Hesham Abdul Wahab


Hesham Abdul Wahab is an Indian music director, Music Producer, Singer and Audio Engineer. Best known for his compositions for the music album Qadham Badha produced by British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, he's also a recognized playback singer in Malayalam.

Personal life

Family

Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab was born in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. Born in a family of musicians, he took interest in music at a very young age and got professional training in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. He started singing at an early age of 8 and was introduced to Piano when he was 11. Hesham married Ayshath Safa on 22 January 2018.

Education

After completing schooling from International Indian School in Riyadh, he went on to complete a diploma in Audio Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Audio Production from SAE Institute with top honours.

Career

Early career

Hesham left for India in 2007 to be part of the music reality show Idea Star Singer which paved the way for his foray into playback singing and later composing. Before starting his career as a professional musician, he worked as an Audio Engineer in Dubai.

Recording career

Hesham's first recording project was in 2013 with his first single Meri Dua produced by Offline Creations. He got his first major break when Andante Records signed him for their record label. His first album Qadam Badha, an amalgamation of Sufi music and World Music produced by eminent Iran born British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf was released in 2015.
He forayed into Malayalam film industry as a music director that same year with the film Salt Mango Tree. His debut as a music composer for the Bollywood film Mera India is set to release in 2019. He has also worked with several noted composers and lent his voice to many Indian films. In 2018, one of his songs – 'Jaana meri janaa' from the film Cappuccino fetched Vineeth Sreenivasan his second SIIMA award for the Best Playback Singer in Malayalam.

Discography

Film Music Composer / Background Score

YearFilmFilm DirectorLanguageSoundtrackFilm ScoreNotes
2015Salt Mango TreeRajesh NairMalayalam
2017CappuccinoNaushadMalayalam
2017Pretham Undu SookshikkukaShafeer KhanMalayalam
2018Angane Njanum PremichuRajeevMalayalam
2018Marubhoomiyile MazhathullikalAnil KarakkulamMalayalam
2019Mohabbatin KunjabdullaShanu SamadMalayalam2 songs
2020Ole Kanda NaalJefryMalayalam
2020VarthamanamSidhartha SivaMalayalam1 song
2020Aanaparambile World CupNikhil PremrajMalayalam1 song
2020HridayamVineeth SreenivasanMalayalam

Albums

  • Qadam Badha

    Music videos

  • Meri Dua
  • Mothirakkallu
  • Await

    Playback Singer

YearFilmDirectorComposerCategorySongLanguage
2009PattalamRohan KrishnaJassie GiftFilmPanivizhum KaalamaTamil
2011TrafficRajesh PillaiMejo JosephFilmKannerinjalMalayalam
2011The TrainJayarajSreenivasFilmLadkiMalayalam
2011GaddamaKamalBennet–VeetraagFilmVidhuramee YatraMalayalam
2013ThiraVineeth SreenivasanShaan RahmanFilmThaazhvaaramMalayalam
2014Ohm Shanthi OshaanaJude Anthany JosephShaan RahmanFilmMounam Chorum, Sneham CherumMalayalam
2015Swargathekkal SundaramManoj AravindakshanRakesh KeshavFilmJeevanilMalayalam
2015Salt Mango TreeRajesh NairHesham Abdul WahabFilmKattummel,KanavilMalayalam
2016Valleem Thetti Pulleem ThettiRishi SivakumarSooraj S KurupFilmAre Thu ChakkarMalayalam
2016Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoSidhartha SivaShaan RahmanFilmEthu MeghamaariMalayalam
2016Take OffMahesh NarayanShaan RahmanFilmPulkodiyilMalayalam
2017Chicken KokkachiAnuranjan PremjiJassie GiftFilmThumbikal Thaalam ThullumMalayalam
2017Ente BharathamBinesh BaskarBinesh ManiMusic AlbumEnte BharathamMalayalam
2018Aadu 2Midhun Manuel ThomasShaan RahmanFilmOru Thee PoleMalayalam
2018Angane Njanum PremichuRajeev VargheseHesham Abdul WahabFilmSnehithanoMalayalam
2018PadayottamRafeek IbrahimPrashant PillaiFilmSwapnam SwargamMalayalam
2018Marubhoomiyile MazhathullikalAnil KarakkulamHesham Abdul WahabFilmKannoramMalayalam
2019Oru Adaar LoveOmar LuluShaan RahmanFilmMaahiyaMalayalam
2019KalippuJessen JosephAnaz SainudeenFilmManushya NeeMalayalam
2019Muhabbathin KunjabdullaShanu SamadHesham Abdul WahabFilmSafarnamaMalayalam
2019Pranaya Meenukalude KadalKamalShaan RahmanFilmMere MaulaMalayalam

Awards and nominations

Awards

  • 2015 – Best Music Director – Kairali Cultural Forum Abudhabi – Short Film Festival – Oru Vappichi Katha
  • 2015 – Best Upcoming Music Composer of the Year – Mirchi Music Awards South – Salt Mango Tree
  • 2016 – Best Singer – Ramu Kariat Award – Kattummel
  • 2017 – Promising Music Star Award- Asianet Yuva Award 2017, Doha Qatar