Mohammad Aizaz Sohail

Mohammad Aizaz Sohail
Photo of Mohammad Aizaz Sohail while performing at PTV Home's program 'Firdous-e-Gosh'
Background information
Birth name	Mohammad Aizaz
Origin	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Genres	Classical, semi-classical, ghazal, playback, blues, fusion, sufi, thumri
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician
Instruments	Tanpura Swarmandal
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Independent

Mohammad Aizaz Sohail (Urdu: محمد اعزاز سہیل) born on May 22, 1987, is a Pakistani singer from Lahore Pakistan, trained in eastern classical music and is well known for his appearances in Pakistan Superstar^[1] and Pakistan Television Corporation's program 'Firdous-e-Gosh'.^[2]

Early life

Mohammad Aizaz Sohail was born on May 22, 1987, in Karachi Pakistan and later moved to Lahore, Punjab. Mohammad Aizaz Sohail started singing at a very tender age of 6 years, he understood the intricacies of music at a small age under the guidance of his mother. At school level he used to lead the band choir and his college helped him unlock his full potential. When Tsunami struck Indonesia and almost every Pakistani was engrossed in collecting funds, Aizaz performed with the renowned ghazal singer Tina Sani and received much praise and admiration. He won the ISEO (International Schools Education Olympiad) in the vocal category. Aizaz started taking formal Classical training from Master Abdul Rauf.^[3] Just after 6 months of training he was able to obtain a Gold medal in the All Pakistan Music Conference in the classical category. He also secured 2nd Position in the reality show Pakistan Superstar. Aizaz is the student of Ustad Faheem Mazhar.^[4] He has worked in Pakistan Television Corporation and many other TV channels making successful appearances.

Career

Mohammad Aizaz Sohail is active in the field of music and has performed in the prestigious All Pakistan Music Conference,^[5] Pakistan Superstar,^[6] Superstars of Tomorrow^[7] by Radio1 FM91 and the Octave Project.^[8] Aizaz made his first TV appearance in PTV World's program Weekend World^[9] since 2014 and has appeared in the program numerous times.^[10] Aizaz and his group of musicians performed^[11] as guest band for Absolute Manto^[12] by Olomopolo Media.^[13] Aizaz became known for his regular appearances in PTV Home's program Firdous-e-Gosh based on eastern classical music.

All Pakistan Music Conference

Aizaz got the opportunity to perform thrice in the most prestigious event of Pakistani Eastern Classical music, All Pakistan Music Conference from the year 2013 and onwards. All Pakistan Music conference (APMC) was founded in 1959 for the promotion of classical music in Pakistan and is being held every year. Aizaz made his début APMC in October 2013 in which he performed and won a gold medal in the amateur classical category. Aizaz was promoted to the professional Classical Category^[14] in 2014's edition of APMC and performed in the same category in the 2015's APMC^[15] edition as well.

Pakistan Superstar

In the year 2014, Aizaz was selected to perform^[16] in the digital music reality show by the name of Pakistan Superstar^[1] and secured the 2nd position the show. The notable performance of Aizaz from this show are of Tu He Re^[17] and Kahay Cher Cher.^[18]

Octave Project

Aizaz performed in the Octave Project^[19] in 2014, a platform for performing arts for budding artists and musicians. He is well known for his cover of Breathless^[20] by Shankar Mahadevan and Zamanay Kay Andaaz^[21] by Junoon.

Firdous-e-Gosh

Aizaz joined the team of young singers in PTV Home's program Firdous-e-Gosh^[22] in 2014 where he performed the opening act the Lakshan Geet^[23] for the program along with a bunch of other classical singers as well. Firdous-e-Gosh is an eastern classical based show in which one Raag was thoroughly explained in an episode by theory and performances. Aizaz made his first appearance in the program in the Ahir Bhairav episode and continued till the last aired episode of the program. His notable performances in the program were Tan Mann Dhan Tope Varun^[24] from the episode of Raag Kalavati and Fusion^[25] from the Raag Charokeshi episode.

Khoye Hu'un Ki Justaju

Mohammad Aizaz Sohail recently joined and became a permanent part of Pakistan Television Corporation’s newly launched program Khoye Hu'un Ki Justaju^[26] as a singer. The concept of the program is based remembering the long forgotten traditions, people and cultural values. Pakistan Television Corporation chairman Atta ul Haq Qasmi is himself a permanent part of the show. Aizaz has been assigned to remember and share the memories of Pakistan’s music of the golden era.^[27]

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