Mussarat Abbas
Mussarat Abbas (Devanāgarī: मुसरत अब्बास, Nastaliq: مسرت عبّاس) (born in 1982) is a Pakistani singer and was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 in which he attained 6th place with public votes.
Biography
Early years
Abbas has been singing since the age of 10. Although he never received professional training, he was inspired by Ghulam Ali to take up singing. By practicing at home, Mussarat improved his singing techniques and continued to win singing competitions in his hometown of Lahore. Abbas attended Punjab University in Lahore, Pakistan.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007
Mussarat was chosen to be in Himesh Reshammiya's Rock gharana after his first performance on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He instantly caused an argument after performing "Main Jahaan Rahoon", amongst judges Vishal Dadlani and Himesh Reshammiya over whether or not he should sing in one genre. Abbas experimented outside one genre but proved his strength in the Sufi genre after performing various Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan songs which earned him high marks and praise from the judges. Ultimately, Mussarat was eliminated on September 14, but not before causing another argument between Himesh and Vishal. Mussarat made one final appearance on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, when he sang Tere Bin Nahin Lagda at the Grand Finale.
Mussarat's most memorable performances from the show included his singing of "Sanwre" and "Tere Bin Nahin Lagda", both of which earned praise from all of the judges and Mussarat was requested to sing again.
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Post-Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007
Mussarat has stated that he will not return to Pakistan right away but will instead work on his album. He has also received many offers to sing in Bollywood films but remains undecided about his future.
Personal life
- Mussarat's favourite singer is Pakistani musical legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
- Mussarat is also a big fan of Indian musical legends Kishore Kumar and RD Burman.
- His favorite actors are Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachan and Ajay Devgan.
- His hobby is collecting various genres of music.