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Ali Zafar was born on May 18th,
1980 in Lahore, Pakistan to Mohammad Zafarullah, Professor of Fine Arts and
Kanwal Ameen, who worked in the Library Sciences department at Punjab
University at the time.
Lahore is not only the place of birth for Ali, but also where he studied. He
began his schooling at C.A.A. until 5th standard and excelled in his studies.
He then moved to Beaconhouse School where he topped in his matriculate
examinations in 1996. He then joined Government College University, where he
completed his F.A. in Arts as the class of 1998. After that, Ali pursued his
childhood love for painting and went to the “National College of Arts",
from where he graduated with honors in 2002. Hence, completing his education.
Ali Zafar hit the music scene in 2003 with his single "Channo"
which sold half a million copies in just the first week and ended up selling
over 5 million copies of his first album "Huqa Paani". The album
went on to become one of the biggest hits the country had ever produced and
made him a superstar over night.
Prior to this, Ali was seen acting on television and
modeling on the ramp. He also spend his evenings painting live portraits in a
lobby of a 5 star hotel to help raise some extra money to produce his
music.With his reputation of being a successful model,actor and a painter his
move of releasing a dance single left the nation in awe. His tracks pumped up
the dance floors at various weddings, balls and parties. This set a trend and
the fever spread, increasing his fan following to a global scale. Apart from
this his unique style became an inspiration to the youth and put him on a
pedestal to becoming a national icon. He was awarded the "Youth
Icon" award in 2007, by the biggest award ceremony in Pakistan: the Lux
Style Awards. From then on there was no looking back.
During his career, Ali has managed to win almost all major awards starting
from the “Best Album” in 2003 to the "Best Male Artist" at MTV
Awards in 2009. He has been on the covers of various style and music
magazines and has been the brand ambassador for the most premier companies in
Pakistan.
Who can resist Ali Zafar's youthful persona,
million-dollar smile and charming looks, assets that give him a solid edge
and make him the stand-alone choice for most multinational brands that use
his image to sell their products. They couldn’t help signing him up even if
in competition with each other. He would perhaps be the only celebrity to
have endorsed Pepsi as well as Coke, Sony Ericsson along with LG mobile
phones, and Instaphone, Telenor and Mobilink. He was the first male to
endorse the biggest brand in soaps, Lux, with his hit single
"Dekha" which starred all the big female actresses in Pakistan. He
has also endorsed brands such as Head and Shoulders, Close Up, Tapal Tea,
Tarang Tea Whitener, Lays Chips, Lu Bakery and many others. As of now, Ali
Zafar is heading Mobilink Jazz, the biggest telecommunication brand in the
region.
Ali is now set to further enhance his career by becoming
an international super star and cross all barriers. Recently his track
"Dekha" has been picked up by the international block buster
"Wall street part 2". He is in process of working on tracks sung by
him in English for the international market and is looking for the best means
and avenues to execute his plans.(http://www.alizafar.net/)
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