Imran Khan

Biography

Imran Khan (born 28 May 1984) is a Pakistani Punjabi singer-songwriter and rapper of Dutch cizitenship, primarily associated with Punjabi-language music. His genre includes hip hop and pop music. He rose to popularity in 2007 after the release of his first single "Ni Nachleh", and was signed to Prestige Records later that year. His song "Satisfya×Satisfya9 May 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Satisfya3:01", released in 2012, is his most-viewed YouTube video with over 1 billion views. His second single, "Amplifier", was released in 2009 and recently crossed 1 billion views. His debut studio album, Unforgettable×Unforgettable21 March 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Amplifier3:532Aaja We Mahiya3:523Hey Girl3:214Peli Waar3:115Chak Glass3:086Nazar3:057Superstar3:268Gora Gora Rang4:269Bounce Billo4:0710Ni Nachleh3:351140 Pra3:1312Pata Chalgea4:4513Bewafa3:4514Nai Reina3:0515Qott Ghusian Da2:58, was released on 27 July 2009 via Prestige Records, which included "Bewafa".

Early life

Khan was born in The Hague on 28 May 1984, the son of Pakistani immigrant parents from Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan who have Punjabi Muslim ancestry. He has two brothers and one sister.

Career

Khan started his music career in his late teens. After Prestige Records released his debut single "Ni Nachleh", he continued his career by performing in several countries.
Khan's second single, "Amplifier", was released on 12 July 2009. It has received over 1 billion views on YouTube.
In 2009, Khan released his debut album, Unforgettable×Unforgettable21 March 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Amplifier3:532Aaja We Mahiya3:523Hey Girl3:214Peli Waar3:115Chak Glass3:086Nazar3:057Superstar3:268Gora Gora Rang4:269Bounce Billo4:0710Ni Nachleh3:351140 Pra3:1312Pata Chalgea4:4513Bewafa3:4514Nai Reina3:0515Qott Ghusian Da2:58. It includes famous singles like "Amplifier", "Bewafa", "Pata Chalgea", and a remix of "Ni Nachleh". It was nominated for Best Album at the 2010 UK Asian Music Awards but did not win.
In 2011, Khan departed Prestige Records to start his own label IK Records. He released the single "Satisfya×Satisfya9 May 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Satisfya3:01" on 24 May 2012. The music video shows Khan driving a yellow Lamborghini Aventador and sitting with a cheetah. The video was directed by David Zennie, and has over 1 billion views as of May 2026.
In 2015, Khan made his Bollywood debut as a singer of the song "Let's Celebrate" for the Hindi film Tevar.
Khan released a single "Imaginary×Imaginary17 June 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Imaginary3:19" on 8 June 2015, and shot the video with David Zennie at Akon's house in Los Angeles. The song peaked at rank 1 on the Asian Music Chart and the video has received 134 million views as of January 2026.
In 2016, Khan came out with another song, "Hattrick×Hattrick14 February 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Hattrick3:10" featuring Yaygo Musalini.
In 2018, Khan released a new single, "Knightridah×Knightridah25 September 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Knightridah3:10", which peaked at number 1 on the Asian Music Chart.
In 2021, he released two singles, "M.O.B." on 14 May, featuring J.J. Esko; and "They Don't Like It" on 28 September.
In 2022, Khan released "On My Way×On My Way1 February 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1On My Way3:31" (featuring Meez).

Unforgettable (2009)

Unforgettable is Khan's debut album, released on 27 July 2009 via Prestige Records. It was produced by Eren E and Hakan Ozan. It contains 15 tracks. The album was nominated for the "Best Album" award at the UK Asian Music Awards 2010 and won "Best Album" at the 2010 Brit Asia TV Music Awards.

Remixes

2007 "Ni Nachleh" (feat. MC Spyder) [Eren E. Electro Remix]
2007 "Ni na Nachleh" (feat. MC Spyder) [Eren E. Electro Extended Mix]
2007 "Ni Nachleh" (Eren E. Disco Remix)
2007 "Ni Nachleh" (Eren E. Disco Dub Mix)
"Aaja We Mahiya" (Infidel Mix)
"Gora Gora Rang" (Remix)
"Scream" (2020 Hexa Remix)