Coordinates	43°36′49″N116°12′12″N
Name	Biddu
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Biddu Appaiah
Born	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Genre	British soul (northern), Dance (disco, electronic, Euro disco, Hi‑NRG), Funk, Pop (C‑pop, Indi‑pop, J‑pop, Pakistani), Post‑disco (boogie), Rock, Film (filmi), Synthpop, World
Occupation	Singer, songwriter, producer
Years active	1960s–present
Associated acts	Carl Douglas, Tina Charles, Jimmy James, The Buggles, Kelly Marie, Claude François, The Tigers, Akina Nakamori, Nazia Hassan, Zohaib Hassan, Alisha Chinai, Shweta Shetty, Shaan, Sagarika, Sonu Nigam
Past members	}}

Biddu or Biddu Appaiah (born 1944 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India) is an Indian-British music producer, composer, song-writer and singer who produced and composed many hit records worldwide during a career spanning five decades. Considered one of the pioneers of disco, Euro disco, and Indi-pop, he has sold millions of records worldwide, and has received Grammy and Ivor Novello awards for his work. He began his music career in the 1960s, singing as part of a music band in India before moving to England where he would start his career as a producer. He eventually found some success producing a hit song for Japanese band The Tigers in 1969, scoring the soundtrack for 1972 British film ''Embassy'', and producing several early disco songs that would find a niche audience in British northern soul clubs during the early 1970s.

His international breakthrough came in 1974 with "Kung Fu Fighting" performed by Carl Douglas; the song became one of the best-selling singles of all time with eleven million records sold, helped popularize disco music, was the first worldwide disco hit from Britain and Europe, and established Biddu as one of the most prolific dance music producers from outside the United States at the time. He soon began producing his own instrumental albums under the name Biddu Orchestra, which started an orchestral disco trend in Britain and Europe with 1975 hits "Summer of '42" and ''Blue Eyed Soul''; his solo albums eventually sold 40 million copies worldwide. He also launched the careers of other British disco stars such as Tina Charles, helping her sell 36 million records within a few years, and Jimmy James; scored soundtracks for several British films such as ''The Stud'' (1978); and produced a hit song for late French singer Claude François. Biddu also experimented with electronic disco and Hi-NRG music from the mid-1970s, and influenced British New Wave bands such as The Buggles, founded by two of his former session musicians Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes.

Following the decline of disco in the Western world, he later found success in Asia during the 1980s, where he launched the careers of the late Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan and her brother Zohaib; he produced their debut album ''Disco Deewane'', which charted in fourteen countries and became the best-selling Asian pop album up until that time, and helped the duo eventually sell 60 million records worldwide. During that decade, he also produced several hit Bollywood soundtracks for films such as ''Qurbani'' (1980) as well as several hit songs for Japanese pop idol Akina Nakamori and Chinese pop singer Samantha Lam. In the 1990s, he popularized Indi-pop with the hit album ''Made in India'' (1995), which became the best-selling pop album in India and launched the career of Alisha Chinai, after which he would launch the careers of several more Indi-pop acts such as Shaan and his sister Sagarika as well as Sonu Nigam. In the 2000s, Biddu has been active in the Western and Indian music scenes producing albums which are more spiritual and Eastern-oriented.

Career

Early career (1960s)

Biddu's family originally hailed from Kodagu in the Karnataka state of India, but he was born and brought up in the city of Bangalore, also in Karnataka, India. He carries the clan name of Chendrimada. In the 1960s, as a youth, he developed a liking for the then new pop and rock music, as he said in a media interview, listening to pop hits played on the shortwave radio band of Radio Ceylon of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), which was then popular throughout Asia. He learnt to play the guitar and in his late teens and early twenties he frequented the clubs and bars of Bangalore, and soon started a music band called 'Trojans' with a few friends, including Ken Gnanakan, who later went on to start an NGO called "ACTS". The band was India's first English-speaking band, and found success belting out cover versions of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Trini Lopez and hits of other Western stars of the day, in the clubs of Bangalore and also other Indian cities, such as Calcutta and Bombay. The band, however, split after a while, with Ken Gnanakan deciding to study, leaving Biddu alone in the business, playing under the name 'Lone Trojan'. As the 'Lone Trojan' he played to enthusiastic crowds in a fancy night club called "Venice" in Bombay located opp. the Eros movie theater.

Biddu had a penchant for even bigger things in popular music, and in 1967 decamped for England, with less money and a journey through the Middle East, which he mostly made on doles handed out for singing catchy numbers and playing guitar everywhere he could. A few months after leaving India, at the age of 23, Biddu arrived in England, the country where he had dreamt of making it big; as he said in an interview to the BBC, years later: "I didn't really know too much about England or anything - I'd just come here on the chance of meeting the Beatles and doing some music. Everything that I did had this danceable flavour". Within a few months of his arrival, he had met The Beatles, but expressed disappointment that "Lennon was dressed so badly."

In England, he supported himself doing odd jobs and also working as a chef in the American Embassy. His attempts at becoming a singer in England were unsuccessful and, according to Biddu, “as an Indian in those days they were happier to hire me as an accountant than as a singer.” He eventually gave up on his ambition to become a singer and instead decided to produce his own records rather than working for a record company. He saved a few pounds before he decided to rent studio time and record several singles, none of which ever received any airplay from UK radio stations.

Biddu's first major success was in 1969, when he produced the song "Smile for Me", performed by The Tigers, who were Japan's most famous band at the time, and written by the Bee Gees. Since the band did not speak English, Biddu had to show them how to sing the English lyrics phonetically. Following its release that year, the song topped the charts in Japan. His success abroad in Japan would later pave the way for his later success back in Britain.

Euro disco scene (1970s)

During the early 1970s, Biddu produced several early disco songs that, despite receiving no airplay on radio, began gaining some underground success in UK northern soul clubs, in places like Wigan and Blackpool, which were more receptive to Biddu's early disco sounds due to northern soul being a forerunner to disco. The Biddu sound incorporated "solid playing by a hard rhythm section and fast swirling Northern Soul–style melodies" and resembled the disco sound that had appeared independently in New York at around the same time.

