Mohammed Aziz

This article is about the Indian playback singer. For the Malaysian politician, see Mohamad Aziz.

Mohammed Aziz
Background information
Birth nameSyed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi
Also known asMunna Aziz
Born(1954-07-02)2 July 1954
Khidderpore, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Died27 November 2018(2018-11-27) (aged 64)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres
OccupationPlayback Singer
Years active1982–2018
SpouseRubina Aziz
ChildrenJazib Waheed Aziz, Sana Aziz

Mohammed Aziz (born as Syed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood, Odia films,[2] Bengali. He sang about twenty thousand songs, including Bhajans (Hindi, Odia & Bengali) Sufi devotional songs and other genres in more than ten different Indian languages.[3][4] He made his first appearance in films Odia film titled Jaga Hatare Pagha directed by Mohammad Mohsin, with the song Rupa Sagadi re Suna Kaniya. Later he the sung most numbers of songs in Odia and for Ollywood Actor Siddhanta Mahapatra. Later he appeared with a Hindi film titled Ambar (1984) and his two prominent songs, including "Mard Tangewala" composed by Anu Malik were introduced in Mard.

He had sung numerous duets in 1980s and 1990s with singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, K.S.Chithra, Sulakshana Pandit, Vijayta Pandit, Usha Mangeshkar, Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sadhana Sargam, S. Janaki, Alka Yagnik, Salma Agha, Hemlata, Sapna Mukherjee, Chandrani Mukherjee, Poornima, Sarika Kapoor, Uttara Kelkar and Alisha Chinai. Many of his songs such as "Main Deewana Na Jana Kab", “Tune bechain itna jyaada kiya”, “Main teri mohabbet me pagal ho jaaunga”, "Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka", "My Name Is Lakhan", "Aap Ke Aa Jane Se", "Aajkal Yaad Kuchh" and "Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya" are recognized among the prominent songs he sang as a playback singer.[5] He could sing at the 7th note (Saatwan Sur).[6]

Originally a restaurant singer of Ghalib Bar, he went to Mumbai around 1982 where he was introduced to the Hindi cinema by Anu Malik.[7] The recipient of two uncertain awards for Best Playback Singer,[3] his last film was Kaafila. Prior to this, he sang for the film Karan Arjun.[8]

  1. ^ "Ya Mohammed Karam Kijiye MP3 Song Download by Mohammad Aziz (Jashn-E-Eid Milad)| Listen Ya Mohammed Karam Kijiye Urdu Song Free Online". Gaana.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Md. Aziz odia songs".
  3. ^ a b Karki, Tripti (27 November 2018). "Mohammed Aziz passes away: Bollywood Celebs mourn death of the veteran playback singer". www.indiatvnews.com.
  4. ^ "Singer Mohammed Aziz passes away". The Hindu. 27 November 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Singer Mohammed Aziz passes away". The Indian Express. 27 November 2018.
  6. ^ "RIP Mohammad Aziz: These 5 Songs of the Veteran Singer Are a Must-Have in Your Playlist!". 28 November 2018.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference outlookindia.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Check out lists of Movies by #MohammadAziz #Filmography". FilmiBeat.