Tariq Hisny

Tariq Hisny, simply known and credited as Tariq, is a Sri Lankan composer and singer, working mainly for the Indian music industry.[1]

Tariq Hisny
Background information
Birth nameTariq Hisny
Also known asTariq
Born (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990
Puttalam, Sri Lanka
Genres
Instruments
  • Piano
  • keyboard
  • vocals
Years active2016-present

Early life and education

Tariq was born in Puttalam, North Western Province of Sri Lanka. From a young age, he had shown promise as a singer. During his early days, he used to sing songs as a karaoke artist.[2] He also developed an interest in composing music.[3] He has acknowledged Yuvan Shankar Raja, AR Rahman and Karthik as his inspirations.[2][3]

Tariq learned Carnatic music, western music theory and piano.[3][4][5]

Compositions

In 2016, Tariq began composing music.[3] The same year, he released his first album titled, Izhaar-e-Ishq, in Hindi language.[4][6] He collaborated with playback singers Yazin Nizar and Srisha for a song “Bin Tere” in this album. This song has been featured in Indian subcontinent and Middle East countries among the youth soon after the release. Also the songs of the album have been recorded in various locations including Chennai, Bangalore and Riyadh.[6][7]

In 2017, Tariq released his first Tamil song “Hey Penne” in collaboration with Sathyaprakash.[8][9] In 2019, Tariq began working for soundtracks and background scores as he focuses more on composing.[3][5]

Discography

As composer
List of soundtracks, background scores and other works
YearTitleLanguageNotes
2016Izhaar-e-IshqHindiDebut album
2017Hey PenneTamil
2019The JourneyN/AInstrumental/Background score
2020HoneymoonN/ABackground score

As singer
YearSongFilm/AlbumCo-singer(s)LanguageNotes
2016"Sun Jane Jana"Izhaar-e-IshqSoloHindi

References
  1. "An interview with a young Sri Lankan music composer Tariq". Cytick. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. "Exclusive interview with Sri Lankan artist Tariq". Jamsphere Magazine. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. "Interesting interview with Tariq Hisny". Medium. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. "Never stop learning: Tariq Hisny". Cytick. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. "Soundtracks and background scores are my priorities: Tariq Hisny". Newslookup. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. "Tariq is soon to release his next music album in Hindi named Izhaar-e-Ishq". Digital Journal. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. "Me and my crazy mind: Tariq". The Crazy Mind. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. "Let's do in Tamil now and comeback to Hindi afterwards: Tariq Hisny". World News Network. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. "Hey Penne: Entertaining and Classy". BuzzFeed. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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