Adnan Sami
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Adnan Sami Khan (Urdu: عدنان سمیع خان) (born August 15,1973) is a Muslim Pakistani singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer. Born and educated in the UK, where he first studied at the Rugby School, this graduate of the University of London, started his music career in Pakistan, now lives in India, where he is an extremely popular singer and composer.
Adnan's talent was spotted by Asha Bhosle at an R D Burman concert in London, when he himself was 10 years old. She encouraged him to take up music as a career. When Adnan worked his first massively popular album, Asha Bhosle sang the title duet with him.
Adnan Sami has won many International Awards including the "Nigar Award", "Bolan Academy Award", "Graduate Award" etc. He was given a "Special Award of U.N.I.C.E.F." and a United Nations Peace Medal for a song he wrote and performed for Africa. In 2001, he was awarded MTV's Breakthrough Artiste of the Year Award.
He is grand-son of infamour General Rani, Yahya Khan's faviorate woman. His father worked for Pakistan's foreign service and was posted to many diplomatic missions.
It has been contended and is now well accepted, that Adnan Sami is possibly the fastest keyboard player in the world.[[Citing sources citation needed]]
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