Atif Aslam[a] (Punjabi: [aːtɪf əsləm]; born 12 March 1983) is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor.

In 1995, Aslam returned to Lahore, where he continued his studies at a Divisional Public School and College (DPSC) branch.

[15][16] Aslam made his solo debut concert in New Jersey in Summer Beats 2008 at Sovereign Bank Arena.

[citation needed] In the 2009 film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, he sang "Tu Jaane Na" and "Tera Hone Laga Hoon" including remix versions of both songs which fetched him several nominations.

[19][20] In 2012, he recorded two songs "Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hain" and "Mori Araj Suno" for the Hollywood film The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

[21][22][23] On 22 April 2012, Atif Aslam became the first Pakistani to perform in London's O2 Arena[24] a concert spectacular to promote love, peace, and unity among Pakistan and India.

[citation needed] The Qawwali song, originally sung by Sabri Brothers, was released on 15 August 2015 in CokeStudio Season 8 and has been viewed in 186 countries across the world.

[42] Aslam worked with musician Arko Pravo for the song Tere Sang Yaara from Rustom (2016) which topped "Bollywood Life" chart, got nominated for "Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer".

[43][44][45] Atif worked with Mithoon on four versions of the song "Mar Jaayen" from Loveshhuda in 2016, penned by Sayeed Qaudri.

"Dil Dancer" from the movie Actor in Law released, which earned him LUX Award for best playback singer.

[53] In December 2017, "Dil Diyan Gallan" from Tiger Zinda Hai released, composed by Vishal–Shekhar and lyrics by Irshad Kamil.

The same year, "Pehli Dafa" starring Aslam and Ileana D'Cruz was released, which was a composition of Shiraz Uppal.

[66][67][68] "Thaam Lo from Parwaaz Hai Junoon" was also released during the same year, which earned him the LUX Award for the best playback Singer.

[70][71] He performed at 18th Lux Style Awards and sang "Mujhe Dil Se Na Bhulana" with Momina Mustehsan as a tribute to Bangladeshi-Pakistani actress Shabnam.

[75][76][77] The song "Kinna Sona" became a topic of controversy as it was originally recorded by Aslam for the film Marjaavaan, but the track was replaced at the last minute by Indian singer Jubin Nautiyal.

[78] The song was a mix-and-match blended cover with heavy inspirations from Pakistani Sufi Islamic Qawwali music that was sung by NFAK.

In June 2020, T-Series released the original cover sung by Aslam on YouTube, but was forced to remove it and immediately issued an apology after a threat-laced campaign led by various right-wing Indian nationalist figures and parties such as the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

[90] After a solo debut concert in New Jersey in 2008, Aslam returned with his band and special guests to Queens Colden Center, New York for a performance on 2 July 2020.

He continued to tour the world with headline performances at the Royal Albert Hall in London, alongside Jay Sean.

[91][92] Aslam performed alongside Sonu Nigam in three occasions, one of which is a concert Shaam-e-Dostana at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre in Malaysia.

[94][95][96] A tribute to Musarrat Nazir "Chale To Kat Hi Jayega" premiered on 19 March 2021 and received 14 million views in 3 days.

[97][98] On 26 May 2021, Times Music released Atif's Unreleased song "Jee Len De" from the Movie Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW) starring 'John Abraham'.

On 24 October 2021, Coke Studio released his new song "Cricket Khidaiye"[100] with Faris Shafi and Talal Qureshi on the occasion of T-20 World Cup 2021.

On 25 January 2022, Atif Aslam along with Aima Baig performed PSL National Anthem, the song titled as "Agay Dekh".

In an interview at Capital Talk with Hamid Mir, Atif revealed an untitled Bengali song that would be released soon.