Sanwal Esakhelvi
Sanwal Esakhelvi | |
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| Born | Sanwal Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi |
| Alma mater | City, University of London |
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| Years active | 2010-present |
| Parent(s) | Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi Bazigha Atta |
| Family | Laraib Atta Bilal Atta |
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Sanwal "Atta" Esakhelvi is a British-Pakistani visual effects supervisor, sound designer, singer, musician and songwriter. Before establishing himself as a singer, Esakhelvi was a professional cricketer until 2006 and has worked in British film industry as a VFX artist and sound engineer. He released his first album Teray Khayal Mein (2017) and debuted as a featured artist in the tenth-season of Coke Studio alongside with his father.[1]
Personal life
Esakhelvi was born to veteran Saraiki singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi,[2] and has one sister Laraib Atta who is also a professional VFX artist and has worked for several Oscar winning Hollywood films.[3] He also has one brother Bilal Esakhelvi who is a acriptwriter.[4] Esakhelvi graduaed from City, University of London in sound engineering when an injury made him quit his professional cricket career, "I was always into sports but then an injury forced music to take over."[5]
Discography
Album
| Year | Album |
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| 2016 | Teray Khayal Mein |
Television
Soundtracks
| Year | Title | Song | Lyics | Music | Co-singer(s) |
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| 2017 | Ishq Tamasha - OST | Ishq Tamasha | Sanam Marvi |
Coke Studio Pakistan
| Year | Season | Song | Lyics | Music | Co-singer(s) |
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| 2017 | 10 | Qaumi Taranah | Hafeez Jullundhri | Strings | Season's ft. artists |
| Sab Maya Hai | Strings | Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi | |||
| 2018 | 11 | Hum Dekhenge | Faiz Ahmed Faiz | Ali Hamza, Zohaib Kazi | Season's ft. artists |
| Allah Karesi | Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi |
References
- ^ Khan, Mariam Saeed (29 October 2017). "The Icon Interview: The Soul of Sanwal". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi on what makes him the common man's artist - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 April 2016.
- ^ "I hope to work on projects in Pakistan, says Hollywood VFX artist Laraib Atta". DAWN.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Pakistani visual effects prodigy making waves in Hollywood". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Saeed, Mehek (2 May 2016). "I didn't get into music because I had to: Sanwal Esakhelvi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2018.