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Faiz Khan:

One of the biggest and most influential independent music artists in modern India, Faiz Khan, born and raised in Delhi/NCR is known for his versatility within the English music genre for both Song-Writing and impeccable Music Production, which garnered him six Artist Aloud nominations. He is also one of the first indie artists to incorporate various genres from across the world into his music, and use Social Media for music promotion during when it was just being accepted as a viable option which garnered him over a million listeners.

Early Life:

Faiz Khan was born in January 1996 at Holy Angels Hospital in Delhi. He spent most of his young life shifting schools due to his parents various jobs.His father was a marketing and sales specialist and mother an NGO and human rights Activist. Faiz spent most of his school life reading various books from sci-fi and fantasy that fueled his imagination and listening to Sting, Jon Denver, Pearl Jam, Jay-Z, John Mayer as well as various artists across multiple genres of music, that sparked a sense of creativity which would come into play later in his life. By the age of six he had discovered his musical talents but was still a shy and yet naughty child, refusing to study and spending most of his time alone, never feeling like he truly fit in. This Isolation was later captured in his second EP 'The Preacher'.

Faiz began writing music at the age of sixteen even though he dabbled in in both music and theater from a young age. his first song ' The Games We Play' was recorded in Delhi with help from members from band he had made with his friends, that garnered some recognition. He spent his Teens studying at The Sri Ram School where he was inspired by his theater and art teachers to pursue music as well as his close friends. He would spend hours and days in his room writing music and lyrics despite his parents worry that he would not be able to clear HighSchool. A big fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger, he has always believed that focusing on his goals despite what society required of him was a huge catalyst in driving him to make music and perform.

His first EP, 'Nights of Day' was launched with the songs 'December' and 'In Flames' which put him on the map in terms of the Indian singer-songwriter music scene. One of the first Indian Artists of his generation to use Social Media to promote his music saw him quickly garnering praise for his vocals and lyrical prowess alike. After school he attended the KM conservatory in Chennai for just one year due to fights and sometimes violent disagreements with his peers. This would affect him for years to come. He later joined The One World College of Music where he taught lyric writing and learnt to hone his musical skills under a more relaxed environment that allowed him to explore his own music. He would also join and later Drop-Out of an Amity College during this time, which he had joined as well after KM, due to his parents fear of him not being able to earn through his music. It was during this phase of his life that he wrote the song that would propel him to stardom, 'Blue Shades'.

The Rise:

'Blue Shades' cemented Faiz as one of the seminal emerging talents in The Indie scene and is still considered by many as one of his best records. he would use this newfound success to launch his Second EP, 'The Preacher' through OK Listen, produced by Sound Design Solutions, which garnered international praise for songs such as 'All Night' and 'Wait it Out'. This was also a time where his struggle with depression and anxiety began taking hold, leading him to alcohol and various substance abuse which he would also use as an experience to create new music. This was also a time where he began shifting more towards alternative and electronic music and writing his third EP, "The Beginning' along with shifting to a different city for a year,Mumbai. The EP was received with unanimous praise from fans and critics alike, garnering six award nominations from the Music label Artist Aloud which he had signed under as they stated it to be "his most personal and haunting" record yet. his vulnerability was shown on the song 'Drink Myself Away' and lead to a music video whose rights where acquired by Videocon, Yupp Tv, SoundDew TV and various other platforms for release.

Faiz rode on the back of the laurels of his third EP, and decided to start work on what would be his biggest project to date, starting his own music label, 'Red Beard Music' as well as capping of the "trilogy" of 'The Preacher' and 'The Beginning' with his fourth and lengthiest Record to date, 'The Sacrifice'. A behemoth of an album with sixteen songs that saw him embracing electronica and pushing his musical prowess to the limit, garnered hits such as 'Found You Out', 'Cry', 'ColourBlind' and '$ellOut'. The music video for "Found You Out" was received with pomp and circumstance garnering hundreds and thousands of views on Facebook, while the music video for his song 'Preacher' reached similar views on YouTube.

New Work:

After 'The Sacrifice' Faiz decided to take a hiatus and finally get clean with the support from family and friends, as well as face his anxiety and depression through therapy. He released his fifth studio record 'Anomaly' in early 2019 with songs such as 'Never' and 'Fever' which were well received. he launched a new music video hankering back to his roots with the song 'Wasting Light' whose music video now holds more than a million views on Facebook!

For those who wish to see his anthology, you can latch on too his album "The Best of Faiz Khan" released in 2019.

His next album "Criss X Cross" released early 2020, had 10 songs with 3 major hits: "Graduation Day", "Never There" and "Knock You Out"! He plans on launching his latest record, yet to be titled; with 17 songs!

The latest album "Images" released in 2021 is a phenomenal album with groovy 20 songs! Now a verified artist on multiple platforms, Faiz's journey seems to have become more grand!