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AboutAdnan Sami Khan (born 15 August 1971) is an Indian singer, musician, music composer, pianist and actor. He performs Indian and western music, specially for Hindi movies. His most notable instrument is the piano. He is credited for being the first person to play Indian classical music on the piano in a style he created through the Santoor. A review in US-based Keyboard magazine described him as the fastest keyboard player in the world[6] and called him the keyboard discovery of the nineties. As a multi-platinum recording artist, he has sold the biggest selling independent albums of all time in India. He can play over 35 musical instruments.
He was born in London to Arshad Sami Khan, a Pakistani diplomat of Pashtun origin, and Naureen, who was originally from Jammu and Kashmir state in North India. The Times of India has called him the "Sultan of Music".
Adnan Sami was first married to actress Zeba Bakhtiar (her third marriage) in 1993, with whom he had a son named Azaan Sami Khan. They divorced after three years.
Adnan Sami began living in India on March 13, 2001, on a visitor's visa which was extended from time to time.
In 2001, Sami married Dubai-based Arab Sabah Galadari. This was his second marriage and Sabah's second marriage as well; she had a son from her previous marriage. This relationship also ended in divorce, a year-and-a-half later.
In June 2006, Adnan weighed 230 kilograms (506 lb); he claimed his doctor had given him just six months to live. By diet and exercise, Adnan lost 167 kg (319 lb) weight in 16 months.
In 2008, Adnan's wife Sabah returned to Mumbai, remarried and began staying with Adnan, but the marriage only lasted one year, after which Sabah filed for divorce again.
In 2009, Adnan suffered the biggest blow of his life when he lost his father to pancreatic cancer. He was very close to him. His father was an extremely supportive and influential force in his life in shaping him as a musician.
Sami married, for the third time on 29 January 2010, Roya Sami Khan, the daughter of a retired diplomat and army general. According to the media, Adnan first met Roya in India during her visit in 2010 and proposed to her after some time. On 10 May 2017, he became a father to a daughter, Medina Sami Khan.
On May 26, 2015, he submitted a request for Indian citizenship to the Home Ministry, when his Pakistani passport expired and was not renewed by Pakistan's government. In late December 2015, the Indian Home Ministry approved his request for legal status as a citizen of India, effective as of 1 January 2016.
Awards and accolades
Sami has won a number of international awards, including the Nigar Award, the Bolan Academy Award, and the Graduate Award. He was given a special award by UNICEF for the song he wrote for famine-hit Ethiopia as a teenager and a United Nations Peace Medal for a song he wrote and performed for Africa.
A review of his piano solo performance on Channel 4, UK, in Keyboard magazine acknowledged him as the Keyboard Discovery of The 90s.
In 2001, he was awarded the Breakthrough Artist of the Year by MTV.
Swedish and British radio and television have often referred to him as the fastest keyboard player in the world. Adnan has performed for prestigious music festivals to sold-out stadiums of his solo concert tours all over the world in over forty countries. In summer 2003, he became the only Asian artist to have sold out Wembley Stadium, London, for two consecutive nights, which won him a place in the Limca Book of Records.
As a classical concert pianist, Sami has had the honour of giving 'Royal Command' performances before the King of Sweden and King Hussein of Jordan.
In 2007, Sami was honoured with a Special Award from the U.K. Parliament (House of Commons) for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Sub-Continental Music'.
In 2008, he was presented the "Naushad Music Award" by Andhra Pradesh Department of Culture, in Hyderabad.
In 2008 he also won "Best International Act" at the UK Asian Music Awards.[86]
In 2013, Adnan was honoured with the BrandLaureate International Brand Personality award by the President of The BrandLaureate, Dr KK Johan, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Later in 2013, Sami was honoured with a Special Award by the Canadian Parliament for his 'Exceptional Services to Indian Music'.
In 2015, on his recent North America Tour,[88][89] Adnan was the first Asian to become the 'Honorary Deputy Sheriff of Texas' at a ceremony held in Houston, where he was presented with a 'Badge', 'Sheriff Hat' and Appointment Certificate.