In 1972, Biddu scored music for the UK spy thriller ''Embassy''. Around this time, he also started working with UK-based Jamaican-born musician Carl Douglas on a 45 (rpm record) single "I Want to Give you my Everything". While this song was intended for the A side, they cut a song for the B side, "Kung Fu Fighting", in just 10 minutes. Later, at the insistence of A & R at Pye Records, "Kung Fu Fighting" was put on the A-side. Soon after release in 1974, "Kung Fu Fighting" became a worldwide hit, topping charts around the world, ultimately selling eleven million copies worldwide. In 1974, it received a Gold certification from the RIAA, and won the Grammy Award for Best Selling Single. Shortly after, Biddu also produced Carl Douglas' debut LP (album) ''Kung Fu Fighter'', which produced another major hit, "Dance The Kung Fu". He soon begame established him as one of the key figures in Britain's soul and disco scenes during the 1970s, working with a variety of British soul and disco artists, including Tina Charles, The Outriders, and Jimmy James.

In 1975, Biddu recorded and released the instrumental LP ''Blue Eyed Soul'', and watched his own star rise even further as the album's first single, "Summer of '42", climbed to #14 on the UK chart spending a full two months there and then had similar success in the US, topping the Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart and reaching #57 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single from the album, "Jump for Joy", also topped the Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart in the US while reaching #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 there in 1976. In the Billboard Year-End chart, "Jump For Joy" was ranked #21 on the list. Also in 1975, he produced the album ''Can You Hear Me Ok?'' and single "I Got My Lady" for John Howard. Around the same time, a friend introduced Biddu to Tina Charles, a singer who had had some success singing lead vocals for the group 5000 Volts. The first single they worked together, "You Set My Heart on Fire", clinched a recording deal with CBS. In 1976, the second single "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" was a major hit worldwide. "I Love to Love" and the subsequent hit "Dance Little Lady Dance" sold millions of copies around the world, giving Tina Charles a worldwide audience and fame, launching her solo career and firmly establishing Biddu.

In 1976, Biddu produced his own ''Rain Forest'' LP, followed by ''Eastern Man'' in 1977, both credited to Biddu & His Orchestra. His album ''Rain Forest'' earned him four Ivor Novello Awards, including the "Songwriter of the Year" award. Around this same time, he began experimenting with electronic music in some of his disco songs, making use of electronic musical instruments such as keyboards and synthesizers. Some of his early examples of electronic disco include the early boogie song "Bionic Boogie" from his 1976 album ''Rain Forest''; the 1977 "Soul Coaxing" single; the ''Eastern Man'' and ''Futuristic Journey'' albums, which were recorded from 1976 to 1977; and the 1979 "Phantasm" single. He also began experimenting with high-tempo Hi-NRG disco music, with early examples including some of the songs in his 1976 Tina Charles albums ''I Love to Love'' and ''Dance Little Lady'', as well as his disco singles such as "Voodoo Man" (1979) which had a tempo of 130 beats per minute. His backing tracks also had a strong influence on the British New Wave band The Buggles, founded by two of Biddu's former session musicians, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who are most famous for writing the hit song "Video Killed the Radio Star" in 1979.

In 1977, he worked on the ''Life'' LP of veteran Jamaican-born soul singer Jimmy James, which churned out two smash disco hits ''I'll Go Where your Music Takes Me '' and ''Disco Fever''. In early 1978, Biddu's own ''Journey to the Moon '' was a hit, peaking at #41 in the UK. That same year, he scored the music for the English film ''The Stud'', starring Joan Collins; the film's soundtrack was successful on the UK Albums Chart, where it reached #2. He also produced the soundtrack for its sequel, ''The Bitch'', in 1979. During the late 1970s, Biddu also had a hit in France with the late Claude François, for whom he produced the song "Laisse Une Chance A Notre Amour".

Biddu worked with various musicians including some players from Manchester and Liverpool who had worked on sessions with Tina Charles till the late 1970s, after which disco music slowly began to wane as funk, New Wave and electronic music began taking centre-stage in Western popular music, taking with it Biddu's established place in the Western music scene, despite his early attempts at producing electronic synthpop music, such as his 1980 song "Small Talk" for Amy. Nevertheless, he soon found himself spinning out hits working in another part of the world, Asia.

Success in Asia (1980s)

In the late 1970s, Western disco was getting popular in Asia and particularly in India, where there was not yet any home-bred musician who could belt out a disco tune or two with ease and authority. It was this reason that led established Indian filmmaker and actor Feroz Khan to England and to Biddu, in 1979. Khan wanted to introduce a catchy song in his upcoming Hindi film, ''Qurbani'', in which the main score of the film was to be legendary Indian music duo, Kalyanji Anandji. Biddu initially wasn't interested in composing a Hindi film song, but later took it up as he would say years later, "I thought it would keep my mum happy (back home in India)". About the same time Khan happened to come across 15 year old Nazia Hassan at a party in London. Khan later requested Hassan have an audition with Biddu. Biddu later signed her up for the song he was composing for ''Qurbani''.

It did not take a long time for Biddu to compose "Aap Jaisa Koi" for ''Qurbani''. The tune and composition he used for "Aap Jaisa Koi" was similar to several of his earlier songs, particularly the 1976 Tina Charles hit "Dance Little Lady Dance". As the girl, Nazia Hassan, had a nasal voice, Biddu decided to backtrack it for an echo effect. The song which was recorded in London, was the first Hindi song to be recorded on 24 tracks. In 1980, ''Qurbani'' ran to packed houses in India, largely on the weight of "Aap Jaisa Koi" and another number "Laila O Laila". Nazia Hassan became a teenage sensation. "Aap Jaisa Koi" was a massive hit across the Indian subcontinent.

