Sanwal Esakhelvi

Sanwal Esakhelvi
Born Sanwal Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
Mianwali, Pakistan
Residence London, United Kingdom
Alma mater City, University of London
Occupation
Years active 2010-present
Parent(s) Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
Bazigha Atta
Family Laraib Atta
Bilal Atta
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • harmonium
Associated acts Coke Studio, Strings, Zohaib Kazi, Hamza Ali

Sanwal "Atta" Esakhelvi is a British-Pakistani visual effects supervisor, sound designer, singer, musician and songwriter. Before establishing himself as a singer, Esakhelvi was a professional cricketer until 2006 and has worked in British film industry as a VFX artist and sound engineer. He released his first album Teray Khayal Mein (2017) and debuted as a featured artist in the tenth-season of Coke Studio alongside with his father.[1]

Personal life

Esakhelvi was born to veteran Saraiki singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi,[2] and has one sister Laraib Atta who is also a professional VFX artist and has worked for several Oscar winning Hollywood films.[3] He also has one brother Bilal Esakhelvi who is a acriptwriter.[4] Esakhelvi graduaed from City, University of London in sound engineering when an injury made him quit his professional cricket career, "I was always into sports but then an injury forced music to take over."[5]

Discography

Album

Year Album
2016 Teray Khayal Mein

Television

Soundtracks

Year Title Song Lyics Music Co-singer(s)
2017 Ishq Tamasha - OST Ishq Tamasha Sanam Marvi

Coke Studio Pakistan

Year Season Song Lyics Music Co-singer(s)
2017 10 Qaumi Taranah Hafeez Jullundhri Strings Season's ft. artists
Sab Maya Hai Strings Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
2018 11 Hum Dekhenge Faiz Ahmed Faiz Ali Hamza, Zohaib Kazi Season's ft. artists
Allah Karesi Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi

References

  1. ↑ Khan, Mariam Saeed (2017-10-29). "The Icon Interview: The Soul of Sanwal". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi on what makes him the common man's artist - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "I hope to work on projects in Pakistan, says Hollywood VFX artist Laraib Atta". DAWN.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pakistani visual effects prodigy making waves in Hollywood". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Saeed, Mehek (May 2, 2016). "I didn't get into music because I had to: Sanwal Esakhelvi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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