||
| Soniye | DJ Abbas Bashi | – | ||||
| 2015 | Hunjoo | Sadia Khan | Hi-Tech Music Ltd | |||
| Breakup | DJ Abbas Bashi | – | ||||
| Nasha Nasha | Nouman Khalid | Bilal Saeed, Nouman Khalid | – | |||
| 2016 | Sukoon | Asim Subhani | Bilal Saeed | – | ||
| 2018 | La La La | Neha Kakkar , Arjun Kanungo | Desi Music Factory[10] | |||
| Snapchat Story | Bilal Saeed ft. Romee Khan | |||||
| Maine Peeli | Romee khan ft. Muhfaad | |||||
| Baarish | Bilal Saeed | |||||
| Baarish | Neha Kakkar | |||||
| Lambiya Judaiyn | Bilal Saeed | |||||
| 2018 | Raanjha Ban Jana | Bilal Saeed Ft Neha Kakkar | Raanjha Ban Jana | Bilal Saeed | Falak Records | |
| 2019 | Baari | Bilal Saeed and Momina Mustehsan | Bilal Saeed | Bilal Saeed | One Two Records [11] | |
| 2020 | Chaskay | Bilal Saeed x Roach Killa ft Izzat Fatima | Bilal Saeed | Bilal Saeed | One Two Records[12] | |
| 2020 | Qubool | Bilal Saeed | Bilal Saeed | Bilal Saeed | One Two Records | |
| 2020 | Uchiyaan Dewaraan (Baari 2) | Bilal Saeed and Momina Mustehsan | Bilal Saeed | Bilal Saeed | One Two Records | |
| 2021 | BILAL SAEED MASHUP 2021 | Bilal Saeed ft DJ Fluke | Bilal Saeed | Bilal Saeed | Bilal Saeed Music | |
| 2022 | 3 saal | Bilal Saeed | ||||
Film edit
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
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| 2013 | Daddy Cool Munde Fool | Tauba Ishq | Dr Zeus | Bilal Saeed | Dr Zeus | Punjabi film |
| Rattan Chitian | – | |||||
| Rattan Chitian (With Rap) | Young Fateh, Dr Zeus | |||||
| 2014 | Heropanti | Tere Bina | Mustafa Zahid, Billal Saeed | Mustafa Zahid | Hindi film | |
| 2015 | Ishqedarriyaan | Mohabbat Yeh | Bilal Saeed | Billal Saeed | – | |
| Mohabbat Yeh (Reprise) | Asees Kaur | |||||
| 2016 | Baar Baar Dekho | Teri Khair Mangdi | Kumaar, Bilal Saeed | – | ||
| Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay | Better Half (Chulbul) | Bilal Saeed | Sana Zulfiqar | Urdu film | ||
| 2018 | Baazaar | La La La | Neha Kakkar | Hindi film | ||
| 2020 | Dostana 2 | Dilliwaliye Ni | ||||
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
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| 2013 | "12 Saal" | PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Pop Vocalist[2] | Nominated | |
| 2013 | "Twelve" | PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Residents Punjabi Album[2] | Nominated | |
| 2013 | "Twelve" | Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Resident Punjabi Vocalist[2] | Nominated | |
| 2014 | "Khair Mangdi" | Lux Style Award for Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2015 | "Bilal Saeed" | Pakistani Music and Media Awards for Best Producer[13] | Won | |
| 2015 | "Bilal Saeed" | Pakistani Music and Media Awards for Best International Act[13] | Won | |
| 2015 | "Bilal Saeed" | Brit Asia Music Award for Best Songwriter[14] | Nominated | |
| 2015 | "Lethal Combination" | Brit Asia Music Award for Best Single UK[14] | Nominated | |
| 2020 | "Baari" | PISA Award For The Best Song Of The Year(2019) | Won |
References edit
- ^ "Interview with Bilal Saeed". Desi Spy. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "PTC Punjabi Music Awards 2013 – List of Nominations". YesPunjab.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Lethal Combination – Bilal Saeed – BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Kaur, Ninder (9 February 2015). "Exclusive Interview with Bilal Saeed". Asian Sunday. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Sadiq, Rida (5 May 2015). "Pakistani Singer Bilal Saeed's Ishqedarriyaan OST Indian Drama". Brandsynario. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Punjabi singer's song in Indian film". DAWN. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Trending Indian Memes".
- ^ "Video emerges of Bilal Saeed trading blows with brother". Dunya News. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Video of singer Bilal Saeed fighting with brother goes viral". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Desi Music Factory". desimusicfactory.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Full Song: Bilal Saeed – Baari (Official Song)". YouTube. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Full Song: Bilal Saeed – Chaskay(Official Song)". YouTube. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ a b Farooq, Aisha (7 September 2015). "Winners of the Pakistani Music and Media Awards 2015". Desi Blitz. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ a b Farooq, Aisha (8 September 2015). "Brit Asia Music Awards Nominees 2015". Desi Blitz. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
External links edit
- Bilal Saeed at IMDb
- Bilal Saeed YouTube