Riding on the massive popularity of the song and the film, Biddu decided to sign Hassan and her brother Zoheb up for a Hindi pop album, something hitherto not tried in India. Biddu modelled them on the then popular American brother-sister duo, The Carpenters. Biddu composed a few catchy numbers for Nazia and Zoheb for the album ''Disco Deewane''. In 1981, the album was a massive hit across Asia, South Africa, and some countries in South America (particularly Brazil where it topped the charts), charting in 14 countries. The album became the best-selling Asian pop album up until that time. The 15 year old teenage Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan became a household name across the South Asian subcontinent as a result and Biddu saw his stars rise across the region. ''Disco Deewane'' was followed by the production of three more heavy hitters with Nazia and Zohaib; ''Star/Boom Boom'' in 1982 (the number "Boom Boom" from the album and film ''Star'' was a big hit), then the album ''Young Tarang 1984'' two years later, before winding up again with the duo in 1987 with ''Hotline''. The duo went on to sell as many as 60 million records worldwide.

Beyond Southern Asia, he also had some success in another part of Asia, the Far East. After having previously had a chart-topping hit in Japan with The Tigers in 1969, he returned there to work with the popular Japanese idol and J-pop singer Akina Nakamori, for whom he produced "Don't Tell Me This is Love" in 1985. It was included in her 1985 album ''My Best Thanks'', which topped the Japanese charts and sold around 300,000 copies. He produced several more hit songs for Akina Nakamori, including the 1987 songs "The Look That Kills" and "Blonde", which became chart-topping hits in Japan. "Blonde" in particular sold over 300,000 copies in Japan that year. He also worked in Hong Kong, where he produced and composed the song "傷心戲院" ("Sad Theater") for C-pop singer Samantha Lam in 1988.

Indi-pop scene (1990s)

Having spent nearly a decade with the Nazia-Zohaib pair, Biddu next turned his attention to Hindi vocalist Shweta Shetty, both writing and producing the ''Johnny Joker'' album in 1993. Then in 1995, came another sensational pop album, composed and produced by Biddu. ''Made in India'' - a remarkable dance album for Hindi pop/film playback singer Alisha Chinai. The album became the best selling Hindi dance album ever and featured a slick handful of Western styled videos - a sure selling point for India's newly-launched MTV set. It topped the Indian charts, where it remained for over a year, and sold over 5 million copies in India.

In 1996, Biddu made a brother-sister duo again with Shaan (Shantanu Mukherjee) and Sagarika Mukherjee, producing the ''Naujawan'' album. Biddu spent the rest of the 1990s working with a variety of musicians, including the Indian girl-group "The Models", and Sonu Nigam, as well as continuing his collaboration with Alisha Chinai on her ''Dil Ki Rani'' album. Into the new millennium, he produced two hit albums with Sansara, ''Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai'' and ''Habibi''.

His own 1999 album ''Eastern Journey'' was an ambitious experiment which blended Indian pop with Western flair and strong, jazz elements.

Biddu also worked with Junaid Jamshed. Both of them worked in London and produced an outstanding album under the composition and lyrics of non other than Shoib Mansoor Sahab. Album name "Junaid of vital signs " Later the album name was changed to "NAAM" OR "TUMHARA AUR MERA NAAM" .This album includes the hits like Pehli Dharkan,Tumhara Mera Nam, Ab Jiya Na Jaye,Barish.

Experiments in fusion (2000s)

In 2004, Biddu re-emerged with a new genre to soothe the soul of western audiences. the album ''Diamond Sutra'', inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, has Sanskrit chants and a painting of Buddha on the front cover of the album, shaping Biddu's concern of the world in danger of self-destruction. He is also critical of American arrogance and what he describes as an "I, me, my society," but insists he is not trying to lecture or moralise through his music.

Biddu now lives in Spain with his English wife of 39 years, Sue, and two grown-up children. He started a publishing house called SueBiddu Music, which administers music for artists, wrote an autobiography called ''Made in India'' at the insistence of his wife, and has returned to doing live performances as a singer. In 2010, Biddu won an "Outstanding Achievement" award at the UK Asian Music Awards (UK AMAs), and he was also awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the JD Rock Awards in India that same year.

Discography

The following is a selected discography of albums, singles and soundtracks he has produced or composed.

Producer / Writer

Albums

Carl Douglas — ''Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs'' (1974)

Jimmy James — ''You Don't Stand a Chance if You Can't Dance'' (1975)

John Howard — ''Can You Hear Me OK?'' (1975, unreleased; 2005)

Lee Vanderbilt -– ''Get Into What You're In'' (1977)

Tina Charles — ''I Love to Love'' (1976)

Jimmy James — ''Life'' (1977)

Tina Charles — ''Rendezvous'' (1977)

Tina Charles — ''Greatest Hits'' (1978)

Kelly Marie — ''Feels Like I'm in Love'' (1981)

Nazia Hassan — ''Disco Deewane'' (1981)

Nazia Hassan & Zohaib Hassan — ''Star/Boom Boom'' (1982)

Nazia Hassan & Zohaib Hassan — ''Young Tarang'' (1984)

Nazia Hassan & Zohaib Hassan — ''Hotline'' (1987)

Alisha Chinai — ''Made in India'' (1995)

The Pearls — ''A String of Pearls'' (2005)

Sophie Choudry — ''Le Mera Dil'' (2008)

Singles

The Tigers — "Smile for Me" (1969)

The Showstoppers — "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" (1971)

Carl Douglas — "Ain't No Use" (1972)

Jimmy James — "A Man Like Me" (1972)

The Flirtations — "Love A Little Longer" (1972)

Mac and Katie Kissoon — "Beautiful World Out There" (1973)

The Black Knights — "Billy Gunn" (1973)

The Playthings — "Stop What You're Doing" (1973)

Carl Douglas — "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974)

The Pearls — "Doctor Love" (1974)

The Playthings — "Surrounded By A Ray Of Sunshine" (1974)

Tina Charles — "One Broken Heart For Sale" (1974)

Carl Douglas — "Blue Eyed Soul" (1975)

