Īli Azmat alongside Junoon in 1995 launched Kashmakash, a compilation album and first ever in Pakistan, one song from this compilation Ehtesaab caused a major controversy. After launch of the band's second album Talaash both Ali Azmat and Junoon rose to fame. Azmat's vocals featured on all the songs except for Khwaab, Jiyain and Jogiya. Junoon Īli Azmat released his first album Junoon with the band, the album was produced by band's founder and lead-guitarist Salman Ahmed. Azmat left Jupiters in 1990 to join Junoon. Jupiters were known for doing covers of American pop and rock songs at small gigs. Career Jupiters Īli Azmat started out his career with Jupiters in 1986, based in his hometown of Lahore. Junoon also made a comeback after 13 years while performing at a concert in Karachi arranged by Sooper. He later sang and recorded Dosti with Junoon, after which the song gained national fame. While with them, Azmat wrote his legendary hit song Dosti. His first band Jupiters was known for performing covers at small gigs in Lahore. He went to Sydney, Australia, for his higher studies, but soon returned to Pakistan before completing university. His father, Nazir Ahmed Butt, was a middle-class businessman, who died in 2013. Ali Azmat was born in Havelian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where his grandfather was posted as station master of Havelian Railway Station, while he grew up in Garhi Shahu, Lahore, into a family of ethnic Kashmiri descent and speaks Punjabi as his native language.
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