Mujeeb Alam

Mujeeb Alam was a Pakistani playback singer who had a short film career. His singing style was a mixture of Mehdi Hassan and Ahmad Rushdi's style. He sang dozens of hit songs in late 1960s. However, he lost his popularity in mid-1970s as more versatile singers like Akhlaq Ahmed and A Nayyar entered Pakistan film industry. He started his career at the age of 14 from Radio Pakistan, Lahore. Musician Hassan Latif gave him the chance to sing in his film Nargis, but the film didn't release. However, in 1966, he recorded songs for the film Jalwa and in 1967, a song from Chakori Woh mere samney became popular. He got recognition in the mid- sixties and became one of the prominent playback singers in the industry. He sang over 12,000 songs and won a number of awards. He also performed at hundreds of musical concerts in and outside Pakistan. Alam’s songs were picturised on film artists like Nadeem, Waheed Murad, and Mohammad Ali. He died of a heart attack in Karachi on 2 June 2004 at the age of 55.