Jimmy James — "You Don't Stand a Chance (If You Can't Dance)" (1975)

John Howard — "I Got My Lady" (1975)

Tina Charles — "You Set My Heart On Fire" (1975)

Biddu — "Groovy Kind Of Love" (1976)

Jimmy James — "Now Is the Time" (1976)

Tina Charles — "Dance Little Lady Dance" (1976)

Tina Charles — "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" (1976)

Tina Charles — "Love Me Like A Lover" (1976)

Claude François — "Laisse Une Chance A Notre Amour" (1978)

The Real Thing — "Let's Go Disco" (1978)

Captain Zorro — "Phantasm" (1979)

Amy — "Small Talk" (1980)

Akina Nakamori — "Don't Tell Me This is Love" (1985)

Akina Nakamori — "The Look That Kills" (1987)

Akina Nakamori — "Blonde" (1987)

Samantha Lam — "傷心戲院" ("Sad Theater") (1988)

Caron — "You'll Always Have A Friend" (1992)

Nazia Hassan — "Boom Boom: The Biddu Experience '95" (1995)

Bus Stop — "Kung Fu Fighting" (1998)

Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band — "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me" (1999)

Biddu Orchestra

Albums

''Blue Eyed Soul'' (1975)

''Rain Forest'' (1976)

''Funky Tropical'' (1977)

''Journey to the Moon'' (1977)

''Soul Coaxing / Nirvana'' (1977)

''Journey to the Moon / Journey in the Rain'' (1977)

''Eastern Man'' (1977)

''Disco Gold'' (1978)

''Futuristic Journey'' (1978)

''Dance of Shiva'' (1985)

''Diamond Sutra'' (2004)

Singles

"Summer of '42" (1975)

"Jump for Joy" (1975)

"Bionic Boogie" (1976)

"Soul Coaxing" (1977)

"Voodoo Man" (1979)

Soundtracks

Biddu has scored or produced the soundtracks for the following films.

''Embassy'' (1972)

''The Stud'' (1978)

''The Bitch'' (1979)

''Flat Bust'' (1979)

''Qurbani'' (soundtrack released 1979, film released 1980)

''Star'' (1982)

''Goonj'' (1989)

''Maut Ki Sazaa'' (1991)

''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' (2007)

References

External links

MTV india

[ Allmusic biography]

Category:Living people Category:British record producers Category:Indian musicians Category:Kodava Category:Indian songwriters Category:Indian expatriates Category:People from Kodagu Category:1944 births

Coordinates	43°36′49″N116°12′12″N
Name	Nazia Hassan
Birth date	April 03, 1965
Death date	August 13, 2000
Birth place	Karachi, Pakistan
Death place	London, UK
Occupation	Pop Singer, Lawyer, Political Analyst UN (1992-94)
Country	Pakistan
Yearsactive	1980-1992 (singing) }}

Nazia Hassan (}}) (April 3, 1965 – August 13, 2000) was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the Indian film ''Qurbani'' (1980) made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s, where she is admired and loved even today, years after her death. Her debut album ''Disco Deewane'' (1981) also charted in fourteen countries worldwide and became the best-selling Asian pop record up until that time. Nazia Hassan, along with her brother Zohaib Hassan, went on to sell over 60 million records worldwide.

Early life and career

1975-1980: Beginning & ''Aap Jaisa Koi''

Nazia Hassan was born in Karachi, Pakistan and from an early age showed interest in music. Nazia began singing during the late 1970s, when she appeared on several television shows on PTV as a child artist. Her professional career started at the age of fifteen when she provided the lead vocals for the song ''Aap Jaisa Koi'' from the 1980 film Qurbani. Nazia was introduced to the film's director Feroz Khan by his friend Biddu in the United Kingdom. The song was a huge success in India and despite Nazia being a Pakistani, she gained overnight fame there. In 1981, Nazia won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback for ''Aap Jaisa Koi''.

1981-1987: Pop singing

After the success of ''Aap Jaisa Koi'', Qurbani became a big hit and Nazia collaborated with Biddu, a UK-based Indian music producer; who was also the composer of ''Aap Jaisa Koi'', on numerous other projects. In 1981, Nazia became the first playback singer to release an album. Her first album was ''Disco Deewane''. The album broke record sales in Pakistan and India and even topped the charts in the West Indies, Latin America and Russia. This album became a mega-hit and Nazia became an established pop singer in Pakistan. The album also had vocals by her brother, Zohaib Hassan.

After the release of ''Disco Deewane'', Nazia and Zoheb were offered the chance to act in a movie by Biddu, but they refused to act and chose singing. Nazia's second album ''Star/Boom Boom'' was released in 1982. The soundtrack of the album was used in the movie Star. Nazia made an appearance in the film, singing the film's title song, ''Boom Boom''. The film did not do well at the box office but the album was successful and increased the popularity of Nazia and her brother Zoheb in Pakistan and India.

Nazia's third album, ''Young Tarang'' was released in 1984. It was the first album in Pakistan to feature music videos, which were made in London by David & Kathy Rose. The album sold over 40 million copies. The album became Nazia's most famous and one of the most popular in Asia. ''Ankhien Milane Wale'' was the most popular song of the album. After the release of ''Young Tarang'', Nazia returned to singing for Bollywood movies as a playback singer.

Nazia's fourth album, ''Hotline'' was released in 1987. ''Aa Haan'' was the most popular song of the album.

1989-1992: ''Music '89'', ''Camera Camera'' & retirement

By the end of the 1980s, Nazia had become the most popular pop singer of Pakistan. In 1988, Nazia and her brother Zoheb appeared with music maestro Sohail Rana in his television program, ''Sung Sung''. In the following year, Nazia and Zoheb hosted the groundbreaking show ''Music '89''. The show was produced by Shoaib Mansoor. It was the first-ever all pop-music stage show to be aired on television. The show launched the careers of many new rising bands and singers and became popular in Pakistan. Nazia hosted another show, ''Dhanak'' on PTV in the same year, 1989.

