Bilal Saeed (Punjabi, ; born 12 December 1988) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, music producer and composer. He is best known for his singles "12 Saal", "Adhi Adhi Raat " and 'Teri Khair Mangdi", the latter of which was also used in the 2016 Bollywood film Baar Baar Dekho.

Early life Bilal Saeed was born on 12 December 1988 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. He developed an interest in music from a young age and began writing songs while in high school. Before establishing himself as a singer, he worked as a composer and songwriter in recording studios for several years.

Saeed began his career as a music composer and songwriter before making his singing debut with the single "12 Saal" in 2011. The song became his breakthrough and brought him widespread attention within the Punjabi music scene. He followed it with "Adhi Adhi Raat" in 2012, which further increased his popularity.

His early success was followed by the release of his debut album Twelve, which featured collaborations with artists including Dr Zeus, Amrinder Gill and Young Fateh.His subsequent work expanded his audience beyond Pakistan, including collaborations and projects connected with the Indian music and film industries.

Career In 2012, he released his new single "Mahi Mahi" and debut album "Twelve" which received two nominees at PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Residents Punjabi Album and Best Non Resident Punjabi Vocalist. The album also featured Dr Zeus, Amrinder Gill and Fateh. The single "Khair Mangdi" from the album Twelve was nominated as Song of the Year at 13th Lux Style Awards. In 2013, for the first time he recorded songs for a film, i.e. "Tauba Tauba" and "Rattan Chitian" from Daddy Cool Munde Fool 2013 Punjabi film. In 2014, he released a single "Lethal Combination" with Roach Killa under Speed Records in 2014. The single topped BBC Asian Charts. Later in December 2014, he composed a tribute song "Maan" on Peshawar Attack (Black Day Pakistan, 16 December 2014), to condemn the attackers of APS School, Peshawar. He also released a single "Kaash (A Wish)" in 2015 which topped the iTunes Chart. He made his Bollywood debut in 2015 by composing soundtrack of the film Ishqedarriyaan with Jeet Ganguly and Jaidev Kumar. He released another single in 2016, "Paranday", followed by "Blah Blah Blah" featuring Punjabi rapper Young Desi in August 2016. In 2016, the remake of his song "Khair Mangdi" featured in Karan Johar's Bollywood movie Baar Baar Dekho. In September 2016, he made his Lollywood debut by composing a song "Chulbul" for Pakistani Film Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay. In January 2017, Bilal Saeed released "No Makeup", which featured Bohemia. Later in 2017, he released another single "Twinkle Twinkle" along with Young Desi in August. In early November he released another single "Suroor" with Neha Kakkar on 3 November. His 2012 song, "Adhi Adhi Raat" has a lyric which has become a meme sensation in 2019. In November 2019 Bilal released another single, "Baari", feat Momina Mustehsan under One Two Records. In November 2020, Bilal Saeed released the sequel of "Baari", feat Momina Mustehsan named "Uchiyaan Deewara" under One Two Records.

Controversy In 2021, a video of Bilal Saeed fighting with his brother and proceeding to kick and punch him, went viral on social media.

Discography

Albums Year Album Record Label Co-Singer(s) Writer(s) Composer(s) 2012 Twelve Speed Records Dr Zeus, Young Fateh, Shortie, Amrinder Gill Bilal Saeed, Shortie, Dr Zeus Bilal Saeed, Dr Zeus2024SuperstarOne Two RecordsTalha Anjum, Asim Azhar, Young Desi, Aima Baig, FatehBilal Saeed, Asim Azhar, Talha Anjum, Young Desi, Bablu SodhiBilal Saeed, Black Virus, Asim Azhar

Singles Year Song Singer(s) Composer(s) Writer(s) Label 2011 Teriyaan Ve Amanat AliBilal Saeed 2011 Desi Thumka Nouman Khalid, Osama Com LaudeBilal Saeed 2013 Teri Yaadan Muskan Jay Jaan Mukdi Vikas Ali Bilal Saeed 2014 Mul Nae Labda Pyar Waqar Ex, ShortieBilal Saeed, Waqar Ex, Shortie Pul Janeya (Pyar Na Kareen) Tariq KhanBilal Saeed – Ranjha Somee Chohan High Zone Records/Beyond Records Soniye DJ Abbas Bashi – 2015 Hunjoo Sadia Khan Hi-Tech Music Ltd Breakup DJ Abbas Bashi –Nasha NashaNouman KhalidBilal Saeed, Nouman Khalid – 2016SukoonAsim Subhani Bilal Saeed – 2018 La La La Neha Kakkar, Arjun KanungoDesi Music FactorySnapchat StoryBilal Saeed ft. Romee KhanMaine PeeliRomee khan ft. MuhfaadBaarishBilal SaeedBaarishNeha KakkarLambiya JudaiynBilal Saeed2018Raanjha Ban JanaBilal Saeed Ft Neha KakkarRaanjha Ban JanaBilal SaeedFalak Records 2019 Baari Bilal Saeed and Momina Mustehsan Bilal Saeed Bilal Saeed One Two Records 2020 Chaskay Bilal Saeed x Roach Killa ft Izzat Fatima Bilal Saeed Bilal Saeed One Two Records 2020 Qubool Bilal Saeed Bilal Saeed Bilal Saeed One Two Records 2020 Uchiyaan Dewaraan (Baari 2) Bilal Saeed and Momina Mustehsan Bilal Saeed Bilal Saeed One Two Records 2021 BILAL SAEED MASHUP 2021 Bilal Saeed ft DJ Fluke Bilal Saeed Bilal Saeed Bilal Saeed Music20223 saal Bilal Saeed

Film Year Film Song Composer(s) Writer(s) Co-singer(s) Notes 2013Daddy Cool Munde Fool Tauba IshqDr ZeusBilal Saeed Dr ZeusPunjabi film Rattan Chitian – Rattan Chitian (With Rap) Young Fateh, Dr Zeus2014 Heropanti Tere BinaMustafa Zahid, Bilal SaeedMustafa ZahidHindi film 2015Ishqedarriyaan Mohabbat YehBilal SaeedBillal Saeed – Mohabbat Yeh (Reprise) Asees Kaur 2016 Baar Baar Dekho Teri Khair Mangdi Kumaar, Bilal Saeed – Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay Better Half (Chulbul)Bilal Saeed Sana Zulfiqar Urdu film2018 Baazaar La La LaNeha KakkarHindi film2020 Dostana 2 Dilliwaliye Ni

Awards and nominations

| style="text-align:center;"|2013 | style="text-align:center;"|"12 Saal" | PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Pop Vocalist

| style="text-align:center;"|2013 | style="text-align:center;"|"Twelve" | PTC Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Residents Punjabi Album

| style="text-align:center;"|2013 | style="text-align:center;"|"Twelve" | Punjabi Music Award for Best Non Resident Punjabi Vocalist

| style="text-align:center;"|2014 | style="text-align:center;"|"Khair Mangdi" | Lux Style Award for Song of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|2015 | style="text-align:center;"|"Bilal Saeed" | Pakistani Music and Media Awards for Best Producer

| style="text-align:center;"|2015 | style="text-align:center;"|"Bilal Saeed" | Pakistani Music and Media Awards for Best International Act

| style="text-align:center;"|2015 | style="text-align:center;"|"Bilal Saeed" | Brit Asia Music Award for Best Songwriter

| style="text-align:center;"|2015 | style="text-align:center;"|"Lethal Combination" | Brit Asia Music Award for Best Single UK

|2020 |style="text-align:center;"|"Baari" | PISA Award for the Best Song of the Year(2019) |

References

External links

Bilal Saeed YouTube