WCoke Studio is a Pakistani television programme and international music franchise which features live studio-recorded music performances by established and emerging artists. It is the longest-running annual television music show in Pakistan, running annually since 2008.
WAbrar-ul-Haq is a Pakistani politician, philanthropist and singer-songwriter. His debut 1995 album Billo De Ghar sold over 40.3 million albums worldwide, which made him a household name and granted him the title of "King of Pakistani Pop". Abrar-ul-Haq is the Founder and Chairman of Sahara for Life Trust, a non-profit charitable organisation that provides health services to the people of Narowal and surrounding areas since 1998. He was Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate for the seat of National Assembly from constituency NA-78 (Narowal-II) in the 2018 Pakistani general elections. On 15 November 2019, he was appointed Chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
WSajjad Ali is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and rock singer, poet, actor, film director as well as a film producer from Karachi, Pakistan.
WShafqat Amanat Ali Khan, is a Pakistani pop and classical singer, songwriter and composer belonging to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani rock band Fuzön until 2006 and is a prominent playback singer in the Indian film industry. Ali was awarded the highest national literary award of Pakistan, the Presidential Pride of Performance on 23 March 2008 for his contributions to the arts. In July 2020, he was included on the New York Press News Agency's list of the 100 Most Influential People in Asia/UK/EU.
WAsim Azhar is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, musician and an actor. He started his career as a singer on YouTube, re-singing contemporary Western songs before he became a public figure.
WThe first season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on 6 February 2008 and ended on 18 April 2008.
WThe second season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on 14 June 2009 and ended on 14 August 2009 on Independence Day. The second series of Coke Studio included notable differences from the first series, including the fact that the live audiences were excluded. The series also ran for longer, this time there were five episodes in total and in each episode there were five or more performances by the featuring artists. Rohail Hyatt returned as the executive producer along with Umber Hyatt as the producer of the show.
WThe third season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on 1 June 2010 and ended on 31 July 2010.
WThe fourth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on 22 May 2011 and ended on 17 July 2011.
WThe fifth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on 13 May 2012. The season consisted of five episodes, which aired on 13 May, 27 May, 10 June, 24 June and 8 July respectively.
WThe sixth season of the hit Pakistani music television series Coke Studio was premiered on 27 October 2013.
WThe seventh season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio premiered on 21 September 2014. and aired it finale episode on 22 November 2014. Previously it was scheduled to premiere on 7 September 2014 but was delayed due to an ongoing political crisis which has caught the media attention everywhere. Season premiered under the tagline of Sound of the Nation.
WThe eighth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio premiered on 16 August 2015 and aired its finale on 4 October 2015. It aired a weekly episode every Sunday on various channels across Pakistan. The season was revived under the tagline of The Sound of Nation.
WThe ninth season of the Pakistani Music television series Coke Studio commenced airing in Pakistan on 13 August 2016, concluded on 24 September 2016 and contained 7 episodes. Season nine aired Fridays (digitally) and Saturdays (televised), on various timings and channels across the country.
WCoke Studio is a Pakistani musical television series. Its tenth season began on 11 August and ended on 21 September 2017. Strings and The Coca-Cola Company emceed the show as executive producers, while the show returned with the previous year's format of music directors leading and producing their own songs under Strings' supervision, despite the decision of not adopting this format for next year.
WThe Eleventh season, titled as Coke Studio: The Sound of Nation of Pakistani music television series Coke Studio premiered in Pakistan on 10 August 2018. Musicians Ali Hamza and Zohaib Kazi were announced as a new producers and directors for the series, after Strings stepped down from the role to pursue their own music. The series was produced under Kazi and Hamza's production company Front Foot Media and was distributed by The Coca-Cola Company Pakistan.
WThe twelfth season of the Pakistani Music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on 11 October 2019, concluded on 29 November 2019. The season was produced by Rohail Hyatt after Ali Hamza and Zohaib Kazi stepped down from the role. Coca-Cola Pakistan remained as an executive producer.
WCoke Studio Explorer is a Pakistani web television music series created by musicians Ali Hamza and Zohaib Kazi. As a part of new module, it is a spin-off to a Coke Studio and prequel to its eleventh season. Instead of studio recording settings from its original format, the series follows the live music collaborations of Kazi and Hamza with regional but largely unknown artists discovered by the duo in five regions of Pakistan. It began airing on Coke Studio's official YouTube and Facebook channels on 3 July 2018, concluding with five episodes on 11 July 2018.
WThe 2020 edition of the Pakistani Music television series Coke Studio, titled as Coke Studio 2020, commenced airing on 4 December 2020 and concluded on 25 December 2020. The season was produced by show's founder Rohail Hyatt and distributed by Coca-Cola Pakistan.
WShuja Haider or Shuja Hyder is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, music director and record producer. Haider is best known as a playback singer in films Khuda Kay Liye (2007) and Bol (2011) as well as for his extensive work on Coke Studio. He wrote and performed a song in an Indian film Ru Ba Ru (2008) and served as music director for Lux Style Awards for two years.
WRohail Hyatt is a Pakistani record producer, keyboardist, and composer. As record producer Hyatt is largely credited with helping shape and pioneer Western-style rock and pop genres in Pakistan's music industry.
WShazia Manzoor is a popular Pakistani singer.
WSanam Marvi is a Pakistani folk and sufi singer. She sings in Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi languages.
WStrings was a Pakistani pop/rock band composed of two members, plus four live band members from Karachi, Pakistan. The band was initially formed by four college students—Bilal Maqsood, Faisal Kapadia (vocals), Rafiq Wazir Ali (synthesizer) and Kareem Bashir Bhoy —in 1988. In 1992 the quartet disbanded, only to make a comeback with Maqsood and Kapadia in 2000. While the initial band rode the new wave of Pakistani pop music, the later lineup ushered a revival in the Pakistani music industry.