Shuja Haider
Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer and producer behind Tera Woh Pyar, Coke Studio arrangements and drama soundtracks including Baaghi, Alif and Meem Se Mohabbat.
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Known for
- Tera Woh Pyar / Nawazishein Karam2016 · Composer and music director
Coke Studio - Beqarar Yeh Dil, Meem Se Mohabbat2024 · Lyricist and composer
HUM TV - Alif2019 · Composer, songwriter and vocalist
Geo Entertainment - Baaghi2017 · Composer, songwriter and vocalist
Urdu 1 - Baanware2017 · Vocalist with Aima Baig; music director
Coke Studio
Overview
- From
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Based in
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, composer and record producer
- Studio
- Speed of Sound, established in 1996
- Breakout
- Tera Woh Pyar, later revisited for Coke Studio in 2016
- On television
- Pakistan Idol music producer and mentor, 2025–2026
Mini bio
How it started.
Shuja grew up around music: his grandfather Master Sadiq Ali played piano, and his father was a singer. He established his recording studio, Speed of Sound, in 1996. Production became a foundation of his career, including work with Haroon and Ahmed Jahanzeb.
Finding his voice.
Tera Woh Pyar introduced listeners to Shuja as a singer. In a 2017 interview, he credited his brother Naqash with persuading him to sing it. He also worked with filmmaker Shoaib Mansoor on Khuda Kay Liye and Bol before becoming a familiar voice and composer on Pakistani drama soundtracks.
The Coke Studio years.
He joined Coke Studio as a music director in 2016. That season included Aaqa for Abida Parveen and Ali Sethi, and the Tera Woh Pyar medley sung by Momina Mustehsan and Asim Azhar. He returned across subsequent seasons, with work including Baanware and Jind Mahiya.
Writing for the feeling.
His soundtrack work includes Mann Mayal, Baaghi, Alif and Meem Se Mohabbat. Baaghi earned him the 2018 Lux Style Award for Best Original Soundtrack. By 2026 he was also mentoring singers and producing music for Pakistan Idol. He told Synergyzer that personal experience remains central to how he writes.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music and television
- 2025–2026Pakistan IdolMusic producer and mentor
- 2024Beqarar Yeh Dil, Meem Se MohabbatLyrics and composition
- 2019AlifComposer, songwriter and vocalist
- 2017BaaghiComposer, songwriter and vocalist
- 2017Baanware, Coke Studio Season 10Music director and vocalist with Aima Baig
- 2016Tera Woh Pyar, Coke Studio Season 9Composer and music director
- 2016Mann MayalComposer, songwriter and vocalist
- 2003Parastish, Ahmed JahanzebProducer and arranger
- 2000Haroon Ki Awaz, HaroonProducer and arranger
Film
- 2011BolPlayback singer
- 2007Khuda Kay LiyePlayback singer
Awards
Quotes
My focus is always on the songs.Shuja Haider, Synergyzer
In a July 2026 interview, he explained how his work as a composer and lyricist gradually brought him into the public eye.
Trivia
- Before music became his career, he wanted to be a cricketer, he told You! in 2020.
- His brother Naqash encouraged him to sing Tera Woh Pyar, according to his 2017 You! interview.
- ABBA and The Beatles were on his playlist growing up, he told You! in 2020.
- For Mann Mayal, he drew on the memory of a teacher from his neighbourhood rather than working from the full drama script, he told Synergyzer in 2026.
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