Popular singer Adnan Sami, born on 15 August 1971 in London, turns 54 today. While the country is celebrating Independence Day today, Adnan, who hails from Pakistan, is celebrating his birthday. His childhood was spent in Pakistan. Despite his mother being from Kashmir and father from Pakistan, Adnan had a deep attachment to India. Due to this affinity, he took Indian citizenship in 2016.

Adnan had a relationship with music since childhood. He started singing at the age of five. In the year 2000, at the behest of legendary singer Asha Bhosle, he came to India and started his career here. While living in R.D. Burman's house in Mumbai, he recorded the album “Kabhi To Nazar Milao” with Asha Bhosle, which gave him recognition in India. The song “Mehbooba Mehbooba” from the film Ajnabee in 2001 was his first Bollywood song.

His superhit album “Lift Kara De” released in 2002 made him popular in every household. At that time he weighed around 230 kg and he also acted in this song with Govinda. After this he gave many hit albums including “Tera Chehra”. In his personal life, Adnan married four times. In 1993, he married Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiar, from whom he had a son Azan Sami Khan, but got divorced in 1997. Later he married and divorced Arab woman Saba Galadari twice. In 2010, he married Roya Sami Khan, which is still going on.

In 2005, his weight had reached 230 kg. After the doctors' warning, he reduced his weight to 120 kg without surgery. Adnan is also outspoken on social media. He was trolled for writing 'Jai Hind' on India's surgical strike and making statements against the Pakistani army, but he always opposed terrorism and expressed respect for the common Pakistani people. Recently, he sang the song 'Bheegi Saari' filmed in the rain for Siddharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor's upcoming film 'Param Sundari', which will be released this month.