Taher Shah


Taher Shah is a Pakistani singer and music producer. His best known songs are "Eye to Eye", "Angel" and "Farishta". He has a huge cult following, and has been described as "Pakistan’s most spectacular internet celebrity" by Dawn newspaper. It was thought that he left singing after receiving death threats, but he released an animated Urdu song, "Farishta", in April 2020.

Music career

Shah became famous in 2013 when he released his first song "Eye to Eye". In an interview, he stated that it took him year and half to write the lyrics for the song and to complete it the whole project. According to Indian Express, the song achieved " enormous success ", and according to The Atlantic the song made him an "overnight pop sensation". The song went viral on social media, and many artists dedicated their covers to the singer. In 2016, his new video for the song "Mankind's Angel" was released, causing what the BBC described as a "social media frenzy".
In December 2016, it was announced that Shah had left Pakistan after receiving death threats.
In April 2020, he released an animated Urdu song video named "Farishta".