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Bilal Khan
 This week meet one of the newest singers to emerge on Pakistan ‘s pop music scene.
Bilal Khan, at 24, is already being hailed as the voice of the new generation and he was a part of Coke Studio Season 4 as a featured artist.
Bilal Khan first picked up the guitar at the age of 16, and taught himself how to play it by following instructions on the Internet. It didn’t take him long to realise that he possessed two distinct gifts: the ability to create catchy tunes and a good voice to go with it.
Khan recorded his first single ‘Bachana’ at home. The song was about the tough time he was having at college and the struggle to keep his grades up. While his friends and family appreciated the track, it wasn’t until one evening in June 2009, when a friend filmed Khan singing at a university event in Lahore and uploaded the song to the Internet. The song quickly became popular with 100,000 hits in the first couple of months and Khan found himself facing a host of invitations for live performances at student events. Spurred on by this success, Khan continued to record new singles and released the demos on YouTube.
Although Khan’s songs, ‘Lamha’, ‘Tou Kia Hua’ and ‘Kabhi Gham Na Aye’ are based on themes of troubled emotions they all contain a glimmer of optimism for the younger generation.
My biggest asset:
 My guitar - Martin OOCXAE
I wish I could:
Find happiness
One person I would love to dine out with:
Jamie Oliver (because he is an awesome cook)
My worst nightmare:
In which there is a dream within a dream within a dream. I don’t like to incept my mind.
My definition of love is:
One who is your soul mate
One thing I hate about myself:
My over-punctuality. It doesn’t work well in Pakistan
Something I would like to forget:
That I lost my camera at the Bangkok airport.
Something I would like to remember
The lyrics to my own songs when I’m singing them.
My strength:
My patience.
I regret.
 Not doing this interview earlier. Where were you? Who are you? Oh that’s right The News. :p
I feel over the cloud nine when:
I’m on an airplane.
I get dejected when:
When they don’t have the burger I want at a restaurant.
Something that I am strongly possessive about:
My book collection.
I get turned on by:
A button.
When feeling low I prefer to:
Duck down
The most unforgettable moment of my life was:
Lots of moments. I’m forgetting now which one was the most unforgettable.
What touches me the most?
My cat
If I could be another person I would like to be:
 Bilal Khan v 2.0
What bores me the most?
Dogmatic people
My message:
‘Tanhai ke safar main, chalna sabar sey’
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