In April 2017, Sami created history by becoming the first South Asian to have sold out London's iconic Wembley Stadium for a record 8 times. The Mayor of London, Mr. Sadiq Khan honoured Adnan & attended the concert.
He was born in London to Arshad Sami Khan, a Pakistani diplomat of Pashtun origin, and Naureen, who was originally from Jammu and Kashmir state in North India. The Times of India has called him the "Sultan of Music".
Adnan Sami was first married to actress Zeba Bakhtiar (her third marriage) in 1993, with whom he had a son named Azaan Sami Khan. They divorced after three years.
Adnan Sami began living in India on March 13, 2001, on a visitor's visa which was extended from time to time.
In 2001, Sami married Dubai-based Arab Sabah Galadari. This was his second marriage and Sabah's second marriage as well; she had a son from her previous marriage. This relationship also ended in divorce, a year-and-a-half later.
In June 2006, Adnan weighed 230 kilograms (506 lb); he claimed his doctor had given him just six months to live. By diet and exercise, Adnan lost 167 kg (319 lb) weight in 16 months.
In 2008, Adnan's wife Sabah returned to Mumbai, remarried and began staying with Adnan, but the marriage only lasted one year, after which Sabah filed for divorce again.
In 2009, Adnan suffered the biggest blow of his life when he lost his father to pancreatic cancer. He was very close to him. His father was an extremely supportive and influential force in his life in shaping him as a musician.
Sami married, for the third time on 29 January 2010, Roya Sami Khan, the daughter of a retired diplomat and army general. According to the media, Adnan first met Roya in India during her visit in 2010 and proposed to her after some time. On 10 May 2017, he became a father to a daughter, Medina Sami Khan.
On May 26, 2015, he submitted a request for Indian citizenship to the Home Ministry, when his Pakistani passport expired and was not renewed by Pakistan's government. In late December 2015, the Indian Home Ministry approved his request for legal status as a citizen of India, effective as of 1 January 2016.
Awards and accolades
Sami has won a number of international awards, including the Nigar Award, the Bolan Academy Award, and the Graduate Award. He was given a special award by UNICEF for the song he wrote for famine-hit Ethiopia as a teenager and a United Nations Peace Medal for a song he wrote and performed for Africa.
A review of his piano solo performance on Channel 4, UK, in Keyboard magazine acknowledged him as the Keyboard Discovery of The 90s.
In 2001, he was awarded the Breakthrough Artist of the Year by MTV.
Swedish and British radio and television have often referred to him as the fastest keyboard player in the world. Adnan has performed for prestigious music festivals to sold-out stadiums of his solo concert tours all over the world in over forty countries. In summer 2003, he became the only Asian artist to have sold out Wembley Stadium, London, for two consecutive nights, which won him a place in the Limca Book of Records.
As a classical concert pianist, Sami has had the honour of giving 'Royal Command' performances before the King of Sweden and King Hussein of Jordan.
In 2007, Sami was honoured with a Special Award from the U.K. Parliament (House of Commons) for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Sub-Continental Music'.
In 2008, he was presented the "Naushad Music Award" by Andhra Pradesh Department of Culture, in Hyderabad.
In 2008 he also won "Best International Act" at the UK Asian Music Awards.[86]
In 2013, Adnan was honoured with the BrandLaureate International Brand Personality award by the President of The BrandLaureate, Dr KK Johan, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Later in 2013, Sami was honoured with a Special Award by the Canadian Parliament for his 'Exceptional Services to Indian Music'.
In 2015, on his recent North America Tour,[88][89] Adnan was the first Asian to become the 'Honorary Deputy Sheriff of Texas' at a ceremony held in Houston, where he was presented with a 'Badge', 'Sheriff Hat' and Appointment Certificate.
In April 2017, Sami created history by becoming the first South Asian to have sold out London's iconic Wembley Stadium for a record 8 times. The Mayor of London, Mr. Sadiq Khan honoured Adnan & attended the concert.
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