Adnan Sami Khan (born August 15, 1973) is a popular British-born South Asian Pakistani singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer. Born to an Indian Muslim mother and a Pakistani father, his style merges Indian and Western styles and instrumentation and ranges from classical to jazz to modern pop rock.
Sami was born, reared and educated in Britain. His father, Arshad Sami Khan was born in Pakistan, was a Pakistani diplomat and had training in composing classical and jazz music. Sami attended Rugby School. He went on to graduate from the University of London, throughout developing his musical style and technique on the Piano and thus evolving a new sound which he pioneered and ultimately introduced to the world thus becoming the first person to play Indian Classical music on the electric Piano. He had played piano since his childhood and so studied music in school and in college. Sami's parents and younger brother now reside in Houston, Texas. He was married to Safa Galadhari and has a son from another previous marriage with Zeba Bakhtiar.
Sami has won many international awards, including the "Nigar Award", the "Bolan Academy Award", and the "Graduate Award". He was given a "Special Award of UNICEF" and a United Nations Peace Medal for a song he wrote and performed for Africa. As a classical concert pianist, Sami has had the honor of giving "solo" Royal Command performances before the King of Sweden and King Hussein of Jordan. He has also performed before Heads of State and Government such as President Mitterrand of France, the President of United Arab Emirates, the President and Prime Minister of India, the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President and Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, the Prime Minister and Christina of Sweden.
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