Zack Knight
Zack Knight | |
|---|---|
| Born | Grimsby, England |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | T-Series |
| Website | iamzackknight |
Zack Knight is a British singer, songwriter and producer (formerly known as Zeekay).[1][2]
Career
Knight was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire to a Pakistani Punjabi mother and an Afro-Asian father. He started in the music scene with influences from Usher, Boyz II Men and Michael Jackson and credits his father as his inspiration behind pursuing a career in music. He is also related to Zain Farooq Kayani of Bolton, who invested in his music.
Knight has worked alongside artists such as Tinie Tempah, Ginuwine, Iyaz, Lil Twist and Stylo G, producing and composing songs and writing lyrics. Knight has charted with several singles on the UK based official Asian Download Chart published by the BBC.[3][4][5] Knight has performed at Wembley and O2 Arena and supported Taio Cruz, Mario and Jessie J live.[6][7]
Awards
- 2015: Best Breakthrough Act during the Brit Asia TV World Music Awards[8]
Videography
- 2013: "When I'm Gone"
- 2014: "Dheere" (feat. Khiza & Kumar Sanu)
- 2015: "Looking for Love" (feat. Arijit Singh)
- 2015: "Nakhre"
- 2015: "Queen (Remix)"
- 2015: "Main Aur Tum"
- 2016: "Ya Baba" (feat. Rami Beatz)
- 2016: "Dum Dee Dum" (feat. Jasmin Walia)
- 2016: "Enemy"
- 2016: "Tere Naam"
- 2016: "Chahat"
References
- ^ Zack Knight readies debut single. Music-News.com (2012-02-05). Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ Benkovic, Andrew. "Zack Knight: Taking Risks, Touring, and 'Makin Em Mad'". Huffingpost. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Raxstar and Zack Knight Team up For a Powerhouse Collaboration with New Track, "Queen"". India. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "VIDEO: YOUTUBE-STER ADAM SALEH RELEAST EMOTIONEEL NUMMER 'TEARS' FT. ZACK KNIGHT". FunX. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "These AWESOME covers of Dheere Dheere Se can put Yo Yo Honey Singh's latest rendition to sleep!". BollywoodLife. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Fernandes, Kasmin. "Zack Knight and Raxstar come together again for a new single". Times. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "British-Asian Singing Sensation Talks to DesiXpress". The Asian Today. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Laws, Roz. "Who won at the BritAsia TV World Music Awards 2015?". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 October 2015.