Global InformationList of Junoon members information
Junoon | |
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| Origin | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Genres | Sufi rock, Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | www.junoon.com |
These are the line-ups of Junoon, a sufi rock band from Lahore, Pakistan, formed in 1990 by songwriter/guitarist Salman Ahmad, former keyboardist Nusrat Hussain, and former vocalist Ali Azmat. Junoon is Southeast Asia's most successful band with more than 30 million sold albums worldwide.[1]
Although Junoon has been prominent in their home country since the release of their first single, "Talaash" (1993) and debut self-titled album Junoon, they did not achieve worldwide fame until the release of the albums Inquilaab, Azadi and Parvaaz, which were released in 1996, 1997 and 1999 respectively. Their 1997 album, Azadi, which has sold more than half million copies, and hit platinum sales status in a record of four weeks.[2] Their biggest hit single, "Sayonee" (1997), became an instant hit in South Asia and the Middle East, shooting to the top of all the Asian charts, and staying at #1 on both Channel V and MTV Asia for over two months. The band produced an overall two singles and two music videos from the album, the other single being "Yaar Bina".
In 2003, after the release of seventh studio album Dewaar in 2003, bassist Brian O'Connell left the band and returned to his native land United States. Since his departure, Pakistani musician Mekaal Hasan and the band's producer John Alec have been playing bass guitar for live shows in place. Dewaar was the album to have the featured the trio together. In 2005, vocalist Ali Azmat left the band to pursue his career as a solo artist and has released two studio albums to date. Salman Ahmad also went on to pursue his solo career and released his debut solo album, Infiniti in July 2005.[3]
The following is a list of musicians who have performed in Pakistani rock band Junoon.
- ^ Salman Ahmad on Good Day LA Archived April 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 25, 2010.
- ^ Junoon's album Azadi hits platinum in record time Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on April 1, 1998.
- ^ Junoon splitting Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on May 18, 2009