In 1991, Nazia and her brother Zoheb recorded her fifth album, ''Camera Camera''. Before the album's release, Nazia and Zoheb announced during a launching ceremony that it would be their last album. The album was released in 1992. It was not as successful as Nazia's previous albums and received only average reaction. After the album's release, Nazia left her singing career to focus on her personal life. The composer of her albums, Biddu composed a song, ''Made in India'' and he wanted Nazia to sing it. But the retired Nazia refused to sing a song that might offend Pakistan. The song was then offered to Alisha Chinai and marked the birth of Indipop.

Legacy

Pakistan's vibrant contemporary music scene owes itself to Nazia Hassan's redefinition of pop. In fact, the biggest nineties bands, including the Vital Signs and the Jupiters, got a platform on "Music '89".

Nazia also had a seismic impact in India. "India Today" magazine voted her as one of the top 50 people who helped change the face of India. She has contributed to the development of the present isomorphism of Bollywood music and pop: “She set - well ahead of its time - the personal album trend in India”, spawning the likes of Alisha Chinai, Lucky Ali and Shweta Shetty. After the huge success of their music, Nazia and Zoheb were signed by EMI Group and were the first South Asian singers to be signed by an international music company.

Besides music, Nazia had the honour of starting the noble trend of working for the under privileged and poor. All the money earned from music was spent on charity. Nazia supported the “Inner Wheel Club” of India and helped raise funds for them. In Pakistan, she established the organization “BAN” to fight against the curse of narcotics . She belonged to many charity organizations and worked with her mother Muniza Basir in the low income areas of Karachi to help the needy and sick. Nazia worked with Javed Jabbar, former Information Minister, to raise funds for children in Rajasthan. She went to a very large number of schools to collect toys for poor children and gave talks on the subject of social awareness for the under privileged. Nazia never forgot the love and support of all the schools and always spoke with great affection for them. The worthy staff and the students of St Joseph’s Convent, Mama Parsi School and many others had gone out of their way to help the cause.

Surprisingly, music was only a hobby for Nazia and though her achievements in this field were anyone’s dream come true, she lived away from the glitzy world and led a secluded and simple life. She completed her education in the UK, got a law degree and then worked in the United Nations in the Security Council. Nazia continued her social work even in New York and worked for children from UN platform.

She is known as the "Sweetheart of Pakistan". Nazia Hassan is still the symbol of grace, sacred beauty and innocence and is frequently compared to Princess Diana, as she was known to possess a heart of gold. Nazia spent her teenage years between Karachi and London.

Personal life

Nazia was the daughter of a well-known businessman Mr. Basir Hassan and an active social worker, Mrs. Munizeh Basir. She had two siblings, a brother Zohaib and a sister Zahra, both of whom became singers. Nazia was married on March 30, 1995 to Mirza Ishtiaq Baig. They had a son, Arez, on April 7, 1997. But they got divorced on August 4, 2000, ten days before her death.

Death

Nazia died of lung cancer in London on August 13, 2000 at the age of 35. She was admitted to North Finchley Hospice three days earlier when her condition deteriorated. She showed signs of mild recovery the day before she died and it was thought that doctors would allow her to go home. But early Sunday morning, her mother, Muneeza Hasan, was called to the hospital where her daughter had started coughing heavily at around 9:15am. She died within minutes. Nazia is buried at the Muslim Hendon Cemetery in London.

The Government of Pakistan has conferred upon Nazia Hassan the highest civilian award ''Pride of Performance''. The award was presented to Mrs. Muniza Basir, mother of Nazia Hassan, by the President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf in an official ceremony held at Islamabad on 23 March 2002. In 2003, Nazia's family established a charitable organization Nazia Hassan Foundation, named after her. The organization was established to continue her life-long charitable and social efforts to make the world a better place to live in for all, irrespective of religion, caste or creed.

Discography

Albums

Disco Deewane (1981) # Ao Na # Disco Deewane # Lakin Mera Dil # Mujhay Chahie # Komal Komal # Tere Qadmoon Ko # Dil Mera # Dhundli Raat # Gaien Mil Ker # Disco Deewane (Instrumental) Star/Boom Boom (1982) # Boom Boom # Ooee Ooee # Jana # Zindagi # Muskuraye Ja # Star # Khushi # Dheree Dheree # Boom Boom (Part II) # Koi Nahi Hazan (1983) # Dreamer Devane # Destiny # Get a little Closer # Dreamer Devane (Extended Version) Young Tarang (1984) # Aag # Dum Dum Dede # Chera # Kya Howa # Dosti # Ashanti # Sunn # Medley # Ankhen Milane Wale # Pyar Ka Jadu Hotline (1987) # Telephone Pyar # Hum Aur Tum # Soja # Aan # Khubsorat # Teri Yaad # Paisa # Dharti Hamari # Ajnabi # Number Ek # Hamaisha # Kaam Kaam Kaam Saffron, Then He Kissed Me (1988) # Then He Kissed Me # Then He Kissed Me (Radio Edit) # Then He Kissed Me (Bhangra Beat) Camera Camera (1992) # Camera Camera # Wala Wai # Tali Thay Thale # Mama Papa # Keon # If You Could # Meherbani # Aaj Nahin Tu Kal # Nasha # Pyar Ka Geet # Dil Ke Lagi # If # Camera Camera (Dance Mix)

Films (playback singer)

Qurbani (1980) # Aap Jaisa Koi Star/Boom Boom (1982) # Boom Boom # Ooee Ooee # Jana # Zindagi # Muskuraye Ja # Star # Dheree Dheree # Boom Boom (Part II) # Koi Nahi # Nigahon Se Durr Dil Wala (1986) # Tonight Pyar Karo

Ilzaam (1986) # Main Aya Tere Liye

Adhetiyakar (1986) # Laher Laher Chanchel Howi Main Bulwan (1986) # Rock 'N' Roll - Nazia & Kishore Kumar # Hulla Gulla Karien Hum - Nazia & Kishore Kumar

