Nazeel Azami

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Nazeel Azami

| image = Nazeel Abdullah Al Azami.png

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| caption = Azami in 2005

| background = solo_singer

| native_name = নাজিল আজামি

| native_name_lang = bn

| alias =

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| origin = London, England

| occupation = Singer

| genre = {{flat list |

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| years_active = 2006–2015

| label = {{flat list |

Awakening
UMA Global

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| associated_acts = Sami Yusuf

| website = {{URL|nazeelazami.com}}

}}

Nazeel Azami ({{langx|bn|নাজিল আজামি}};){{cite web |url=http://www.awakening.org/nazeelazami/about/index.htm|title=Nazeel Azami|website=Awakening.org|date= |accessdate=1 April 2015}} is an English singer.

Early life

Azami is of Bangladeshi descent. He went to a primary school in London, secondary schools in three countries, and graduated with a BSc in Physics with Business and Management, and PGCE from the University of Manchester.{{cite web|url=http://www.awakeningrecords.org/theartists/artist_nazeel.htm|title=Nazeel Azami|publisher=Awakening Records|accessdate=10 December 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102065931/http://www.awakeningrecords.org/theartists/artist_nazeel.htm|archivedate=2 November 2008}}

Azami developed his music talent at a very young age after his mother encouraged him to memorise and recite spiritual poetry and songs, old and new. He was further influenced by his maternal uncle who was also a singer-songwriter and poet.{{cite web |url=http://www.moftak.com/gu06/ArtistsDescription.asp?aid=30&an=Nazeel%20Azami|title=Artists – Nazeel Azami|website=Moftak.com|date= |accessdate=10 December 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.muslimhiphop.com/index.php?p=Nasheed/Nazeel_Azami|title=Nazeel Azami|publisher=Muslim Hip-Hop|date= |accessdate=10 December 2008}}

Career

In September 2006, Azami's debut album Dunya was released{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dunya-Nazeel-Azami/dp/B000KZRLVQ/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1228932198&sr=1-1|title=Dunya: Nazeel Azami|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|date=1 September 2006|accessdate=10 December 2008}} by Awakening Records.{{cite web |url=http://www.awakening.org/nazeelazami/home/index.htm|title=Nazeel Azami|publisher=Awakening Records|date= |accessdate=10 December 2008}} The album combined different languages, themes and cultures.{{cite web|url=http://www.awakening.org/nazeelazami/album/index.htm|title=Dunya|publisher=Nazeel Azami|date= |accessdate=10 December 2008}} Previously he had featured as a backing vocalist on Sami Yusuf's first album, Al-Muʽallim. He sings in a number of languages, including English, Bengali, Arabic and Urdu.

In November 2006, he performed at the Global Peace and Unity Event at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnicnow.com/channels/arts-culture/press-release/5/861/the-global-peace-and-unity-event.html|title=The Global Peace and Unity Event 2006|publisher=Ethnic Now|date=22 November 2006|accessdate=31 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831232804/http://www.ethnicnow.com/channels/arts-culture/press-release/5/861/the-global-peace-and-unity-event.html|archive-date=31 August 2010|url-status=dead}}

In 2013, after taking a five-year hiatus, Azami is due to return with a new music video and album under British record label UMA Global. In July 2014, his single "Allahu" was released. In August 2014, he was interviewed by Sunny and Shay Grewal on BBC London 94.9.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0239c0m|title=Bank accounts, Kabaddi and Nazeel Azami|publisher=BBC London 94.9|date=3 August 2014|accessdate=1 October 2014}} In July 2014, he performed at Eid in the Square.{{cite news|last=Hedges-Stocks|first=Zoah|url=http://www.london24.com/festivals/eid_al_fitr_in_trafalgar_square_everything_you_need_to_know_1_3698997|title=Eid al-Fitr in Trafalgar Square: Everything you need to know|location=London|publisher=London24|date=24 July 2014|accessdate=21 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710162334/http://www.london24.com/festivals/eid_al_fitr_in_trafalgar_square_everything_you_need_to_know_1_3698997|archivedate=10 July 2015}}

Discography

= Singles =

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scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Single ! scope="col"\| Chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album

scope="row"\| 2014 ! scope="row"\| "Allahu" \| \|

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

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scope="row"| 2014

! scope="row"| "Allahu"

= Albums =

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scope="row" \| Dunya \| Released: 1 September 2006 Label: Awakening Records Formats: CD, Digital Download \| \|

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

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scope="row" | Dunya