He is ethnically Hazara and currently continues his music career in the United States.
He is the first winner of Afghan Star, a reality TV show in Afghanistan.
He migrated to Pakistan at an early age due to the civil war.
After the September 11 attacks, under the new Afghan government, he returned and joined Habibia High School of Kabul.
[2] Shakeeb Hamdard belongs to Hazara ethnic group.