LAHORE- ‘Junaid Jamshed’, a Pakistani pop star who later turned to preaching, is being remembered on his 6th death anniversary on Wednesday(December-7).
“Junaid Jamshed” was born in Karachi on Sept 3, 1964. He briefly worked as a civilian contractor & engineer for Pakistan Air Force before turning into a singer. He formed a pop music band Vital Signs & also led the band as a singer. The band gained great worldwide popularity during the 90s, with their heartwarming songs like “Aitebaar”, “Goray Rang ka Zamana”, “Dil Ki Baat”, “Dil Dil Pakistan” & “Sanwali Saloni”.
His singing career was booming & he toured the whole world to show his talent in live concerts, but after entertaining the pop music lovers for 15 years, in 2004 “Junaid Jamshed” officially left the music industry at the peak of his career & reconnected to his Islamic faith.
As early as 1999, media had been speculating about Junaid’s drift from music soon after the Vital Signs faded away. The speculations soon died after “Junaid Jamshed” released his single albums in merely 2 years & continued world tours.
After 2001, “Junaid Jamshed” disappeared from the public eye & avoided media attention. Over the years, “Junaid Jamshed” stays distant from Hyatt who continued to work on producing music.
In 2003, BBC World Service conducted an unscientific poll to choose ten most famous songs of all time. Around 7,000 songs were selected from all over the world. According to BBC, people from 155 countries/territories voted in the poll. “Dil Dil Pakistan” was ranked 3rd among the top 10 songs.
In 2004, Jamshed officially renounced music & engineering after announcing that he would devote his life to Islam. In 2007, the government of Pakistan awarded him “Tamgha-e-Imtiaz”. He went on a mission of preaching the religion to the residents of Chitral where he died in a horrible crash when PIA flight PK-661 of aircraft ATR-42 turboprop plane crashed near Havelian with 47 passengers & crew members on board along with “Junaid Jamshed” & his wife.
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