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Hasan Jahangir
Hassan Jahangir (Urdu: حسن جہانگیر; born 1 July 1962) is a Pakistani pop singer and one of the early singers of pop music in Pakistan. He is also known for being a Coke Studio, Pakistan performing artist in 2018. He gained fame in 1987 with hit singles such as "Hawa Hawa", "Hato Bacho", and "Shadi Na Karna Yaro".[1][2][3] He released his first single "Imran Khan is a Superman" in 1982[2] and in June 1987 went on to release his one and only internationally famous album Hawa Hawa. It sold approximately 15 million copies in India. His music was acclaimed in South Asia, most notably Pakistan and India.[2][4] In 2011, with a fresh twist to a Bengali folk song Dol Dol Doloni,[2] he came back into Pakistani music scene after being absent for a long period.[1] Bollywood Mubarakan released in 2017, is also a remixed version of the Pakistani song “Hawa Hawa” written by Rehan Azmi and sung by Hassan Jahangir in 1987.[5][4] Discography
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