Umar Zahir

Umar Zahir (22 November 1963) is a singer from Male', Maldives.

Early life and career Zahir began his career as a musician by joining several music bands in performing at resorts and events. It was then his talent was identified by music composers and producers, where he was offered to lend his voice for several of their compositions.

With the fading demand for studio albums, Zahir slowly become detached from the music releases. However, in 2018, he formed a music band titled "Uzy" and made a comeback into the musical scene where he announced that he will frequently collaborate with other singers and more casually perform in resorts and events, similar to his career peak days. In 2020, Zahir was ranked at the fifth position in the list of "Most Listened Vocalist of 2020" compiled by the music streaming platform, Lavafoshi, marking him as the second playback singer to be featured in the list after Ali Rameez. In February 2021, Zahir announces his retirement and mentioned that he inclines to expand his own business.

Discography Feature film

Television

Non-film songs

Accolades Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1995 National Award of Recognition Performing Arts - Singing 1st Gaumee Film Awards Best Melody "E Ufaathakaa" - Karuna 1997 2nd Gaumee Film Awards Best Male Playback Singer"Mooney Thiee Hiyy Edhey" - Haqqu