Taher Shah

Taher Shah
Occupation(s) Singer, music producer
Years active 2013–present
Website tahershah.com

Taher Shah is a Pakistani singer and music producer.[1] He has a huge cult following,[2] and has been described as "Pakistan’s most spectacular internet celebrity" by Dawn (newspaper).[3]

Taher Shah (from Karachi) became famous in 2013 when he released his first song Eye to Eye.[2] In an interview, he stated that it took him 30 years to write the lyrics for the song.[4] According to Indian Express, the song achieved "phenomenal success",[5] and according to The Atlantic the song made him an "overnight pop sensation".[6] The song went viral on social media, and a lot of people dedicated their covers to the singer.[7] In 2015, Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan dedicated the song to his friend Ranveer Singh.[8] Ranveer Singh later dubsmashed the song.[9][10]

In 2016, his new video song Angel was released,[11] causing what the BBC described a "social media frenzy".[2] The Twitter hashtag #TaherShah trended in Pakistan, India and the United Kingdom with the release.[2] It became #3 trend in the world, and #1 in India and Pakistan.[12]

References

  1. ↑ We Bow to the Sensational Taher Shah
  2. 1 2 3 4 Why Pakistan's singing angel Taher Shah has taken the internet by storm. BBC.
  3. ↑ Interview: All eyes on Taher Shah. Dawn.
  4. ↑ Viral 'Eye to Eye' youtube star, Taher Shah, releases new video
  5. ↑ Taher Shah returns to storm the internet with his latest single ‘Angel’. Indian Express.
  6. ↑ Eye to Eye: Taher Shah, Unlikely Overnight Pop Sensation. The Atlantic.
  7. ↑ #EyeToEye: What is this Taher Shah song Ranveer Singh is making us re-trip on?. India Today.
  8. ↑ Best birthday present ever: Hrithik dedicates Taher Shah's Eye To Eye to Ranveer Singh. The Express Tribune.
  9. ↑ Ranveer Singh imitates Tahir Shah's 'Eye to Eye'
  10. ↑ Ranveer Singh takes on Tahir Shah's 'Eye to Eye'. Dawn.
  11. ↑ Taher Shah: killing me softly with his song
  12. ↑ Taher Shah breaks the internet–trends on Twitter in India and Pakistan.
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