Farhan Saeed started his career at the age of 19 joining the popular Pakistani band Jal in 2003. This was the time when Jal faced a crucial moment as Atif Aslam parted ways as the vocalist, which eventually led to Farhan Saeed being recruited.
In 2004 Jal released their first Album “Aadat” with Farhan on vocals. This album instantly became a major hit, topping the charts not only in Pakistan but also in India.
This was how Farhan Saeed made his first along with his band-mates. Although the whole album was a hit, the songs “Lamhey” and “Teri Yaad” became the top two loved tracks and still hold that position today.
In 2006, Jal started their journey to make a worldwide appearance, starting from India. They got many invitations and they performed for the first time at Modern School, New Delhi. And soon after that, they went to Thailand and other countries too. Where no doubt they became a big hit step after step.
Farhan Saeed is currently a past-member of Jal as he left to start a solo career in 2011 after being apart for almost 8 years. This was surely a shocker for all the fans. And a real heartbreak as well.
On the August of 2011, Farhan Saeed released a solo track “Halka Halka Suroor” as a tribute to NFAK. This track sparked up the curiosity to whether now Farhan Saeed, too, was leaving Jal? Later in an interview with a local newspaper, he sadly confirmed that he was.
To quote, he said, “being solo now is like being the owner of my own business. I can do the things I want and do them on my terms.”
He also mentioned that is was a mutual decision and the band members wished him well and good luck.
Farhan Saeed is one of those artists that set the differences between India and Pakistan aside. In 2014 he featured in a romantic duet “Naam-e-Wafa” in Vikram Bhatt’s Bollywood movie, “Creatures 3D”. This song was heard massively and loved too.
Farhan Saeed takes singing passionately and that is clearly heard from his voice. He painted pictures for listeners with his singing. It can be seen that he not only sings music but also feels it dearly. Furthermore, the fact that he opened up a restaurant “Cafe Rock” in Lahore, shows his attachment to music. His restaurant is providing a platform for young aspiring artists and underground bands to express and perform their talent.
In 2014 he also took up acting for some amazing Pakistani dramas series and was dearly loved for his newly discovered talent. And that’s not it. Farhan Saeed effortlessly flaunts his talent as a guitarist as well. Also, his OSTs have been a major success due to his beautiful deep and husky voice, with soft singing tones.
Farhan Saeed was a loved artist with the band and individually and holds a big space in all his fans hearts, surely.
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