Sheela (1987) # Sheela O' My Sheela # Takta Mani Mana

Saaya (1989) # Shukriya

Television appearances

Kaliyon Ke Mala (1975) -- Appearance as a child artist - ''Nazia Hassan sung Dosti Asa Naata''

Sang Sang Chalien (1977) -- Appearance as a child artist

Disco Deewane (BBC Show 1981)

Disco Deewane (DD 1 1981)

BBC News (1981)

Zia Moh-u-Din Show (Channel 4 1981)

David Sole (1981)

David Essex (1981)

Young Tarang Show (DD 1 1984)

Aap Ke Liye (PTV 1985)

PTV Election Transmission (1985)

Show Time (PTV 1986)

Yes Sir No Sir (PTV 1987)

TV Hits (1987)

BBC Show (1987)

PTV Awards (1988)

Then He Kissed ME (1988)

Music '89 (1989); Hosted by Nazia Hassan & Zoheb Hassan

Dhanak (1989); Hosted by Nazia Hassan

PTV 25 (1990)

Mehman-i-Khasosi (1990)

Studio 2 (1990)

Eid Show (1992)

Eye Witness (1993)

Kaliyan (1990–1991)

Pro Audio Show (1995)

Nawrang (1995); Hosted by Nazia Hassan and Dr. Farooq Baig

Sawaire Sawaire (PTV 1997)

PTV World (1998)

Zee TV (1999, Nazia Hassan's last TV appearance)

TV commercials

Sitara Sapna Lawn (1986)

Lipton (1990)

Lipton (1991)

Lipton (1992)

Documentary

A Music Fairy; ''A Tribute to Nazia Hassan'' by Ahmad Haseeb

Awards

#Filmfare Best Female Playback Award #Double Platinum #Platinum #Golden Discs #Pride of Performance

See also

Nazia and Zoheb

Zohaib Hassan

Nazia Hassan Foundation

References

External links

Nazia Hassan’s Fan Site

Nazia : Chhoti si Gudiya ki lambli kahani (HINDI)

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Coordinates	43°36′49″N116°12′12″N
name	Vinod Khanna
birth date	October 06, 1946
birth place	Peshawar, British India
residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
office	Member of Parliament
constituency	Gurdaspur
salary	1 million per year
party	BJP
spouse	Geetanjali (1971–1985 divorced) Kavita (1990–present)
children	3 sons and 1 daughter
date	September 22 |
year	2006 |
source	}}

Vinod Khanna (, Punjabi: ਵਿਨੋਦ ਖੰਨਾ born 6 October 1946) is an Indian actor, film producer and politician.

Early life

Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India (now in Pakistan). He has three sisters and one brother. Shortly after his birth, India was partitioned and the family fled Peshawar and reached Mumbai (then Bombay).

At Mumbai, he attended Queen Mary School, Bombay (Mumbai) until class II and then shifted to St. Xavier's High School, Fort. In 1957, the family again shifted to Delhi where he attended Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. Although the family moved back to Mumbai in 1960, he was sent to Barnes School in Devlali. It was during his time at the boarding school that he watched the epic ''Mughal-e-Azam'' and fell in love with motion pictures. He graduated with a commerce degree from Sydenham College.

Career

Vinod Khanna debuted in Sunil Dutt's 1968 film ''Man Ka Meet'' as a villain. He acted in multi-starrer films often playing supporting and negative roles in hit films such as ''Purab Aur Paschim'' (1970), ''Sachaa Jhutha'' (1970) and ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' (1971). His big break was in the 1971 film ''Mere Apne'' directed by Gulzar. His performance as an army officer facing death row in another Gulzar scripted and directed 1973 film ''Achanak'' was critically acclaimed. The songless film echoed the true life story of K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra and Khanna portrayed Kawas Nanavati, the real life Navy officer.

He went on to star in many hits throughout the mid 1970s and early 1980s, including ''Parvarish'' (1977), ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' (1977), ''Khoon Pasina'' (1977), ''Muqaddar Ka Sikander'' (1978), ''The Burning Train'' (1980) and ''Qurbani'' (1980). Having peaked in Bollywood, he became a follower of the spiritual teacher Osho (Rajneesh) and left the film industry in 1979 for eight years. At this time, he was one of the most successful actors in the Bollywood, competing with Amitabh Bachchan & Jeetendra. He rejoined the industry, eight years later in mid 1980s. He continued to appear in many notable films from the mid 1980s to the 1990s such as ''Dayavan'' (1988), ''Chandni'' (1989), ''Kshatriya'' (1993), ''Eena Meena Deeka'' (1994) and ''Ekka Raja Rani'' (1994).

His pairing with Amitabh Bachchan was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

In 1997 he donned the role of producer to launch his middle son Akshaye Khanna in the film ''Himalay Putra''; he also starred in the film. In 1999 he received a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry for over three decades. He has since acted in fewer films playing character roles. His most recent films were ''Deewaanapan'' (2002), ''Risk'' (2007)'', Wanted'' (2009) and ''Dabangg'' (2010).

He also ventured into television playing the male lead role of "Kashi Nath" in the Smriti Irani-produced Hindi serial ''Mere Apne'', which aired on the channel 9X.

Politics

In 1997, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab in the next year's Lok Sabha poll. In 1999, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency. Later, he became union minister for culture and tourism in July 2002. Six months later, he was moved to the more important ministry of external affairs (MEA) as minister of state. In 2004 he won re-election from Gurdaspur. However, he lost out in the 2009 Lok Sabha poll.

Personal life

Khanna married Geetanjali in 1971, and has two sons with her, Rahul Khanna and Akshaye Khanna; both are Hindi film actors. In 1975, Khanna became a disciple of Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). In the early 1980s, he moved to Rajneeshpuram, Osho's commune in the United States, for four years, cleaning dishes and working as Osho's gardener. His absence from his family, who remained behind in India, caused friction between the couple, and the marriage ended in divorce.

