Adnan Sami Khan (born 15 August 1971) is an Indian singer, musician, music composer, actor and pianist.[4][5][6] He performs Indian and Western music, including in Hindi, Urdu, English, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada. He has been awarded with Padma Shri (India's fourth highest civilian award) for his remarkable contribution in music. His most notable instrument is the piano. He has been credited as "the first musician to have played the santoor and Indian classical music on the piano".[7] A review in the US-based Keyboard magazine described him as the fastest keyboard player in the world[8] and called him the keyboard discovery of the nineties.[9]
He was raised and educated in the United Kingdom. He was previously a Canadian citizen, but became a naturalized Indian citizen in 2016.[10][11][2] He was born to Arshad Sami Khan, a Pakistani Air Force veteran and diplomat of Pashtun origin, and Naureen, who was originally from the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[8][12]The Times of India has called him the "Sultan of Music".[12][13][14][15] He was awarded the Padma Shri on 26 January 2020.[16]
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it. "Mumbai Salsa" - sung by Alisha Chinai as solo and her duet with AdnanSami in Mumbai Salsa (2007) film. "Bombay Se Aaya Mera Dost" - sung by Kishore...
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