Ahmad Zahir (Pashto/Dari: احمد ظاهر; 14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979) was an Afghan singer, songwriter and composer. Dubbed the "Elvis of Afghanistan", he is widely considered the all-time greatest singer of Afghanistan. The majority of his songs were in Dari followed by Pashto, with a few in Russian, Hindi and English. Zahir recorded at least 14 studio albums before his abrupt death on his 33rd birthday in 1979. His music blended folk music, Persian literature, Indian classical music... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Ahmad Zahir first charted in 1975 with El Bimbo.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.
Top songs: #1: El Bimbo - #2: El Bimbo - #3: El Bimbo Latino
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