Kashif Ali (born November 4, 1992, né: Babar) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to fame in 2013 as a finalist on the first season of Pakistan Idol, coming in fourth place.
In 2016, he recorded a song "Mera Mann" for his Bollywood debut film Laal Rang, that earned him critical acclaim and later that year he marked his Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9, as a part of team Sheraz Uppal.
Career 2013–2014:Pakistan Idol Ali auditioned for first season of Pakistan Idol in Karachi. Ali passed, theater rounds and made it to Top 24 finalist. In semifinals Group 2, he performed Javed Ali's "Mere Maula" and eliminated on January 19, 2014 but was brought back for Wild Card where he performed Kailash Kher's,"Sayyan" and was saved by public. He was eliminated during the "Top 4" show after performing Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Ajaa Teno Akhiyaan" on April 13, 2014.
Performance Theme week Song sung Artist result Audition "In Dinoo" Soham Chakraborty Given Ticket SemifinalsGroup2 "Arziyyan" Javed AliEliminated Wild Card "Sayyan" Kailash Kher Wild Card Top 1360s & 70s Hits of Pakistani Music "Bhul Jaan Gham Duniya De" Masood Rana Advanced Top 12 Love "Sohni Lagdi Mainu" Sajjad Ali Advanced Top 11Pakistani Pop Music "Har Zulm Tera" Sajjad Ali Advanced Top 10Songs of Memories "Naina Thag Lenge" Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Advanced Top 9Party Music "Main Tere Agal Bagal" Mika Singh Advanced Top 8 Personal Idol Songs "Ya Rabba" Kailash Kher Advanced Top 7 National Songs "Chand Meri Zameen Phool Mera Watan" Amanat Ali Khan Advanced Top 6Judge's Choice "Mitwa" Shafqat Amanat Ali Advanced Top 5 Songs of Ali Zafar "Jugnoon Se Bhar Lay Anchaal" Ali Zafar Bottom 2 Top 4 Qawwali theme "Ajaa Teno Akhiyaan" Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Eliminated
Coke Studio After collaborating with Sheraz Uppal in film Laal Rang, he debut as a featured artist in ninth season of Coke Studio, as part of Uppal team.
Film Laal Rang – "Mera Mann" (2016) Shyraa Roy Duet – "Duniya" (2021)
Television 2013–2014: Pakistan Idol – (Season 1) 2016: Coke Studio – (Season 9)
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External links
Kashif Ali at Coke Studio