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Ali Azmat born in 1970 in Lahore, Pakistan is the lead vocalist of the band Junoon . Currently, he's pursuing a solo career, and has released an album, ''Social Circus''. Recently The Alanis Morissette Music Company has also signed up Ali Azmat. After Junoon's albums ''ISHQ'' (2001), and ''Deewar'' (2003), Brian O’Connell left the band, and eventually, both Salman Ahmad and Ali decided they wanted to go their separate ways. But before all this, there was their album '' Azadi '', their fourth studio album, which contained the hit "Sayonee". Following their tremendous success with ''Azadi'', in 1999 Junoon released their fifth studio album ''Parvaaz'', which was based mostly on the poetry of Baba Bulleh Shah . '' Parvaaz '' was recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in London , and was described by critics as Junoon’s finest work. The band had started in 1990 , when Junoon (meaning "obsession" in Urdu ) was formed with former Vital Signs guitarist, Salman Ahmad on vocals and Nusrat Hussain on keyboards. The release of their third album, ''Inquilaab'', gained them a large fan following, largely due to their distinctive sound — a mixture of rock and roll and traditional Pakistan i folk music. Heavily influenced by rock bands like Led Zeppelin , Junoon aimed at combining loud guitar riffs with the tranquility of Sufi poetry by poets such as Rumi and Baba Bulleh Shah . However, their politically influenced songs were often subject to censorship in Pakistan, which led to an eventual ban from all state run television and radio during the rule of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . It was during this time that the band gained a tremendous following throughout South Asia , when they turned to London’s , UAE 's, and India 's private satellite and cable channels for coverage. DISCOGRAPHY (NOT INCLUDING THE PREVIOUS JUNOON ALBUMS) Social Circus (2005) EXTERNAL LINKS
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