Introduction
Mohammed Irfan is an Indian playback singer who sings predominantly in Hindi. He has also sung in Tamil, Odia, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi.
Life and career
Early life
Irfan was born in Gangolli and completed his schooling from All Saints High School, Hyderabad. His teacher Ramachari identified Irfan's talent and trained him in music. He used to come back even after completing his school to perform in annual events. He won the title of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2. He is also one of the well-known contestants of Amul STAR Voice of India and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
Bollywood career
Irfan caught the attention of veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam during a concert at a musical institute in Hyderabad. Balasubramaniam recommended his name to A.R. Rahman, after which Rahman asked Irfan to provide background vocals for the Mani Ratnam-directed 2010 film Raavan. Irfan recorded the song "Behene De" for the film alongside Karthik. The track, which topped music charts for many continuous weeks, also received rave critical reviews. The same year, he recorded two songs for Mithoon's Lamhaa, titled "Salaam Zindagi" and "Rehmat Zara", where for the latter he received the best male singer debut award.
Irfan's career took a leap when he rendered "Phir Mohabbat" along with Arijit Singh and Saim Bhat in the Mukesh Bhatt-produced 2011 film Murder 2. This song created a buzz amongst the youth and topped the charts on the radio weeks. His journey in the industry kept moving and he collaborated with the music directors like Sajid-Wajid, Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros Anjjan, Jeet Ganguly and many more.
2014 was a successful year for Irfan, in which he lent his voice for many hit songs like "Baarish" from Yaariyan, "Muskurane" from Citylights, "Banjaara" from Ek Villain, "Dard Dilo Ke" from The Xpose and "Tu Hi Tu" from Kick. The song "Banjaara" composed and written by Mithoon Sharma topped music charts and according to Ali, the credit for the success goes to Sharma for composition and lyrics. Reviewing the song Rediff.com stated Irfan "is another singer making an impression in the Bollywood musical arena, and is sure to be noticed with this number".
Discography
Hindi Songs
| Film | Year | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raavan | 2010 | "Behene De" | A.R. Rahman | Gulzar | Karthik | |
| Lamhaa | "Rehmat Zara" | Mithoon | Sayeed Quadri, Mithoon | Mithoon | ||
| "Salaam Zindagi" | Sayeed Quadri | Arun Daga | ||||
| Murder 2 | 2011 | "Phir Mohabbat" | Arijit Singh, Saim Bhat | |||
| Ajab Gazabb Love | 2012 | "Sun Soniye" | Sajid-Wajid | Kausar Munir | Antara Mitra | |
| "Sun Soniye" (Remix Version) | ||||||
| OMG: Oh My God! | "Tu Hi Tu" | Himesh Reshammiya | Sameer | |||
| "Tu Hi Tu" (Remix Version) | ||||||
| Ishk Actually | 2013 | "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me" | Shahdaab Bhartiya | Sanjay Mishra | Chandreyee Bhattacharya | |
| "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me" (Male Version) | ||||||
| Satya 2 | "Veerani" | Sanjeev-Darshan | Kumaar | Payel Aditiya Dev | ||
| Yaariyan | 2014 | "Baarish" | Mithoon | |||
| "Baarish" (Remix Version) | ||||||
| The Xpose | "Dard Dilo Ke" | Himesh Reshammiya | Sameer | |||
| "Dard Dilo Ke" (Remix Version) | Neeti Mohan | |||||
| "Dard Dilo Ke" (Reprise Version) | ||||||
| Angry Young Man | "Tere Bin Jiya" | Amjad-Nadeem | Ankur Tewari, Shabbir Ahmed | Shivranjani Singh | ||
| Citylights | "Muskurane" (Unplugged Version) | Jeet Ganguly | Rashmi Singh | |||
| Unforgettable | "Abhi Se Teri" (Version 1) | Sachin Gupta | ||||
| Ek Villain | "Banjaara" | Mithoon | ||||
| Kick | "Tu Hi Tu" (Version 1) | Himesh Reshammiya | Mayur Puri | |||
| "Tu Hi Tu" (Version 1 Remix) | ||||||
| "Hai Yehi Zindagi" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Kumaar | ||||
| Spark | "Khwabo Mein Dekhi Thi Jo Angadayeenyan" | R.K. Dhiman | Malvinder Jeet, K P Singh | Yashita Sharma | ||
| Luckhnowi Ishq | 2015 | "Tu Aaina Hai Mera" | Raaj Aashoo | |||
| Monsoon | "Thoda Sa" | Biswajit Bhatacharjee | ||||
| Barkhaa | "Lafze Bayaan" | Amjad - Nadeem | Shreya Ghoshal | |||
| Thoda Lutf Thoda Ishq | "Pyar Hua Jab Tumse" | |||||
| Uvaa | "Ishq Fobia" | Rashid Khan | Bhupendra Singh | Bhanu Pratap | ||
| Brothers | "Gaaye Jaa" | Ajay-Atul | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | "Jab Tum Chaho" | Himesh Reshammiya | Irshad Kamil | Palak Muchhal, Darshan Raval | ||
| Shaukeen Kaminay | 2016 | "Maahi Re" | Dharam Dewda | Dharam Dewda | ||
| Who is the first wife of my father | 2017 | "Mere Khuda" | ||||
Other languages
| Film/Album | Year | Song | Language | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | 2012 | "Yaar Aval Yaaro" | Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Thamarai | ||
| Dil Jaani | "Re Mana" | Odia | Abhijit Majumdar | N/A | |||
| Break Up | 2013 | "Vadhili Polene" | Telugu | Indus Gharana | Krishna Chinni | ||
| Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay | 2014 | "Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay" | Bengali | Savvy Gupta | Saurav Bhadra | ||
| Kokhon Tomar Asbe Telephone | "Tumio Ki Anmona" (Sad Version) | Dabbu | Prosen | Aditi Paul | |||
| Shortcut | 2015 | "Maula" | Marathi | Puneet Dixit | Puneet Dixit | ||
| Agnee 2 | "Baanjara" | Bengali | Akaash | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| Aashiqui | "Ei Aashiqui" | Savvy Gupta | Akriti Kakar | ||||
| Angaar | 2016 | "Kotobaar Bojhabo Bol" | Akassh | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| Hero 420 | "Ore Priya" | Savvy Gupta | Prosen | ||||
| Niyoti | "Toke Chara" | Priyo Chatterjee | |||||
| Mental | "Ureche Dhulo" | Dabbu | Prosen | ||||
| Rokto | "Jante Jodi Chao" |