Shehzad Roy

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Shehzad Roy


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Shehzad Roy
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Born = birth date and age|1977|2|16
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Origin = Karachi, Pakistan
Instrument = Guitar (very rare)
Genre = Pop
Occupation = Singer
Musician
Years_active = 1995 - Present
Label = Sound Master
Spectrum Records
Associated_acts = Phon
URL = http://www.shehzadroy.com/
http://www.zindagitrust.org/
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Shehzad Roy (Urdu: شہزاد رائے) is a pop singer hailing from Karachi, Pakistan. He became a huge hit when he debuted in 1995 with a boisterous and revolutionary approach to Pakistani Pop. In the late 1990s, he became one of the most popular singers in South Asia.

He was born on February 16, 1977. His father is a businessman. His mother Nazli Qamar is a PhD holder and a housewife. He has an older sister who is married and lives in the US. He moved to the US after Grade 5 and stayed there for a few years. He is a religious person; he performed Umrah on July 2006 with his manager Arif Roy and guitar player Imran Akhoond.

He is one of the main lead singers who initiated singing with Indian singers. His major hit was with Sukhbir. He has also sung with Shan. He is also doing some work with Bryan Adams. He has appeared on the show, 'Childhood with Zumil'.

Zindagi Trust

Shehzad is dedicated to the building up of Zindagi Trust, the NGO which springs from his passion for helping impoverished and uneducated children. Roy once said; “I feel so sad when I see some child working, or on the streets, not going to school. The Trust is my best effort to do something about that.”

The program has 25 schools across the country and uses unique teaching methods along with incentives to entice children to attend. If children pass daily assessments, they are rewarded Rs20. “Some people say it's wrong to bribe children to be in school,” says Shehzad, “but well-off kids are rewarded for their marks all the time. There is no reason poor children should not have the same support.”

Shehzad uses the proceeds from his concerts to support Zindagi Trust, but is also spending time making the organization more self-sufficient. For his efforts, Shehzad was awarded the "Tamgha-i-Imtiaz", the youngest person and only pop singer to ever be honored by this presidential recognition of efforts to help the impoverished in Pakistani society.

Shehzad Roy is credited for bringing Canadian music legend Bryan Adams to Pakistan for a charity concert. The concert was the first ever show done by a foreign music legend. Bryan Adams was impressed by the system of the "I Am Paid To Learn" campaign and praised Shehzad.

Shehzad claims to be bringing Canadian artist Avril Lavigne to Pakistan. While talking to GEO TV, Roy said, "I am really excited about this. Avril is a wonderful singer and she's got a large fan base in Pakistan". However, the tour has yet to be officially confirmed by her manager.

Albums

* Disco Graphy (group)
* Zindagi (1995)
* Darshan (1997)
* Teri Soorat (1999)
* Rab Jaanay (2002)
* Buri Baat Hai (2005)
* Qismat Apnay Haath Mein (2008)

External links

* [http://www.shehzadroy.com/ Official Shehzad Roy Website]
* [http://www.zindagitrust.org/ Zindagi Trust to Educate Pakistan]
* [http://www.hangamapoint.com/music/pakistani/shahzad%20roy/ Shehzad Roy Songs]
* [http://www.zshare.net/audio/15281000bdeace2d/ Shehzad Roy Latest Banned Track KISMAT]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW8TXw-8JnE Shehzad Roy Latest Banned Video Laga REH]