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Khalid was born
in Karachi, Pakistan. He has lived in the Meadows since 1969. Musically
he has his finger in many pies. He works part-time as co-ordinator and presenter
for Dawn FM (formerly Radio Faza). Towards
the end of 2007 he released two new tracks, a 12" single, Zalim Maar Daala,
and a vocal track on the album Island Noise that gained several plays on 大象传媒 Radio
1 (Pheli Nazir). In
February 2008 he's about to reach a new audience of potentially millions. He's
going to present the show Sur Taal (Rhythm Beat) every Wednesday on Sky 817. It'll
be broadcast to 160 countries at 9.30 pm UK time. The
beginnings His
band is called First Impression.
"The reason I came up with this name is that I know for a fact that once we get
onto the stage people are attracted to us, and the name lasts in people鈥檚 minds."
The band consists mainly of musicians from the Nottingham area. Khalid is the
vocal talent of the group and sings in Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. Some
of his tracks are Bollywood style duets, performed with a female singer.  Hear
Khalid in action
He
stated that the pinnacle of his career would be to sing at least one soundtrack
in a Bollywood movie, to have his name on the credits and to get recognition all
over the world. He
is currently pushing his idea for a new television programme. A Bollywood Pop
Idol competition where the winner would get to sing in the next big Bollywood
film. Khalid
has given many performances and has done shows all over England and Scotland.
He has won a trophy and was interviewed about his music on TV (Asian Net, a Cable
channel). His inspiration
comes from Mohammed Rafi, who he described as, "the most versatile singer on earth."
Khalid
has also made an album that he recorded in Karachi in November of 2002. He
is currently working on recording a new CD with a friend who has a studio in Bradford.
He stated
that he wants to record his new tracks in the UK in order to get a good mix of
Eastern and Western styles. His band is due to give a performance at a festival
in July 2003. | 