In 1990, he married his second wife, Kavita. They have a son, Sakshi, and a daughter Shraddha.

Awards and nominations

1975 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for ''Haath Ki Safai''

1977 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for ''Hera Pheri''

1978 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor for ''Shaque''

1979 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for ''Muqaddar Ka Sikander''

1981 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor for ''Qurbani''

1999 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

2006 – Stardust Awards - Role Model for the Year

2007 – Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

Filmography

''99 film ''Ek Rani Aisi Bhi Thi'' ''Bhola in Bollywood'' ''Godfather (2007 film) ''Pehchaan: The Face of Truth'' ''Kranti (2002 film) ''Deewaanapan'' ''Dus (1997 film) ''Muqadama'' ''Janam Kundli'' ''Eena Meena Deeka'' ''Kshatriya (film) ''Parampara (film) ''Khoon Ka Karz'' ''Muqaddar Ka Badshaah'' ''Chandni'' ''Dayavan'' ''Insaaf (1987 film) ''Daulat Ke Dushman'' ''Rajput'' ''Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (1981 film) ''The Burning Train'' ''Lahu ke Do Rang'' ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' ''Parvarish (1977 film) ''Hera Pheri (1976 film) ''Zameer (1974 film) ''Haath Ki Safai'' ''Kuchhe Dhaage'' ''Parichay'' ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' ''Sachaa Jhutha'' ''Nateeja'' ''Man Ka Meet''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="2"	2010	''Dabangg''	Prajapati Pandey
''Red Alert: The War Within''	Krishnaraj
rowspan="3"	2009	99'' ||	JC
''Wanted (2009 film)	Wanted''	Shrikant Shekhawat
''Fast Forward (2009 film)	Fast Forward''
rowspan="2"	2008	|	Jivajirao Scindia
''Halla Bol''	Himself
rowspan="1"	2004	|	Himself	Special Appearance
rowspan="3"	2007	Godfather'' ||
''Risk (film)	Risk''	Khalid Bin Jamal
''Chooriyan''
rowspan="1"	2005	|	Advocate Deepak Khanna
rowspan="2"	2002	Kranti'' ||	Awadesh Pratap Singh
''Leela''	Nashaad
rowspan="1"	2001	|	Ranvir Choudhary
rowspan="3"	1997	Dus'' ||	General	Incomplete
''Himalay Putra''	ACP Suraj Khanna
''Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law''	Inspector Varun Saxena
rowspan="1"	1996	|	Captain Ajit Singh
rowspan="1"	1995	|	Randhir 'Junior' Mehra
rowspan="3"	1994	|	Deeka
''Ekka Raja Rani''	Ashwini Bhave
''Pyar Ka Rog''	Army Officer
rowspan="2"	1993	Kshatriya'' ||	Raja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
''Insaniyat Ke Devta''	Balbir
rowspan="6"	1992	Parampara'' ||	Thakur Prithvi Singh
''Humshakal''	Insp. Vinod/Sunil Kumar/Dadu Kaliya
''Nishchaiy''	Ravi Yadav
''Maarg''
''Police Aur Mujrim''	DSP Vishal Khanna
''Waqt Ka Badshah''
rowspan="4"	1991	|	Karan
''Farishtay''	Dheeru
''Dharam Sankat''	Birju
''Garajna''
rowspan="8"	1990	|	Naresh
''Jurm (1990 film)	Jurm''	Inspector Shekhar Varma
''C.I.D. (1990 film)	C.I.D.''	Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
''Lekin...''	Samir Yogi
''Maha-Sangram''	Vishal
''Kaaranama''
''Masangram''
''Pathar Ke Insan''	Arjun
rowspan="5"	1989	|	Lalit Khanna
''Batwara''	Vikram Singh
''Suryaa: An Awakening''	Suraj Singh
''Mahaadev''	Arjun Singh
''Conman''
rowspan="4"	1988	|	Shakti Vellu/ Dayavan
''Rihae''	Amarji
''Aakhri Adaalat''	Inspector Amar Kaushal
''Faisla''	Birju
rowspan="4"	1987	Insaaf'' ||	Avinash Kapoor
''Satyamev Jayate''	Police Inspector Arjun Singh
''Zameen (1987 film)	Zameen''
''Raj Kapoor (1987 film)	Raj Kapoor''	Himself
rowspan="1"	1983	|	Vinod
rowspan="5"	1982	|	Bhanu
''Raj Mahal (1982 film)	Raj Mahal''
''Insaan (1982 film)	Insaan''
''Daulat (1982 film)	Daulat''	Ravi/ Kunwar Dilip Singh
''Taaqat (1982 film)	Taaqat''
rowspan="4"	1981	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah'' ||
''Khuda Kasam (1981 film)	Khuda Kasam''	Sumer Singh
''Jail Yatra (1981 film)	Jail Yatra''	Raju Verma
''Kudrat''	Dr. Naresh Gupta
rowspan="5"	1980	|	Vinod Verma
''Qurbani (1980 film)	Qurbani''	Amar
''Garam Khoon''
''Zalim (1980 film)	Zalim''
''Bombay 405 Miles''	Kanhaiya
rowspan="5"	1979	|	Inspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria
''Do Shikaari''	Satish
''Yuvraaj''	Gajendra/ Vikramdev
''Meera (1979 film)	Meera''	Rana Bhojraj Sesodia
''Sarkari Mehmaan''	Anand
rowspan="7"	1978	|	Ajay Chouhan
''Daku Aur Jawan
''Muqaddar Ka Sikander''	Vishal Anand
''Aakhri Daku''
''Khoon Ka Badla Khoon''
''Khoon Ki Pukaar''	Sher Singh/Amrit
''Inkaar''	CID Officer Amarnath "Amar" Gill
rowspan="9"	1977	Parvarish'' ||	Kishan
''Adha Din Adhi Raat''
''Amar Akbar Anthony''	Amar
''Khoon Pasina''	Aslam Sher Khan / Shera
''Hatyara''	Vijay D. Singh/Inspector Ajay Singh
''Aap Ki Khatir (1977 film)	Aap Ki Khatir''	Sagar
''Jallian Wala Bagh (1977 film)	Jallian Wala Bagh''
''Maha Badmaash''
''Chor Sipahee''	Raja Dada / Raja Khanna
rowspan="5"	1976	Hera Pheri'' ||	Ajay	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
''Lagaaam''
''Nehle Pe Dehla''
''Shankar Shambhu''	Pappu R. Singh/Shambhu L. 'Chhotey Thakur' Singh
''Shaque''	Vinod Joshi
rowspan="4"	1975	Zameer'' ||	Daku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo
''Qaid (film)	Qaid''	Advocate Jai Saxena
''Prem Kahani''	Sher Khan
''Sewak''
rowspan="6"	1974	|	Shankar Kumar	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
''Imtihan''	Pramod Sharma
''Kunwara Baap''	Police Inspector Ramesh
''Patthar Aur Payal''	Surajbhan Singh 'Sarju'
''Chowkidar''	Gopal
''Farebi''
rowspan="8"	1973	|	Thakur Lakhan Singh
''Aarop''	Subhash
''Achanak (1973 film)	Achanak''	Major Ranjeet Khanna
''Anokhi Ada''	Gopal
''Dhamkee''
''Gaddar (1973 film)	Gaddar''	Inspector Raj Kumar 'Raja'
''Paanch Dushman''
''Pyaar Ka Rishta''
rowspan="6"	1972	|	Amit
''Do Yaar''
''Ek Bechara''
''Ek Hasina Do Diwane''	Prakash
''Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey''
''Parchhaiyan''
rowspan="12"	1971	|	Jabbar Singh
''Reshma Aur Shera''	Vijay Singh
''Mere Apne''	Shyam
''Elaan (1971 film)	Elaan''	Ram Singh
''Hungama (1971 film)	Hungama''	Preetam
''Rakhwala''	Shyam
''Preetam''	Anil Thakur
''Jaane-Anjaane''	Police Inspector Hemant
''Dost Aur Dushman''
''Hum Tum Aur Woh''	Vijay
''Memsaab (film)	Memsaab''	Arjun
''Guddi''	Himself
rowspan="4"	1970	|	Inspector Pradha
''Aan Milo Sajna''	Anil Choudhury
''Mastana''	Police Inspector Prasad
''Purab Aur Paschim''	Gopi's groom
rowspan="1"	1969	|
rowspan="1"	1968	|

