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Three Pakistani celebrities have made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 lists, singer Abdullah Siddiqui is one of them.
Abdullah Siddiqui, a young musician, who has produced three albums so far, has been lauded by fans and peers over the honour.
He shared the exciting news and took to Instagram and shared the news in a post. “Forbes 30 Under 30. I’m completely stunned and so incredibly grateful,” the Resistance singer penned, adding, “To everyone who helped me get here, thank you.”
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Siddiqui began producing English-language electronic music at the age of 11 and started releasing it as an independent artist when he was 16. Hailing from Lahore, Abdullah appeared on Nescafé Basement and has also written and produced music for some prominent singers in Pakistan, including Fawad Khan, Meesha Shafi, and Shamoon Ismail.
Many prominent celebrities congratulated the singer including Meesha Shafi, Abdullah Qureshi, Ayesha Omar, and others congratulated Siddiqui.
“Could’ve been on ‘20 under 20’ but they slow,” wrote Meesha Shafi on Siddiqui’s Instagram post. Siddiqui became famous after his original track Resistance which was featured on season five of Nescafe Basement.
Moreover, other than Siddiqui, two more Pakistanis artists Misha Japanwala and the government official Hannia Zia, made it to Forbes 30 Under 30.