caption website associated_acts years_active alias article_title background birth_date instrument genre origin name occupation
faakhir mehmood http://www.faakhironline.com awaz 1992 -- present faakhir fakhir faakhir mehmood
 solo_singer 20 april 1973 keyboard pop karachi , sindh , pakistan faakhir mehmood singer musician
faakhir mehmood

faakhir mehmood -lrb- -rrb- is a pakistani singer and music composer .
he started out his career in a pakistani musical group called awaz .
however to conflicts of interest the band split and they all went to become solo artists .
the band awaz also consisted of well known musician haroon .
faakhir has produced three albums as prior to 2006 .
his 2000 debut album , aatish , was a big hit .
his song in the album called `` dil na lagey '' was the number one song for many weeks and was the best national song of the year 2000 .
his latest album is mantra .
on that album there is a song called `` jiya na jaye '' , in which faakhir shares a duet with indian singer sunidhi chauhan .
another song in that album called mahi ve won two awards in the india sangeet awards , in which he also performed .
one reason why faakhir 's music is popular is because of its unique use of diverse music and lyrics .
he has a lot of western and european influences in his music .
his song dil ruba which is a track with spanish influence and his song kabhi kabhi pyar mein were also instant hits .
his single sub to suniyeh was also a big hit .
as of 2007 , faakhir has decided to take a break on his music career so he can spend more time with his family .
