Hesham Abdul Wahab

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Hesham Abdul Wahab
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Background information
Birth name Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab
Born (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 34)
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Genres Film Score, World Music,Sufi Music
Occupation(s) Music Director / Composer, Music Producer, Singer, Audio Engineer & Mixing Engineer
Instruments Keyboard & Piano
Years active 2007[1] - present
Labels Andante Records [2]
Associated acts Sami Yusuf[3]
Website Hesham Abdul Wahab

Hesham Abdul Wahab (born 14 October 1990) is an Indian Music Director,[4] Music Producer, Singer and Audio Engineer. Best known for his compositions for the music album Qadham Badha(Step Forward)[5] produced by British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, he's also a recognized playback singer[6] in Malayalam.

Personal life

Family

Hesham Abdul Wahab was born Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. Born in a family of musicians,[7] he took interest in music at a very young age and got professional training in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. He started singing at an early age of 8 and was introduced to Piano when he was 11.

Education

After completing schooling from International Indian School in Riyadh, he went on to complete a diploma in Audio Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Audio Production from SAE Institute with top honours.[8]

Career

Early career

Hesham left for India in 2007 to be part of the music reality show Idea Star Singer [9] which paved the way for his foray into playback singing and later composing. Before starting his career as a professional musician, he worked as an Audio Engineer in Dubai.

Recording career

Hesham's first recording project was in 2013 with his first single 'Meri Dua'[10] produced by Offline Creations. He got his first major break when Andante Records signed him for their record label. His first album Qadam Badha(Step Forward),[11] an amalgamation of Sufi Music and World Music produced by eminent Iran born British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf was released in 2015.

He forayed into Malayalam film industry as a music director that same year with the film Salt Mango Tree.[12] His debut as a music composer for the Bollywood film[13] "Mera India" is set to release in April 2016. He has also worked with several noted composers and lent his voice to many Indian films.

Discography

Film Music Composer / Background Score

Year Film Film Director Language
2015 Salt Mango Tree Rajesh Nair Malayalam
2016 Mera India Pratheesh Dipu Hindi

Albums

Music Videos

  • Meri Dua (2013)

Playback Singer

Year Film Film Director Language
2009 Pattalam Rohan Krishna Tamil
2011 Traffic Rajesh Pillai Malayalam
2011 Gaddama Kamal Malayalam
2013 Thira Vineeth Sreenivasan Malayalam
2014 Ohm Shanthi Oshaana Jude Anthany Joseph Malayalam

Awards and Nominations

Awards

  • Best Music Director (2015) [Short Film – Oru Vappichi Katha] – Kairali Cultural Forum Abudhabi – Short Film Festival[14]

External links

References

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