Bilal Saeed

Biography

Bilal Saeed (Punjabi, Urdu: بلال سعید; born 12 December 1988) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, music producer and composer. He is best known for his singles "12 Saal", "Adhi Adhi Raat " and 'Teri Khair Mangdi", the latter of which was also used in the 2016 Bollywood film Baar Baar Dekho.

Early life

Bilal Saeed was born on 12 December 1988 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. He developed an interest in music from a young age and began writing songs while in high school. Before establishing himself as a singer, he worked as a composer and songwriter in recording studios for several years.
Saeed began his career as a music composer and songwriter before making his singing debut with the single "12 Saal" in 2011. The song became his breakthrough and brought him widespread attention within the Punjabi music scene. He followed it with "Adhi Adhi Raat" in 2012, which further increased his popularity.
His early success was followed by the release of his debut album Twelve, which featured collaborations with artists including Dr Zeus, Amrinder Gill and Young Fateh.His subsequent work expanded his audience beyond Pakistan, including collaborations and projects connected with the Indian music and film industries.

Career

In 2012, he released his new single "Mahi Mahi" and debut album "Twelve" which received two nominees at PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Residents Punjabi Album and Best Non Resident Punjabi Vocalist. The album also featured Dr Zeus, Amrinder Gill and Fateh. The single "Khair Mangdi" from the album Twelve was nominated as Song of the Year at 13th Lux Style Awards. In 2013, for the first time he recorded songs for a film, i.e. "Tauba Tauba" and "Rattan Chitian" from Daddy Cool Munde Fool 2013 Punjabi film. In 2014, he released a single "Lethal Combination" with Roach Killa under Speed Records in 2014. The single topped BBC Asian Charts. Later in December 2014, he composed a tribute song "Maan" on Peshawar Attack (Black Day Pakistan, 16 December 2014), to condemn the attackers of APS School, Peshawar. He also released a single "Kaash (A Wish)" in 2015 which topped the iTunes Chart. He made his Bollywood debut in 2015 by composing soundtrack of the film Ishqedarriyaan with Jeet Ganguly and Jaidev Kumar. He released another single in 2016, "Paranday", followed by "Blah Blah Blah" featuring Punjabi rapper Young Desi in August 2016. In 2016, the remake of his song "Khair Mangdi" featured in Karan Johar's Bollywood movie Baar Baar Dekho. In September 2016, he made his Lollywood debut by composing a song "Chulbul" for Pakistani Film Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay. In January 2017, Bilal Saeed released "No Makeup", which featured Bohemia. Later in 2017, he released another single "Twinkle Twinkle" along with Young Desi in August. In early November he released another single "Suroor" with Neha Kakkar on 3 November. His 2012 song, "Adhi Adhi Raat" has a lyric which has become a meme sensation in 2019. In November 2019 Bilal released another single, "Baari", feat Momina Mustehsan under One Two Records.
In November 2020, Bilal Saeed released the sequel of "Baari", feat Momina Mustehsan named "Uchiyaan Deewara" under One Two Records.

Controversy

In 2021, a video of Bilal Saeed fighting with his brother and proceeding to kick and punch him, went viral on social media.