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{{See also|Music of Bollywood|Pakistani pop music|Bangladeshi rock|Asian Underground}}
{{See also|Music of Bollywood|Pakistani pop music|Bangladeshi rock|Asian Underground}}
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] originated in the ] region with the ] ]'s song ‘'']''’ in 1966<ref name="CITEREFSocPolHistory">{{Cite web |title=Socio-political History of Modern Pop Music in Pakistan |url=http://www.chowk.com/articles/8459 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618091924/http://www.chowk.com/articles/8459 |archive-date=2010-06-18 |access-date=2008-06-27 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=18 November 2015 |title=Death Anniversary of Ahmed Rushdi |url=http://dunyanews.tv/print_news_eng.php?nid=105193&catid=6&flag=d/2011-04-11/ |access-date=2011-03-04 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2010 |title=The Express Tribune, Remembering Ahmed Rushdi |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/5631/remembering-ahmed-rushdi/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427003202/http://tribune.com.pk/story/5631/remembering-ahmed-rushdi/ |archive-date=27 April 2010 |access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> and has since then been adopted in ], ], and lately ], and ] as a pioneering influence in their respective pop cultures. Following Rushdi's success, ] bands specialising in ] started performing at various night clubs and hotel lobbies in various ]. They would usually sing either famous American jazz hits or cover Rushdi's songs.<ref></ref>
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Pop music began gaining popularity across the ] in the early 1980s, with Pakistani singers ] and ], forming a sibling duo whose records, produced by the Indian ], sold as many as 60 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=18 November 2005 |title=NRI TV presenter gets Nazia Hassan Award |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-11-18/indians-abroad/27850544_1_presenter-awards-indian-high-commission |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308235816/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-11-18/indians-abroad/27850544_1_presenter-awards-indian-high-commission |archive-date=8 March 2012 |access-date=2011-03-04 |website=]}}</ref> Biddu himself previously had success in the ], where he was one of the first successful ] producers in the early 1970s, with hits such as the hugely popular "]" (1974).<ref name="metro_biddu">{{Cite web |last=James Ellis |date=27 October 2009 |title=Biddu |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/412-biddu |access-date=2011-04-17 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6tRBAQAAIAAJ |title=The Listener, Volumes 100–101 |work=] |publisher=BBC |year=1978 |page=216 |quote=Tony Palmer knocked off a film account of someone called Biddu (LWT), who appears to have been mad enough to invent disco music. |access-date=21 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="shapiro_55">{{Cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GG1jtWGU0S8C&pg=PA55 |title=Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco |publisher=] |year=2006 |isbn=0-86547-952-6 |page=55 |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref>
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Pop music produced in
India
Not to be confused with Indie pop or Indo pop.
Pop music originated in the South Asian region with the playback singerAhmed Rushdi's song ‘Ko Ko Korina’ in 1966 and has since then been adopted in India, Bangladesh, and lately Sri Lanka, and Nepal as a pioneering influence in their respective pop cultures. Following Rushdi's success, Christian bands specialising in jazz started performing at various night clubs and hotel lobbies in various Southeast Asian cities. They would usually sing either famous American jazz hits or cover Rushdi's songs.
Pop music began gaining popularity across the Indian subcontinent in the early 1980s, with Pakistani singers Nazia Hassan and Zohaib, forming a sibling duo whose records, produced by the Indian Biddu, sold as many as 60 million copies. Biddu himself previously had success in the Western world, where he was one of the first successful disco producers in the early 1970s, with hits such as the hugely popular "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974).
In the late 2000s, Indi-pop music faced increasing competition from filmi music. Major pop singer stopped releasing albums and started singing for movies. Recently, Indian pop has taken an interesting turn with the "remixing" of songs from past Indian movie songs, new beats being added to them.
James Ellis (27 October 2009). "Biddu". Metro. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
The Listener, Volumes 100–101. BBC. 1978. p. 216. Retrieved 21 June 2011. Tony Palmer knocked off a film account of someone called Biddu (LWT), who appears to have been mad enough to invent disco music.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Jeffries, Stan (2003). Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980-2001. Greenwood Press. p. 35. ISBN9780313315473. All of Chinai's previous success was eclipsed with the 1995 release of Made in India. A series of uptempo songs indebted to traditional Indian music but revealing a definite Western influence, the album reached #1 in the Indian charts and stayed there for over a year as it sold over 5 million copies.
