Mohammad Irfan Ali

Mohammed Irfan (born 1 July 1985) is an Indian playback singer who sings predominantly in Hindi. He has also sung in Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Telugu, and Marathi.

Life and career

Early life Irfan was born in Hyderabad and completed his schooling at All Saints High School, Hyderabad. His teacher Ramachari identified Irfan's talent and trained him in music. He used to come back after completing his school to perform in annual events. He won the title of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2. He was also one of the contestants of Amul STAR Voice of India, as well as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, where he was on Ismail Darbar's Yalgaar Ho Gharana.

Bollywood career Irfan caught the attention of veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam during a concert at a musical institute in Hyderabad. Balasubramaniam recommended him to A.R. Rahman, after which Rahman asked Irfan to provide background vocals for the Mani Ratnam-directed 2010 film Raavan. Irfan recorded the song "Behene De" for the film alongside Karthik. The track, which topped music charts for many continuous weeks, also received rave critical reviews. The same year, he recorded two songs for Mithoon's Lamhaa, titled "Salaam Zindagi" and "Rehmat Zara", where for the latter he received the best male singer debut award.

Irfan performed "Phir Mohabbat" along with Arijit Singh and Saim Bhat in the Mukesh Bhatt-produced 2011 film Murder 2. The song was commercially successful and received radio airplay. He collaborated with the music directors Sajid–Wajid, Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros Anjjan, Jeet Ganguly.

His song ‘Dil Sambhal Ja Zara’ in film ‘Murder 2’ that made him establish himself as a singer.

In 2014 his songs included "Baarish" from Yaariyan, "Muskurane" from Citylights, "Banjaara" from Ek Villain, "Dard Dilo Ke" from The Xpose and "Tu Hi Tu" from Kick. The song "Banjaara", composed and written by Mithoon Sharma, was commercially successful. Reviewing the song, Rediff.com wrote Irfan "is another singer making an impression in the Bollywood musical arena, and is sure to be noticed with this number".

Discography

Hindi songs

Other languages Year Film/Album Song Language Composer(s) Writer(s) Co-singer(s) Ref. 2012 Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal "Yaar Aval Yaaro" Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar Thamarai Dil Jaani "Re Mana" Odia Abhijit Majumdar 2013 Break Up "Vadhili Polene" Telugu Indus Gharana Krishna Chinni 2014 Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay "Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay" Bengali Savvy Saurav Bhadra Kokhon Tomar Asbe Telephone "Tumio Ki Anmona"(Sad Version) Dabbu Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) Aditi Paul 2015 Shortcut "Maula" Marathi Puneet Dixit Puneet Dixit Agnee 2 "Baanjara" Bengali Akaash Priyo Chatterjee Aashiqui "Ei Aashiqui" Savvy Akriti Kakar 2016 Angaar "Kotobaar Bojhabo Bol" Akassh Priyo Chatterjee Hero 420 "Ore Priya" Savvy Gupta Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) Niyoti "Toke Chara" Priyo Chatterjee Mental "Ureche Dhulo" Dabbu Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) Rokto "Jante Jodi Chao" Akaash Janaki Ramudu "O Prema" Telugu Gifton Elias Shreemani Santheyalli Nintha Kabira"Maneyembodu"KannadaIsmail DarbarGopala VajpayeeAnweshaaGod Father (2016 film)"Saloni Saloni""OdiaAbhijit MajumdarNizamTapu Mishra 2017 Rangbaz "Rimjhim" Bengali Dabbu Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) Antara Mitra 2018 Sultan: The Saviour "Aamar Mon" Savvy Gupta Priyo Chatterjee 2020 Asur "Tor Hoye Jete Chai" Bickram Ghosh Sugato Guha

Accolades YearAward CeremonyCategoryFilmSongResultReference(s) 2010 Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Male Vocalist of The YearLamhaa "Salaam Zindagi"