Introduction :
Adnan Sami is a singer, musician, pianist,actor and composer with a command of Indian and Western Classical/Semi-Classical music, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Indian Classical music, Fusion & Indian Film music. Born to Naureen and Arshad Sami Khan in London, UK,he is a Canadian citizen of Pakistani, Indian, Afghani ancestry who currently works and lives in Mumbai, India.
Early Life And Education :
Born in 1969 London UK to Naureen Khan and Arshad Sami Khan, Sami was brought up as an aristocrat and educated in the United Kingdom.His father was originally from Herat, Afghanistan.His Grand Fathers were among the 'Key' Cabinet Members of Afghanistan's King Amanullah Khan. Their names were General Ahmed Jan - Military Advisor to the King of Afghanistan - Amanullah Khan & General Agha Mehfooz Jan - Governor of Herat, Kandahar, Balkh & Jalalabad in Afghanistan during the Reign of King Amanullah Khan. At the time of the famous Bacha Saqqa revolution in Afghanistan, Khan's Grand Fathers were assassinated. The family therefore migrated to Peshawar which was a part of British India at that time.
Awards And Accolades:
Adnan has won many international awards, including the Nigar Award, the Bolan Academy Award, and the Graduate Award. He was given a special award by UNICEF for the song he wrote for famine-hit Ethiopia as a teenager and a United Nations Peace Medal for a song he wrote and performed for Africa. A review of his piano solo performance on Channel 4, UK, in Keyboard Magazine acknowledged him as the Keyboard Discovery of The 90s. In 2001, he was awarded the Breakthrough Artist of the Year by MTV.
Swedish and British Radio and Television have often referred to him as the fastest keyboard player in the world. Adnan has performed for prestigious music festivals to sold-out stadiums of his solo concert tours all over the world in over forty countries. In summer 2003, he became the only Asian artist to have sold out, Wembley Stadium, London, for two consecutive nights, which won him a place in the Limca Book of Records. As a classical concert pianist, Sami has had the honour of giving 'Royal Command' performances before the King of Sweden and King Hussein of Jordan.In 2008, he was presented the "Naushad Music Award" by Andhra Pradesh Department of Culture, in Hyderabad.
In 2008 he also won "Best International Act" at the UK Asian Music Awards.In 2013, Adnan was honoured with the BrandLaureate International Brand Personality award by the President of The BrandLaureate, Dr KK Johan, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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