Awami Mela feat. Atif Aslam and Amanat Ali at Markham Fair Grounds on August 8, 2010

Atif Aslam (Urdu: عاطف اسلم), born Mohammad Atif Aslam; 12 March 1983 in Wazirabad, Pakistan) is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye, Meri Kahani and Jalpari. He is best known for his powerful vocal belting technique. In 2008, he was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.

Aslam released his first solo album, Jal Pari on 19 July 2004, under Sound Master and IC records. Its promoters declared it to be the best selling album of that year within just 5 months of it's release.[2] Besides his native country, he also became popular in India and his career took off to fame in both the countries. His second album, Doorie was released on 22 December 2006. His first major concert was at Al Hamra Hall, Mall Road Lahore where he performed during the break of a stage drama Moulin Rouge. On 14 April 2007, Aslam performed in Royal Albert Hall. His first international concert was at W. StarDreamz Entertainment Group during his tour of USA and Canada with RDB and Annie.

Aslam has also sung many songs for Bollywood films, like Pehli Nazar Mein in Race, Bakuda Tum Hi Ho in Kismat Konnection, Tera Hone Laga Hoon and Tu Jaane Na in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, both of which have been well-received by the Indian audience. His last Indian venture was Prince in which he sang four songs, Tere Liye, Aa Bhi Ja Sanam, Kaun Hoon Main and O Mere Khuda.

Amanat Ali (Punjabi, Urdu: امانت علی) (born October 10, 1987)[1] was one of the finalists on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. He placed third in the competition and garnered 334,314,257 votes in the final two weeks. Choreographer Farah Khan and Indian ghazal singer Jagjit Singh heralded him as a "great discovery" and remarked that he "goes beyond Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007", respectively. His performances included "Hungama Hai Kyon", "Mitwa" and "Tujh Se Naraz Nehi Zindagi".

During Ali's teenage years he organized musical shows. Ali once performed with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who paid him five hundred rupees for his performance. Amanat Ali sang for the Bollywood music director Bappi Lahiri for the movie Bal Ganesh. He sang the title song for K.C. Bokadia's Junoon and performed the song "Khabar Nahi" for the 2008 film Dostana. In August 2008 he toured the US with fellow contestants Maulie Dave and Emon for a concert called Summer Beats 2008. He performed the opening act for the "Unforgettables" concert, which showcased the Bachchan family, Preity Zinta and other Bollywood actors. His new album, Kohram, was released by Fire Records Pakistan and digitally by 2 Republic Music Group USA on June 14, 2009.