Haroon (singer)
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| Native name | آرون ہارون رشید |
| Birth name | Aaron Haroon Rashid |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Associated acts | Awaz (1993–1999) |
| Website | haroon |
Aaron Haroon Rashid is an award winning Pakistani musician, singer, music producer, composer, director and social activist. He has sold millions of singles and albums worldwide and has performed at large venues such as the Wembley Arena. Haroon is the creator and director of the hugely successful and internationally acclaimed multi award winning Pakistani 3D animated TV series Burka Avenger.
After graduating in the early 1990s with a degree in Business Administration from George Washington University in the US, he formed the band Awaz with a couple of musician friends, Faakhir and Assad Ahmed.
Haroon and the band made a video of Janeman, a song which Haroon had composed when he was 16. Haroon sent it to MTV Asia, and the song went down in history as the first ever Urdu (Pakistani) song to air on MTV.
Haroon's first solo album, Haroon Ki Awaz, which he produced, engineered and recorded, was successfully released in October 2000.
In 2001 and 2002, Haroon toured the UK and US. In 2001, Haroon received the "Outstanding contribution to Asian music" Award from the BBC Asia Awards show.
Haroon released his third solo album, Haroon Ka Nasha in March 2007, again composed, recorded, produced, engineered and mixed by himself at his personal studio.
Throughout his successful music career Haroon has regularly produced songs and videos with socially conscious messages such as the anti-corruption hit Mr. Fraudiay and Ghoom Ghoom which has a message of inter-faith. He has sold over five million albums worldwide and the audience at his shows often number in the tens of thousands.
Haroon has campaigned for peace and tolerance and highlighted corruption through his music. He received the Ambassador for Peace award in Denmark from the Youth for Human Rights Organization in 2007. He is the co-founder of Pakistan’s All Music Performers Pakistan Society (AMPPS) which focuses on rights for musicians. Haroon is also a board member of Pakistan Copyright Board, working closely with IPO (Intellectual Property Organization) of Pakistan and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) to help set up Pakistan’s first royalty collection organization.
Haroon is the creator and director Burka Avenger, Pakistan’s first ever full length 3D animated TV series and has won several major international awards and accolades for the series including the following:
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