UK High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott On Monday, an invitation was extended to British singer Zayn Malik to visit Pakistan following his collaboration with Pakistani band Aur on an Urdu song..
“Time to plan your Pakistan tour, Zayn Malik! Loving this UK-Pakistan Urdu collaboration with Aur,” the UK diplomat wrote on her X handle.
Popular British singer Zayn Malik, known for his beautiful singing in English, tried his hand at singing a love song in Urdu.
Teaming up with the Pakistani band “Aur,” Zayn stars in the remake of their well-known song “Tu Hai Kahan,” which has over 95 million views on YouTube.
However, the remake too, has received significant praise from fans as the song has garnered more than 3.5 million views on the video-sharing platform.
In an interview with BBC, the 31-year-old, who used to be part of the famous boy band One Direction, shared his thoughts on singing Urdu lyrics. He mentioned that he enjoyed the song and added his own touch to the performance, hoping that fans would appreciate the collaboration.
Pakistani band Aur described working with Malik on a single in Urdu as “a dream come true”.
“Previously we only had a Pakistani audience, now we have people from the UK, Brazil, China… so it feels very good,” bandmate Raffey Anwar told BBC.
Zayn has sung in Urdu before. The British singer, known for his time in One Direction and his start on “The X Factor” in 2010, included Urdu lyrics in his song “Tightrope” from his 2021 album “Nobody is Listening”.
The collaboration wasn’t surprising because the British singer, who grew up in Bradford, has Pakistani heritage. His father moved to the UK from Pakistan.
