Faisal Kapadia (Urdu: فیصل کپاڈیا) is a Pakistani musician, composer, singer-songwriter, and a guitarist.
[2] He along with fellow Strings band member Bilal Maqsood has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan since September 2005.
[3] In 1988, the band Strings was formed along with three other members Bilal Maqsood, Rafiq Wazir Ali and Kareem Bashir Bhoy, who were all classmates.
[8][9] He started as solo singer from Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program).
He has cited Kishore Kumar and R. D. Burman as influences as well as those of U2, Bryan Adams, Sting and Bon Jovi.