Atif Aslam is a Pakistani singer and film actor. He is born into a Muslim family in Wazirabad, Pakistan. Atif attended high School at PAF College, Lahore, where he played cricket and got interested in music. He attended Punjab Institute of Computer Science (PICS) to do his Bachelors in Computer Science. It was at PICS, Lahore that he met guitarist and talented young composer, Goher Mumtaz. This led to performances at their college and at various restaurants eventually pushing the pair into finding a name for their subtly formed band, which they named “Jal” – an Urdu/Hindi word which means water. His movie debut was the 2010 social drama Bol, which was the one of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time. He has recorded numerous chart-topping songs and is known for his vocal belting technique. He was declared the most popular artist on Saavn (an Indian music streaming service) in 2013, followed by Arijit Singh, A. R. Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal, and Mohit Chauhan. Atif is the youngest recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, a Pakistani civilian decoration
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