Biography:One Pound Fish Man

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Short description: Pakistani singer-songwriter (born 1981)


Muhammad Shahid Nazir
(One Pound Fish Man)
سیٹھ شاہد نذیر
Nazir performing for West Ham fans
Born
Muhammad Shahid Nazir

1981 (age 44–45)
Pattoki, Punjab, Pakistan
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Musical career
Also known asOne Pound Fish Man
OriginUpton Park, London, England
GenresNovelty song
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–13
LabelsWarner
WebsiteOfficial Instagram

Muhammad Shahid Nazir (Urdu, Punjabi: محمد شاہد نذیر; born 1981), also known as the One Pound Fish Man (sometimes stylised as £1 Fish Man), is a Pakistani trader and singer-songwriter who found Internet fame with his viral video, "One Pound Fish". His subsequent appearance on The X Factor led to a record deal with Warner Music.[1]

Personal life

Nazir was born in the town of Pattoki, near Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan.[2] He grew up listening to Bollywood and Punjabi music, and would sing religious songs during assembly at school. Prior to emigrating to the United Kingdom for a better life, Nazir worked for the family-owned transport company.[3] He is married to Kashifa. The couple has four children. His mother, wife and children are still living in Pattoki.[3]

Career

"One Pound Fish"

Following brief employment at a pound shop, Nazir, who had since settled in East London, began work at a fish stall at Queen's Market, Upton Park, where his employer instructed him to use a trader's call to attract customers. He soon composed the song "One Pound Fish":

“Come on ladies, come on ladies
One pound fish
Have-a, have-a look
One pound fish
Very, very good, very, very cheap
One pound fish
Six for five pound
One pound each”

After passing customers uploaded videos of him performing his song onto YouTube, it became an internet smash and a viral video, and he was invited to perform the song on the television show The X Factor. The song was later covered by Alesha Dixon, Timbaland and Mindless Behavior.[4]

Post X Factor

In November 2012, Nazir was signed by Warner Music as a recording artist, and released a dance version of his market sales pitch. A video was also filmed which featured Bollywood-style dancers and an appearance from former weatherman Michael Fish.[5] The song was in the running for securing the Christmas Number One for 2012 alongside X Factor winner James Arthur's release of his winning song "Impossible".[2][6]

Return to Pakistan

Nazir's fame alerted the UK's immigration services. Nazir had arrived in the United Kingdom[when?] on a student visa, but left his studies[where?] to work as a fishmonger.[7] In December 2012, under the government policy he was ordered to leave the country as his visa had expired.[8] He returned to Pakistan in December 2012. His management said he would return to the UK to promote his musical career with a new entry visa. His agent, Samir Ahmed, said: "He will be returning to Pakistan and will be celebrating New Year with his family. His return to the UK is pending approval of a working visa. We fully expect him to return in the coming weeks".[9] According to a 2016 article in the New Statesman, Nazir was declined a new visa to enter the UK because he violated the terms of his last visa by singing as a professional entertainer. A year after that he applied for another visa to try and appear in a film about his life, however it was also denied.[10]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[11] 		UK Asian Chart FRA SCO
"One Pound Fish" 2012 28 1 169 24 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

References

  1. ↑ "The One Pound Fish man: everyone's hooked, including Warners". London Evening Standard. 2012-11-20. https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-one-pound-fish-man-everyones-hooked-including-warners-8335130.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Video: One Pound Fish song makes bid for Christmas No1 - Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk. 11 December 2012. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/christmas-videos/9736559/One-Pound-Fish-song-makes-bid-for-Christmas-No1.html. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Family of "One Pound Fish Man" is praying for his video hits on Christmas". Dawn. 16 December 2012. http://dawn.com/2012/12/16/one-pound-fish-family-prays-for-christmas-hit/. 
  4. ↑ Susannah Butter (20 November 2012). "The One Pound Fish man: everyone's hooked, including Warners". Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-one-pound-fish-man-everyones-hooked-including-warners-8335130.html. 
  5. ↑ Sarah Shaffi. "£1 Fish man releases offishial video for One Pound Fish". https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/entertainment/1-fish-man-releases-offishial-video-for-one-pound-fish-1-1736884. 
  6. ↑ "James Arthur smashes X Factor sales record". Evening Standard. 11 December 2012. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/james-arthur-smashes-x-factor-sales-record-8406458.html. 
  7. ↑ Mahmood, Shabnam (2012-05-15). "Singing fish man keeps on 'breaming'" (in en-GB). BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18075428. 
  8. ↑ Mughal, Ubaid (24 December 2012). "One Pound Fish man, Shahid Nazir, faces deportation from UK over visa issue". http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/12/24/one-pound-fish-man-shahid-nazir-faces-deportation-from-uk-over-visa-issue/. 
  9. ↑ Laura Martin (24 December 2012). "One Pound Fish man told to return to Pakistan because of visa issues - Mirror Online". mirror. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/one-pound-fish-man-told-1504472. 
  10. ↑ Kerley, Mike (2016-10-24). "Living the Meme: What happened to the One Pound Fish man?". https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/10/living-meme-what-happened-one-pound-fish-man. 
  11. ↑ "The Official Charts Company – One Pound Fish Man". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28844/one-pound-fish-man/. 




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