The young and emerging talent of Pakistan, singer-songwriter Abdullah Siddiqui has made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list.
Siddiqui turned to social media to announce the news. "Forbes 30 Under 30. I’m completely stunned and so incredibly grateful. To everyone who helped me get here, thank you," he captioned the post.
According to the American business magazine, Siddiqui began producing English-language electronic music at the age of 11 and started releasing it as an independent artist when he was 16.
“The native of Lahore has appeared on Nescafé Basement, a Pakistani TV series that showcases the music of underground artists. He has written and produced music for some prominent singers in Pakistan, including Fawad Khan, Meesha Shafi, Shamoon Ismail and Aima Baig,” Forbes added.
The singer, who rose to fame through his original track Resistance on Nescafe Basement's Season 5 in 2019, was lauded by showbiz stars on accomplishing the title.
Several artists including, Ayesha Omar, Faisal Kapadia, Abdullah Qureshi, Natasha Baig and others congratulated the young singer.
Pop icon Meesha Shafi commented, “Could’ve been on ‘20 under 20’ but they slow.” While actress and model Ushna Shah wrote, “I wanna say I called it but like.. everyone called it.”