References

External links

Parliamentary Biography

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Carl Douglas (born 10 May 1942) is a former Jamaican-born, UK-based, singer, best known for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one in both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The R.I.A.A. awarded gold disc status on 27 November, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Selling Single in 1974. It eventually went on to sell eleven million records worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.

This homage to martial arts films has overshadowed the rest of the singer's career, resulting in his appearance on cover versions of the song. Douglas did release two other singles ("Blue Eyed Soul" and "Dance The Kung Fu", which was sampled by DJ Premier in his 2007 remix of Nike's 25th Air Force One anniversary single "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)", featuring Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One and Rakim ) but he has gone down in recording history as an example of a one hit wonder.

He was at one time managed by Eric Woolfson, later the primary songwriter behind The Alan Parsons Project.

In 1998, a re-recording of "Kung Fu Fighting", billed as Bus Stop featuring Carl Douglas, reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.

He now resides in Hamburg, Germany where he runs SMV (Schacht Musik Verlage), a publishing company that coordinates films, documentaries, and advertisements.

See also

Kung Fu Fighting

Biddu

List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart

List of artists who reached number one in the United States

List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart

List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

List of disco artists (A-E)

List of performers on Top of the Pops

References

External links

Official website

Fan site

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Douglas "Doug" Band (born October 1972) is an aide and counselor to former President Bill Clinton.

Early life

A native of Sarasota, Florida, Band is an alumnus of Pine View School and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida with a major in English and a minor in Ethics. As an undergraduate at Florida, Band was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He later attended Georgetown University's graduate school at night to earn a master's degree in liberal arts and then he earned a law degree at night from Georgetown University Law Center.

Career during presidency

Douglas J. Band serves as counselor to President Clinton. He began working in the White House in 1995 working with Cheryl Mills as an unpaid intern in the White House Counsel's office. Band has been with President Clinton since then. Prior to his role as Counselor to President Clinton, Doug served in the White House Counsel's office for 4 years, becoming a Special Assistant to the President before he was made one of the youngest Deputy Assistants ever to serve a President. Band concluded his final year in the White House in the Oval Office as the President's Aide.

Post-presidential activities

Band has served as counselor and chief advisor to President Clinton since 2002, becoming the key architect of Clinton's post-presidency, and overseeing the 1,200 employees of both the William J. Clinton Foundation and the President's personal office. In his current role, Band has traveled to nearly 100 countries, over 2,000 cities, and has helped and advised several heads of state transition out of public office into private life. He created and built the Clinton Global Initiative that has raised $46 billion dollars for 1,200 philanthropic projects around the world. To date, CGI has impacted 200 million people in over 150 countries. President Clinton has credited Band with being the originator of CGI and has noted that "Doug had the idea to do this"

Band was responsible for negotiating with the Obama administration for then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to become Secretary of State. He also played a key role in negotiations leading to the release of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee on August 4, 2009, accompanying Bill Clinton to Pyongyang along with his brother Roger. He currently serves as Clinton's representative to the White House and other governments, organizations and businesses around the world.

Personal

Doug serves on the Coca-Cola Company International Advisory Board, as an advisor to Avenue Capital Group, a trustee on the Oklahoma National Memorial Museum, and Vote Vets. Band was a member of the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its effort to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.

Band also serves on the faculty of New York University as an adjunct professor.

He and his wife Lily live in New York City. Clinton gave a toast at Band's wedding.

Band's physician brother Roger Band serves as Clinton's personal physician on overseas trips.

Band is the youngest of four children of David and Myrna Band.

References

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